ECONOMY & MARKETS

Fifty-nine percent of those polled by Gallup said the standard of living is improving.

Egypt’s economy is predicted to grow at the rate of 3.2 percent for the next fiscal year, while unemployment rates soar.

Political, logistical and contractual problems threaten to turn a potential PR bonanza into a nightmare.

Asthma, heat stroke, allergies and infectious diseases are all likely to increase.

Another solid jobs report can't disguise weak wage growth and persistent long-term unemployment.

The proposed rules would require states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by 2030.

Just weeks after signing a historic $400 billion natural gas deal with China, Russian officials are talking up the possibility of a second major agreement.

President Obama briefed the other heads of the G-7 countries this week on his administration's latest climate action plan.

At the depth of the recession, the economy had lost 8.7 million jobs. If forecasts are on track, it finally recouped those jobs last month.

In 2013, the AIF registered more than 200 transactions of a dubious nature, and called for an investigation.

The merger of the third- and fourth-largest U.S. mobile network operators must still pass regulatory scrutiny.

The results of a new Gallup survey suggest that the public will generally support the Obama administration's latest proposals for cutting carbon emissions from U.S. power plants.

Europe's central bank cut its interest rates to below zero in an effort to boost inflation and juice its economy.

Western powers would check "again and again" to verify Russia was doing all it could to stabilize the Ukraine situation, Merkel said.

Though rumors of a resolution have been flying, it could take months to recover from a five-month mining strike in South Africa.

The U.S. Senate environment committee is holding an oversight hearing Wednesday on how the NRC has responded to Fukushima.

China's Commerce Ministry is "strongly dissatisfied."

The Baltic state wants closer integration into Europe as Russia's Ukraine meddling raises concerns.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) introduced a bill on Tuesday that attempts to keep the EPA's latest power plant rules from taking hold.

Governors and policymakers in coal-reliant states have come out swinging against the Obama administration's latest climate proposal.

Hosting the World Cup is expected to cost the nation about $11 billion.

The energy agency says that massive investments are required through 2035 to meet the world's growing energy needs.

A senior Chinese adviser said the country could cap its CO2 emissions, one day after the US unveiled a proposed cut in gases from power plants.

The economy seems to be warming up after the frigid winter suppressed activity.

The wage law will be phased in over seven years.

The Obama administration's landmark proposal to shift from coal plants toward natural gas, nuclear and renewables is workable, experts say.

“Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious.”

World's second-largest economy manufactured its most goods in five months during May.

The report urges developing countries to focus on creating an army of effective teachers and giving them the autonomy to perform.