ECONOMY & MARKETS

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.

The Bank of Korea's monetary policy committee cut its base rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 1.75 percent.

New Jersey and New York lawmakers announced a sweeping Hurricane Sandy insurance claims review, as a top FEMA flood insurance official resigned.

L.L. Bean CEO Chris McCormick says the company will triple the amount of stores it operates.

The Federal Reserve raised objections to two foreign-based banks in annual exams; Bank of America gets a re-do.

Measures that set a floor on pay for state construction projects are on Republicans' chopping block.

Employees in New York City's financial industry pulled in nearly $30 billion in bonuses last year, the third straight year of growth.

Beijing will soon unveil guidelines for restructuring and merging tens of thousands of state-owned enterprises.

Assembly lawmakers endorsed a more ambitious wage increase than Gov. Andrew Cuomo had proposed.

The maker of the iPhone and other tech gadgets has replaced department stores as the main driver to American shopping malls.

Sluggish factory activity reinforces expectations that China's economic growth will slow to a quarter-century low this year.