Don Lee

— China overtook the United States for the first time last year in the race to invest in wind, solar and other sources of so-called clean energy, according to a...

— The number of mortgages with permanently lowered monthly payments under the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program increased dramatically in January. In all, the number rose to 116,297, with an...

With American consumers cutting back in response to the recession, many U.S. companies increasingly are looking outward, toward fast-developing countries like China, India and Brazil. But instead of seeing those...

Hobbled by domestic politics and the lingering recession, leaders of the world's leading economies gathering for Friday's G-20 summit are aiming for modest steps forward -- not sweeping prescriptions for...

After more than three decades of often-rapid growth, the nation's foreign-born population apparently declined slightly in 2008, according to new Census Bureau data that will intensify debate on the already-explosive...

China's swift challenge to the U.S. decision to slap tariffs on Chinese-made tires has raised concerns over escalating tensions between the trading partners at a crucial time for the world...

Evidence is building that the global recession is ending, but nobody is breaking out the champagne, least of all the American consumer. New government data Friday showed an upturn in...