ECONOMY & MARKETS

Still rebounding from a cold winter, lumber prices are expected to turn around by the end of the year.

The need for crowd control and to protect corporate sponsors is having mixed effects on businesses in and around the World Cup.

Tesla Motors Inc. unveiled new fast-charging stations for electric vehicles this week in Germany and a showroom in Dallas.

FIFPro's suggested alterations to FIFA's in-game concussion protocol are quite similar to that of a policy already in place in the NFL.

The price was 17 percent higher than what AVR paid when it bought the building from Boston Properties in 2007.

Same-sex couples will receive both workplace protections and most federal benefits even if their state doesn't allow gay marriage.

The corporation's status as a "going concern" may be at significant risk.

The outgoing head of NATO claims Russian operatives are secretly behind the anti-fracking movement sweeping Europe.

The debt package exceeds $40 billion and includes a bridge loan of roughly $20 billion from Japan's Softbank Corp to Sprint.

Corinthian Colleges may shut down in the wake of a Department of Education probe.

Rights activists says Brunei should be kicked out of free-trade talks after it legalized capital punishment for gays and adulterers.

Federal energy regulators on Thursday voted to let Sempra Energy's major natural gas export project in Louisiana move forward.

Thailand's coup has put the country's rice-export industry in jeopardy.

City officials and unions are trying to fix the Motor City’s unfunded pension obligations. If it works, the cure could spread.

Investing is a zero sum game and for every loser, there's a winner somewhere.

Though they’re still not sure why, researchers say the connection is clear.

Global oil prices, currently around $114 per barrel, would have to pass $120 to sharply slow the world economy.

American space companies said they still have contracts for Russian equipment, but they're rushing to develop their own technology.

Talks are nevertheless expected between the two sides in New York next week.

Clashes continue at Iraq's largest oil refinery in Baiji, a day after insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized control of the facility.

Traders are betting that Iraq's oil production will fall and disrupt the market.

Economic sanctions, which had so far barred the use of normal banking channels for oil payments, have crippled Iran’s economy.

"Everyone stay calm. This has been studied extensively so that the reconstruction of Argentina isn't jeopardized.”

Bitcoin interests will get a previously unimaginable marketing opportunity when two college football teams kick off the 'Bitcoin Bowl.'

"Economic activity is rebounding in the current quarter and will continue to expand at a moderate pace."

Danish corporations and politicians worry that debt-free students aren't pursuing jobs in growth sectors.

U.S. oil and gas drillers are buying more 'frac' sand to drill deeper wells, and investors are reaping sky-high profits.

Data follows weak reports on new investment and construction last week.

The Russian gas giant says the upfront money in the $400 billion deal will help build the "Power of Siberia" pipeline.