ECONOMY & MARKETS

The U.S. economy misses out on billions of dollars in consumer spending when homeowners don't refinance.

The Fed's beige book offers a peek inside the regional factors that have affected the national economy in the last two months.

Thailand's rice industry, already hurt by internal politics, is having trouble exporting to West Africa.

The ECB president's monthly news conference will be under minute scrutiny on Thursday.

Pacific Bluefin and BigEye tuna stocks have fallen sharply, forcing regulatory bodies to enforce fishing restrictions to help stocks recover.

Amid the West African Ebola outbreak, analysts are worried about the long-term effects on already fragile economies.

Nearly half of all respondents in a survey of U.S. businesses said foreign firms were being singled out in a government crackdown.

A Gallup poll found the 40-hour workweek is nearly a full work day longer on average in the U.S.

President Obama says the U.S. shouldn't be rewarding companies that take profits and jobs overseas.

Russia and China launched construction of an almost-2,500-mile natural-gas pipeline between themselves Monday.

Modi and Abe are also likely to agree to speed up talks on a nuclear energy pact, according to the Nikkei.

Iranian officials condemned latest round of U.S. sanctions, saying they call talks on Iran's nuclear program into question.

The measure would require Californian employers to provide at least three days of annual paid sick leave to workers.

IRS impostors have already bilked scam victims out of millions. Here's how to protect yourself.

The new U.S. sanctions come amid reports of Iran resisting efforts to allow IAEA inspectors to access its nuclear enrichment facilities.

French magistrates have put Lagarde under formal investigation for "negligence" after questioning her for a fourth time.

Americans' opinions of labor unions and right-to-work laws explained in six charts and maps.

The average price at the pump is $3.45 per gallon, but prices vary widely by region.

Investment and government spending are falling as consumer spending remains weak in Latin America's largest economy.

Continued cautious household spending could hold back economic growth this fall.

It takes $404 to safely bury the body of just one Ebola victim.

Major food corporations buy small companies dedicated to sustainability in order to help their own practices -- and their images. Does it work?

Los Angeles could join a growing list of cities that have increased the minimum wage for their workers.

Falling German investment and trade with Russia is only partly to blame for the economy's recent faltering.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 3,317 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $37.6 million.

Such a move would catapult Los Angeles into the growing movement of cities and states that are considering hourly-wage adjustments.

Stronger consumer spending and business inventory spending lifted the number after a harsh winter slowed the first quarter.

Homeowner demonstrations in Shanghai and Jinan illustrate just how dangerous falling housing prices are to Communist Party control.

With sanctions and bans affecting key sectors, the growth forecast for 2015 has been halved.