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Innovations like cloud computing and artificial intelligence are hailed as engines of a coming productivity revival. But a broad payoff across the economy has been elusive.

New research says the contamination of fruits and vegetables produced in the European Union by some of the most toxic pesticides has substantially increased over the past decade

As prices soar, some critics are raising doubts about the official inflation figures. But many economists say the figures are an accurate snapshot of rising prices.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he believes Sweden and Finland will succeed in joining NATO despite Turkey’s objections to their membership

Airbnb Inc. says it will stop representing short-term rental properties in China and focus its business in the country on serving Chinese tourists looking for lodgings abroad

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Russia can be reintegrated into the orbit of European nations if it finds its way back to “democracy, the rule of law, the respect for the international rules-based order.”

Government and corporate leaders at the World Economic Forum are debating whether oil and gas companies can or should be part of the future transition to renewable energies such as wind and solar

Across Britain, food banks and community food hubs that helped struggling families, older people and the homeless during the pandemic are now seeing soaring demand

Asian shares are trading lower as worries over inflation temper optimism over President Joe Biden’s remark that he was considering reducing U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports

Americans are becoming less supportive of punishing Russia for launching its invasion of Ukraine if it comes at the expense of the U.S. economy, a sign of rising anxiety over inflation and other challenges

Things were looking up for most Americans by the end of last year, with many households reporting their financial situation was better than at any time since 2013.

Sixteen months into the Biden presidency, U.S. officials are still divided over what to do about a trade legacy left by President Donald J. Trump.

Leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India gathered in Tokyo on Tuesday for a summit of what's known as the Quad

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, also the incoming president of the next Conference of the Parties to be held in Egypt, says the focus will be on making sure countries implement their climate pledges

What goes up must come down, and what goes bull must go bear. The conventional wisdom is that a bit of market madness is inevitable, cyclical and should give investors a potential buying opportunity.

For traders who've only known the thrill of the bull market, 2022 has been a harsh pivot. On the WallStreetBets page — the epicenter of the 2021 meme stock mania — the mood is decidedly less party-like. The rally cries of "diamond hands" and "HODL" have been replaced by jokey memes about bottomless losses.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shadowed by career-threatening scandal for months — but so far has escaped unscathed

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces are stepping up their bombardment of the Donbas area

Starbucks is making a complete exit from Russia, joining the lengthening list of other corporations departing the country due to its invasion of Ukraine.

Americans’ financial health reached its highest level in nearly a decade last year, the Federal Reserve said Monday, spurred by a strong job market and government support payments

Employees at a company subsidiary complain about long hours and low pay. On Monday, they could vote to form the first union at a big U.S. gaming company.

Major indexes are opening broadly higher on Wall Street Monday following seven weeks of declines that nearly ended the bull market that began in March 2020

The head of the International Energy Agency is urging countries and investors not to use Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a reason to increase fossil fuel investments

The global economy is being brought to the edge of a precipice by crisis upon crisis.

Many top economists believe the U.S. is nowhere near a recession this year.

Indianapolis — Enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several flights carrying infant formula from Europe expected this weekend to relieve the deepening shortage in the U.S.

Shares are mixed in Asia in cautious trading after Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market on Friday

President Joe Biden is set to launch a long-anticipated Indo-Pacific trade pact on Monday

The former chief foreign affairs correspondent is now a popular guest on podcasts hosted by vaccine skeptics and deniers of the 2020 election.

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 33 cents over the past two weeks to $4.71 per gallon

President Joe Biden is expected to come out with a list of countries that will join an Indo-Pacific trade pact, but Taiwan won’t be among them

The much-ballyhooed World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos gets underway this week after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic

With prices across the economy soaring at their fastest pace in decades, you might think Americans would tap the brakes on spending

The last time top politicians, CEOs and billionaires gathered in a Swiss mountain village to discuss society's biggest problems and pitch their solutions, the coronavirus outbreak in China was little more than a remote threat. The economy was humming, and a major armed conflict in Europe was on nobody's list of major risks.

The World Economic Forum is encouraging European attendees to come to its exclusive gathering in the Swiss Alps by train

The Vatican’s sprawling financial trial may not have produced any convictions yet or any new smoking guns

President Joe Biden is tending to both business and security interests as he wraps up a three-day visit to South Korea on Sunday

The onetime ‘manager of the century’ paved the way for C.E.O.s to moonlight as internet trolls.

The incident points to a toxic blend of circumstances, including heightened social media use, experts told ABC.

Is this is a good time to buy stocks, readers ask? Yes, our columnist says, but only if you can handle further losses and don’t try to outsmart the market.

Startup recycling company in Louisiana offers solution for glass waste.

Russia has halted natural gas exports to neighboring Finland

Nicosha Jones spent nearly a year trying to buy her first home.

President Joe Biden has signed legislation granting Ukraine another $40 billion in U.S. support as it continues to battle a Russian invasion

Delegates from the United States and four other nations have staged a walkout when a representative from Russia began his opening remarks at a meeting of trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group in the Thai capital

Stocks recovered at the end of the day after tumbling 20 percent from their most recent high, signaling deep pessimism about the economy.

The S&P 500 fell into bear market territory Friday, slipping more than 20% from its record high and potentially ending the bull run that began in March 2020.

Finland's state-owned energy company says Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles

The first Black and first openly gay press secretary was raised in an immigrant family with “so many secrets.” Now she occupies one of the most scrutinized jobs in American politics.

When a bear market arrives, it's not pretty, especially for investors making short-term decisions. But it happens — and a recovery arrives eventually.