ECONOMY & MARKETS

After eight weeks of negotiations, the Steelworkers and Shell have reached an agreement.

Economists will be looking for clues from the meeting as to when the central bank plans to hike rates.

A recent report reveals that South Koreans have some of the least-generous pension systems and highest elderly poverty rates in the world.

Greece's left-wing government won elections in January on a pledge to roll back budget rigor and renegotiate the terms of a bailout.

China's cooling housing sector has been an increasing drag on the world's second-biggest economy.

India, which has the fourth-largest air force in the world, is negotiating a multi-billion dollar deal for fighter jets.

The Fed, at its meeting ending Wednesday, is expected to signal an increase in its ultra-low interest rates by as soon as June.

Some protesters called on the military to remove the Rousseff government.

African-American college graduates have to send out more resumes, and still get lower salary offers than white students, research shows.

An Egyptian economic summit draws foreign-investment deals to a country struggling to meet energy demands.

Members of New York's subcontracted airport workforce just got a raise. But some say it's not enough.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and its intentions on interest rates will dominate economic news this week.

Even though China's 2015 growth target is its lowest in years, downward pressure on the economy will make it a difficult goal to reach.

Listeriosis can be found in raw meat, dairy products, seafood -- almost any food that's not properly prepared.

Medical marijuana has been a burning issue in the U.S. Congress recently –- but what does the term really mean?

Insurance companies deliberately shortchanged homeowners by excluding sales tax from Sandy flood claims, new lawsuits allege.

The number of smokers is growing at an alarming rate in some nations, tobacco control experts say.

Economists look ahead to the Fed's two-day policy meeting next week, where they'll seek clues about any interest-rate hikes.

Total carbon dioxide emissions in China fell 2 percent in 2014, the first decline in the country since 2001.

Economists were looking ahead to a key consumer sentiment report released Friday morning.

Only about one-quarter of the cash flowing into global investment banks derives from activity in the real economy.

Markets should not see it as an "aspiration" to return to the "under-priced" liquidity seen before the 2007-09 financial crisis, the bank said.

Analysts believe the institution could challenge the Western-dominated World Bank and Asian Development Bank in the region.

The blue-chip index closed sharply higher Thursday as concerns over a looming hike in interest rates subsided.

As more states go fully legal, pot entrepreneurs are finding ways to branch out into other sectors of the market.

Four factors are pushing the euro toward parity against the U.S. dollar in 2015.

The government is set to award a new contract for its 12-acre marijuana farm by the end of the month.

Economists also sorted through a batch of data that painted a mixed picture on the overall health of the U.S. economy.

U.S. consumers unexpectedly spent less at retailers last month despite a steep drop in gasoline prices across America.