Ancient trees in a one-of-a-kind Garrett County hemlock forest are the East Coast’s equivalent of California’s redwoods, J.

China’s industrial profits swung to a decline in August, yet another sign of a broad-based economic slowdown that has already prompted leaders to introduce strong stimulus measures. Industrial ...

In general, the national economy maintained stability while making steady progress in August. Production and demand sustained a recovery, and employment and prices remained stable.

Sales of previously owned homes fell 2.5% in August from July, to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 3.86 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is slightly ...