ECONOMY & MARKETS

Britain's GDP would suffer if it failed to strike a free trade deal with Europe from outside the EU, according to a think tank report.

The Greek PM has said his country was committed to fulfilling its obligations in good faith and to close cooperation with its partners.

The prospect of Britain breaking away has moved up the agenda in tandem with a surge in support for anti-EU party UKIP.

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester was speaking at a bankers' conference in Paris on Monday.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says the fund would be “delighted” to work with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

The data may play roles in determining the timing of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike since 2006.

China's economy faces increased downward pressure this year but the slowdown is stabilizing, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli said Sunday.

Their differences over fiscal policy needed to cut Japan's staggering public debt have so far been masked by their shared determination to end deflation.

The health care law requires most Americans to have insurance, or pay a fine to Uncle Sam during tax season.

General-purpose credit cards are better than gasoline-branded cards because they feature greater rewards and lower annual percentage rates.

In 15 years, the world might be left with only 60 percent of the water it needs, according to a new U.N. report.

Chancellor George Osborne could beat his government borrowing target for this year after public finances improved sharply last month.

A pay raise for low-income workers -- most of them people of color -- could lift their average annual earnings by $4,800.

Economists say rapidly growing mobile connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa could spur development when used by the public sector.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew reaffirmed his stance Friday that a strong United States dollar proves the vitality of the American economy.

Despite a steadying real estate market, many Americans still owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth.

Athens has been kept from bankruptcy by two bailouts since the global financial crisis, but now risks running out of money within weeks.

Republicans are forcing President Obama to veto a resolution that blocks a new rule from the National Labor Relations Board.

A vital sector could face lasting repercussions from Wednesday's massacre at a national museum in Tunis.

Members of Congress want the SEC to finalize a rule on the disclosure of executive compensation.

Greece now risks running out of cash within weeks if it does not receive more aid.

The news was met with praise by advocacy groups, but one said it wasn't enough and that Target needs to catch up to its competitors.

The consensus among market pros is split roughly in half, with most favoring a rate hike in June. Some still expect rates to rise in the fall.

The U.S. central bank is one step closer to ending near-zero interest rates in 2015.

Lufthansa grounds hundreds of flights Wednesday because of its latest labor dispute.

China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, has been stockpiling cheap crude for months. That’s over, for now.

A monetary policy statement from the Fed, set for 2 p.m. EDT today, could offer hints of an expected hike in interest rates.

Some NCAA men's basketball programs pull in huge revenue, but a third of the tournament's teams struggle to break even.

The Fed has signaled recently that it could begin returning interest rates to normal levels sometime in the next six months.