Millions of Japanese people are in danger of working themselves into an early grave. The government is planning to overhaul labor laws but detailed proposals are still months away.
The smash Broadway show "Hamilton" had the most successful week ever for a Broadway show during Thanksgiving week, despite President-elect Trump calling it "highly overrated."
Children as young as eight are working at plantations that supply palm oil to some of the world's biggest brands, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
Steven Mnuchin, who President-elect Trump is likely to formally name Wednesday as his Treasury secretary, can expect to be grilled on Capitol Hill about his days as a mortgage banker.
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs banker who profited from the housing market meltdown, as his nominee for Treasury secretary.
The U.K. government has outlined plans to crack down on mega CEO salaries by giving shareholders and workers more control over compensation paid to top executives.
Donald Trump may be behaving like so many other Twitter users and simply responding emotionally to what he's watching on television. In at least six instances since Election Day, the subject of Trump's tweets has pertained to a segment that had just aired on TV.
As OPEC meets Wednesday in Austria, it might be the cartel's last chance to hike oil prices before Donald Trump takes office and pushes for more U.S. energy production.
Societe Generale warned investors to "prepare for a serious hangover" following the end of the decade-long party in the debt markets. Borrowing costs are already on the rise and a stampede out of debt funds could be messy.
Two recent posts from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressing the controversy over fake news spreading on were briefly deleted on Tuesday. The posts re-appeared after media outlets called attention to the matter.