The turmoil roiling the United Kingdom real estate market since the surprise Brexit outcome is unlikely to trigger similar impact for the U.S.

SHANGHAI The global economic situation is grim and major economies must lead the way in tackling problems including sluggish growth and weak trade, China's trade minister Gao Hucheng said on Saturday.

SHANGHAI—Consumer inflation in China decelerated in June as food prices increased at a slower pace, giving the central bank more leeway to ease monetary policy in the world's second-largest economy.

The Senate has voted 63-30 in favor of a bill that would enforce a GMO labeling standard for the whole country. If it passes, food manufacturers would be required to disclose genetically modified ingredients in their products through a label on an item ...

(Repeats story for wider distribution). By Caroline Humer and Diane Bartz. NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, July 8 Aetna Inc executives met with top Justice Department antitrust officials on Friday to convince the government that asset sales it proposed would ...

Markets surged on Friday in what was a feeding frenzy for financial assets of all kinds. We saw stocks, bonds and commodities rise on the tailcoats of what was perceived to be a stellar US jobs report.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Members of the fishing industry are cautiously optimistic about a plan to help fix a growing bait crisis that could threaten the New England lobster industry.

Q: I understand paying benefits to widows. But I don't understand paying benefits to divorcees. A woman who is divorced is not a widow.

Gap (NYSE:GPS) has been mercilessly punished in the past year or so, as its status as a dividend stock has recently been overshadowed by some pretty horrible numbers.

An even larger increase in the horizontal rig count than last week, with new rigs concentrated in the Permian and in shale producing regions.