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Payday loans aren't the only type of expensive consumer credit that start out as a short-term financial solution but often turn into long-term debt traps, according to a report released Tuesday by the Consumer Financial ...

A slashed price for Dangdang's management-led buyout shows that U.S.-listed Chinese companies still have a route back home.

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A trade spat over steel boiled over on Wednesday, with China demanding the U.S. roll back new duties of more than 500% on some of its steel products.

The world's third-largest economy defied expectations of a second down quarter to expand at its fastest pace in a year on robust private spending and exports.

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Shares of consumer goods retailers fell the most after Target reported weak sales and gave a forecast that disappointed investors.

The Japanese economy grew more than expected in the first quarter, but officials face stiff challenges ahead.

More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules to be issued Wednesday by the Obama administration. …

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Mark Wilson/Getty If you're a salaried employee making less than $47,476 a year, experts say you have good reason to rejoice. Currently workers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 must be paid at least...

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Four entrepreneurs share their best suggestions for summer reading, from Stephen King's On Writing to Patrick Lencioni's The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.

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According to new regulations being issued by the Labor Department, the threshold at which salaried workers must be paid overtime rises to $47,476 from $23,660, starting Dec. 1.

Dana Edwards Manatos, co-founder of the chocolate snack brand Snappers, describes how the business she now runs with her siblings got its start.

Tetsuro Aikawa resigns as rival Suzuki says it has also found discrepancies in its fuel economy testing The president of Mitsubishi Motors is to step down over the Japanese carmaker's test-fixing scandal. Tetsuro Aikawa,...

Official figures show unemployment fell in the first quarter but the ONS said improvements in the jobs market were "quite modest".

U.S. stocks were falling in morning trading Wednesday. Consumer goods retailers fell the most after Target reported weak sales and gave a forecast that disappointed investors. Target fell 8% early in the day. Home improv...