ECONOMY & MARKETS

The number of Americans filing for unemployment insurance increased last week.

Investors will parse the central bank's words closely for any clues on the timing of the first U.S. rate hike in more than eight years.

The Chinese basketball sensation held up the American way of philanthropy as a model while addressing the World Economic Forum.

The combined asset sale, which will be done over the course of the year, is expected to add nearly $7.3 billion to the government's coffers.

A study published by environmental regulators has said that the ozone layer around the Earth is recovering.

In eight days, Scotland will vote to either split from the UK or stay. But as an independent country, where would it be in world rankings?

After massive credit and debit card security breaches, attention has turned to the cards themselves.

S&P says Christie's management of New Jersey's pension system has "significant negative implications" for the state's finances.

At least nine major banks have agreed to pay Apple a fee to allow their customers access to its mobile payment system.

The incentives offered by Nevada's governor to Tesla for its battery plant are generous but complicated. This should help clear things up.

More older Americans are carrying federal student loan debt -- and facing risks to their retirement.

The company's biggest offering from Tuesday's mega event could well turn out to be its Apple Pay mobile-payment system.

The world's economists worry that while the worst of the financial crisis is past, hurdles remain in the path of vibrant and sustainable growth.

The move is a major breakthrough for Japan, which has been relying on fuel and coal imports for power for almost a year now.

Cuomo was challenged by a liberal law professor who accused him of being too far right for New York.

Raimondo, the state general treasurer, would become Rhode Island's first female governor.

Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown has won the Republican nomination for Senate in New Hampshire. Could he help the GOP take the Senate?

A dramatic swing in Scottish independence polls toward a "yes" vote has investors scrambling for answers on what might happen.

In 18 of 25 emerging markets, citizens say rising prices are 'gravest' economic concern.

The number of workers quitting their jobs climbed in July, though still short of pre-recession norms.

Despite Credit Suisse pleading guilty to felony charges, Obama wants to waive rules so it can keep running pension funds.

Milk and cheese consumption in the U.S. is booming, but record dairy prices may not be here for the long run.

The wealth gap between classes is only increasing in the near future, a Harvard Business School study predicts.

Shares in the company that owns the Cullinan mine, which has produced some of the world's largest diamonds, shot up after the find was reported.

The e-commerce giant attracted hundreds of investors, and many came away enthusiastic but hungry for more details.

Mathew Martoma is being sentenced, but the man prosecutors want even more is the founder of the hedge fund where Martoma worked.

Russia has pledged to strike back, hinting at a ban of all EU flights over Russian territory.

China's e-commerce giant behind what could be the biggest IPO ever begins its investor road show with a lunch in New York City on Monday.

Ready in about eight years, Al Maktoum International airport in Dubai will become the world's largest and able to handle 200 million passengers a year.