AP Business - Economy

Diamondback Energy will buy rival Endeavor Energy Resources in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $26 billion to create a drilling giant in the Southwest United States

Diamondback Energy will attempt to buy rival Endeavor Energy Resources to create an energy giant in the Southwestern United States worth more than $50 billion

Just a quarter of business economists and analysts expect the United States to fall into recession this year

Israel's finance minister has slammed a decision by the financial ratings agency Moody’s to downgrade Israel’s credit rating

Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza has also wreaked havoc on the Palestinian economy in the West Bank

From Wall Street traders to car dealers to home buyers, Americans are eager for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates and lightening the heavy burden on borrowers

Stocks held near record levels on Wall Street as evidence kept piling up to show the job market remains remarkably solid

U.S. stocks ticked higher to set more records as evidence piled up to show the job market remains remarkably solid

Chinese and U.S. officials have met in Beijing for talks on tough issues dividing the two largest economies as trade and tariffs increasingly draw attention in the runup to the U.S. presidential election

Bartender Catey Regis's pricey misadventure of buying a used car recently speaks to why voters are worrying about the U.S. economy going into this year’s presidential election