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A rising share of older Americans is forgoing the concept of a traditional retirement at the age of 65, a trend that some younger workers aren't particularly thrilled to see.

A French government official says Fiat Chrysler is at fault for the collapse of a potential industry-changing merger with Renault because the carmaker pushed too hard and too fast.

(Photo by Michael Gottschalk/Photothek via Getty Images) Panelists and speakers at this week's Blockchain for Impact Summit, hosted at the United Nations, tried to answer different versions of the same questions: How can nations, companies, and organizations around the world do something with blockchain that actually matters and benefits everyone, not just the few? "This digital technology is creating a new source of inequality," said Fabrizio Hochschild-Drummond, Under-Secretary General of the UN.

An Oklahoma company says it will reapply to build a hotly contested pipeline that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania through New Jersey, and under a bay and the ocean to New York.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, along with Nate Raabe and Byron Roth, have launched Rx3 Ventures.

Huawei has signed a deal with Russian telecommunications firm MTS to help develop the country's 5G technology.

With the cost to own a new vehicle rising, it's more important than ever to consider what you'll pay for a car loan and to shop for the best interest rate.

Greece's prime minister says the results of recent European elections, in which his party suffered a heavy defeat that forced him to call early elections, have led some in Brussels and Greece to attempt to undermine his government's introduction of new benefits and consumer tax cuts.

The Latest on the European Central Bank's monetary policy meeting (all times local): 2:50 p.m.

German factory orders rose for the second month in a row during April, a positive sign for Europe's biggest economy at a time of global trade uncertainty.

The Latest on the trade dispute between China and the United States, and related developments (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Huawei Technologies has signed an agreement with the Russian telecom company MTS to develop next-generation "5G" networks.

U.S. productivity grew at a strong 3.4% rate in the January-March quarter, the best showing in more than four years.

A union says Ford plans to close its engine plant in Bridgend, Wales, in September 2020.

US trade deficit shrinks to $50.8 billion in April, but gap with China rises.

Cyprus' government spokesman says a partnership between Greece, Cyprus and Israel in which the U.S. is participating is seen by Washington as contributing to security and stability in the eastern Mediterranean.

Federal prosecutors say a pharmaceutical firm improperly used a charity to pay kickbacks that subsidized Medicare patients' copayment obligations, allowing the firm to keep raising prices for the drug.

European Central Bank extends date of earliest interest rate increase to mid-2020 instead of end of year.

Robots are coming to South Korea's vibrant coffee culture, where crowds of lunchtime customers queuing at cafes are a daily sight.

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday that Apple’s World Travel Adapter Kits sold before February 2015 were being recalled due to the “risk of electric shock.”

The photo archive of Ebony Magazine that chronicles African American life is to go on the auction block in July if a Chicago bankruptcy court approves.