ECONOMY & MARKETS

A global economic slowdown weakened demand for American-made goods.

The $3.9B, 104-story One World Trade Center building is not only America's tallest building, but a potent reminder of the 9/11 terror attacks.

U.S. student loan balances have quadrupled since 2004 to $1.1 trillion, prompting fears it could crimp consumer spending.

A U.N.-backed panel's latest climate-change report furnishes more evidence human-generated greenhouse gases are fueling global warming.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued its strongest warning about the use of fossil fuels to date.

Officials used powerful generators to restore power in some places while hospitals and airports ran on emergency generators.

The country’s Purchasing Managers Index came in at 50.8. Economists had expected better performance.

Regular gasoline could dip below $3 a gallon for the first time since December 2010, AAA says.

Next week could be a busy — and possibly volatile — week with most of the focus on the U.S. jobs report for October.

Americans are more confident they will earn more in coming months, although they cut spending in September.

Trick-or-treating tip: Stick with middle-class neighborhoods. The wealthy are stingy with candy.

Unregulated entities have filled the vacuum left behind by shrinking banks that are coping with new regulations after the financial crisis.

The jolt from the BOJ came as the government signaled its readiness to ramp up spending to boost the economy.

The three parties have reportedly agreed on a deal to resume Russian gas supplies to Ukraine.

As quantitative easing comes to an end, many economists fear the U.S. economy hasn't returned to full strength — and may not be able to.

The report caps the U.S. economy's strongest six-month growth in more than a decade.

A new survey released Thursday reveals that merger-and-acquisition activity is regaining precrisis health, striking a significant comeback.

Some critics of Russia question whether its motivation is financial or whether prolonging the wrangling suits Moscow's diplomatic agenda.

Many factors contributed to the economic recovery, and the Fed's intervention is only one.

Global warming and an indebted national flood insurance program are driving up rates for some of NYC's poorest homeowners.

The $3 billion industry is only growing, despite American and Afghan efforts to put a stop to it.

The Fed ended its unprecedented asset-purchasing program that has poured more than $4 trillion into the economy.

Investors are finding India's consumer-driven Internet startup scene increasingly attractive, pumping in money and boosting valuations.

Of the $15.2 billion in federal aid allocated to help homeowners rebuild, only $1.7 billion has be paid out. What's the hold up?

Two years on, many low- and middle-income Sandy victims in New Jersey are still waiting to return home as their neighborhoods change.

Climate scientists praise New York's short-term restoration efforts but wonder if the Big Apple is adequately prepared for the coming decades.

It is estimated that Indians hold as much as $500 billion in illegal funds in overseas tax havens, including in Switzerland and Mauritius.

The Fed’s statement will be read for signs of how inflation, growth and financial market volatility have influenced U.S. policymakers.