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From Grand Theft Auto to Wall Street: Trading apps woo gamers

Twenty-something consumers raised on video games such as Grand Theft Auto and Angry Birds are being wooed by financial trading apps, keen to build bridges with a post-crisis generation that is uninterested in financial services or plain mistrustful.

Top US labor official arrives as West Coast ports back up

The nation's top labor official is arriving in California in an attempt to resolve a damaging contract dispute between West Coast dockworkers and their employers.U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez is flying Monday to San Francisco, where negotiations between the dockworkers union and a maritime association of companies have come to a halt.So, too, has...

Labor strife at U.S. ports hurting Japan car makers

Stalled labor talks at West Coast ports are causing headaches for some Japanese auto makers.

Japan hobbles out of recession with growth below estimates

Japan’s economy expanded less than economists estimated in the fourth quarter, underlining the difficulty in stoking growth while export gains are undermined by weak investment and consumption at home.

A Fed rate hike is coming-but when?

Economists and traders have very different answers about when the Federal Reserve will finally start normalizing monetary policy.

Could hackers bring on the next financial crisis?

The largest bank heist in history spurs concerns over systemic risk.