The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $1.4 billion for Saturday -- which would be the third largest jackpot in the game's history -- after Wednesday night's drawing turned up no grand prize winner.

With promises of climate finance from the developed world having largely remained unfulfilled, African nations are now looking

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO BRF SA, one of Brazil's biggest food companies, is bullish on its sales

The International Monetary Fund says that debt-stricken Sri Lanka, which declared bankruptcy last year, is showing signs of economic improvement but its recovery still faces challenges

Twitter has been widely criticized for trying to charge transit agencies, third-party app developers and academics for data access to its platform, a move opponents say has forced independent apps to shut down and threatened research on misinformation and hate speech.

Chinese authorities told state-owned banks to step up intervention in the currency market this week, in a push

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund delayed the potential sale of its remaining stake in a local utility firm

The deaths of three U.S. Marines who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in a parked car at a North Carolina gas station have raised questions about how the situation could happen outdoors

Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you

An Amazon worker who helped lead a milestone organizing effort to form what would have been the company's first US union at a warehouse in Alabama said she has been fired by the e-commerce giant.

Almost any economist will tell you they don't have a crystal ball. But using all kinds of fancy (and sometimes not so fancy) models, they make predictions about forthcoming economic data. And oftentimes, economists' consensus forecasts are spot on.

The maker of Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate is thanking an increased demand for sweets in the first half of the year for its positive forecast, Mondelez International said in its second quarter earnings call Thursday.