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Critics say the Consumer Protection Bureau is siding with the very industry it is supposed to regulate and is scrapping a rule that would have protected borrowers.

The Garden State is fourth to gradually increase its minimum wage to $15. By 2024, most minimum wage workers will be earning that hourly rate.

What can we do to protect our privacy from big tech companies data mining, tracking, and surveillance?

Recycling company Terracycle will pick up the glass and plastic bottles and cartons from grocery stores, or your home, to be cleaned and refilled.

By law, only you and the U.S. Postal Service are allowed to put things in your mailbox. But what if companies like FedEx and UPS could do it too?

Democratic lawmakers said the state’s current $8.85 minimum was insufficient for survival. But business groups and some in the GOP say it will prove too costly.

The Trump administration opened high-stakes trade talks with China on Wednesday. The two sides have just over a month to reach an agreement, or risk an escalation.

The partial federal government shutdown is slowing the approval process for construction permits and several other environmental-related issues, according to the state DEP.

A New Jersey-based company is defending plans to build a multibillion-dollar facility in the New Mexico desert to store spent fuel from commercial nuclear reactors.

Pennsylvania's Agriculture Department is opening up its hemp program, pending approval from the federal government.

Medical marijuana raises more questions than answers about drug tests and employee rights, while full-blown legalization seems like an invitation to lawsuits and court cases.

Chain retailers are struggling, but there are many reasons why independent bookstores are thriving in Philly and other places across the U.S.

In a multiyear study Comcast Corp., Aramark and Campbell Soup Company all ranked in the top 35 among the Fortune 500 firms for boardroom diversity.

After governor slams lax oversight of the tax break program, saying the money could have been better spent elsewhere, Camden officials point to how it's improved the city.

In a new report, Philadelphia's controller criticizes method for calculating property tax assessments. But the finance chief defends the system and notes improvements.