Economy

The global elite are not defined by their wealth alone, but through the networks in which they wield influence.

The case, Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, challenged the biotechnology company's existing patents on two genes associated with high risks of breast cancer, known as BRCA1 and BRCA2.

Paul Krugman: Krugman-bashing is a huge industry, says the economist who believes he is doing the world a service by distracting these destructive people.

New report proves that overdraft fees are better for big banks than their customers.

Dean Baker: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and a US-EU deal are not intended to boost the economy.

Like the totalitarianisms of old, the financialization of life is ultimately directed by and benefits a tiny minority.

Let’s say goodbye to the out-of-control big banks, and once again make banking a safe, boring, and useful business with local roots in our communities.

The story of how Lawrence Davidson's vacation became a cruise into the mind of right wing Americans.

Former chief economist at McKinsey & Co., James Henry, says it's time for the Justice Department to bring down the hammer on tax evasion.

Updates on Disney's price hikes, Portugal's unions' general strike, Chinese buy US biggest pork processor, low-wage retail workers fighting in Seattle, General Petraeus goes corporate, and income/wealth inequality in …