ECONOMY & MARKETS

An amendment just passed by the House would make the cannabis industry a more attractive partner for financial institutions.

China's economy dwarfs the other members of the BRICS. Why does Beijing even need to share power in a new development bank?

The crash affected shares of Malaysia Airlines as well as those of Cathay Pacific Airways and Air China.

The ADB kept its growth forecast for China at 7.5 percent in 2014 and 7.4 percent in 2015.

New Pew Research Center study finds record number of multi-generational households, with young adults leading the charge to move home.

Cold-brews, ice cubes and plastic cups are all making your favorite summer drink more pricey.

Californians are "drought shaming" neighbors who use the state's dwindling water supply on less-than-essential needs.

Morgan Stanley, ranked No. 2 globally in mergers-and-acquisitions, benefited from a strong equities market in the quarter.

The new U.S. sanctions effectively shut off medium- and longer-term dollar funding for companies close to Vladimir Putin.

Thursday morning's attack, which also injured a security official, reportedly lasted nearly five hours.

The global coffee giant's first Colombia location will have all locally sourced beans.

Finding the current bitcoin price and conversion rates can now be done entirely in the Google search engine.

Even as the fighting in Gaza rages on, a U.S. subcommittee on defense approved $351 million in funds for Israel's Iron Dome system.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Tuesday urged Congress to clamp down on inversion deals, calling them an "abuse of our tax system."

Many economists believe more policy support may be needed in coming months to sustain any recovery.

Here's how community colleges can help students get loans -- and repay them.

Climate change is expected to make droughts like California's worse and longer. Residents better get used to conservation, officials say.

The institution is designed to compete with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

The lasting impact of World War I is still felt 100 years later in the form of pensions to widows and families.

A recent poll shows more American expats are thinking about renouncing citizenship to avoid harsh new tax laws.

The U.S. signed an arms deal, valued at $11 billion, to sell Patriot missiles and Apache attack helicopters to Qatar on Monday.

California spends more on clean energy and research than any other state.

“Every indication is, this was done with the best of intentions but not the best of judgment.”

A three-year drought is drying up the West's reservoirs.

"Toward the end of the second quarter, we saw encouraging signs across our businesses."

Rejecting American claims, the WTO asked the country to “bring its measures in conformity with its obligations."

Few knew Nadine Gordimer's work better than Robert Boyers, the editor of a small literary magazine to which she would submit work ahead of the New Yorker and Harpers.

The Illinois attorney general sues two companies for proffering "bogus services" to student loan borrowers.

The targeted lending program, which was announced in June, is expected to disburse the first round of funds in September.