Earlier this year, world cotton prices hit a record high. Now, the higher costs are working their way through the supply chain to consumers and the labels that sell to them.

An ex-board member of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble, Rajat Gupta, pleaded not guilty to acting as "the illegal eyes and ears in the boardroom" for a billionaire hedge fund manager who was sentenced this month to 11 years imprisonment in the biggest insider trading case in U.S. history. Prosecutors have obtained dozens of convictions for other defendants in related cases. WNYC asked former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz to explain the charges against Gupta.

The construction industry in New York is in for some more lean years, a forecast from an industry group revealed Wednesday.

The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that it will, for the first time, set national standards for disposal of the toxin-laden wastewater that results from hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking.

The latest government figures present a very mixed picture for employment in the region.

Citigroup has settled charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that one of its subsidiaries deceived investors in a mortgage-related product right before the collapse of the housing market.

The ribbon cutting for Fifth Avenue’s largest non-department store. From left: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Uniqlo chairman and founder Tadashi Yanai, actress Susan Sarandon, and Shin Odake, Uniqlo USA CEO.

A billionaire convicted in the biggest insider trading case involving hedge funds in the U.S. was sentenced to 11 years in prison Thursday, five months after he was convicted by a federal jury in a Manhattan courtroom.

Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against Wall Street headed uptown and staged a "Millionaires March" to the homes of capitalists in Manhattan.

The Occupy Wall Street protests show no sign of letting up. In fact, the warm weather and a school holiday drew some new people to the protests — a large numbers of teachers, parents and kids were at Zuccotti Park on Monday. 

Department of Environmental Conservation Chief Joseph Martens submitted to nearly three hours of intense questioning by members of a New York State Assembly committee on an issue that has inflamed passions like few others: high volume hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as 'fracking.'

Women still earn less money than men, but in New York State they are closing the gap.

More than 250 physicians and medical professionals have signed a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo requesting the state devote more study to the health impacts of hydraulic fracturing before issuing permits for the controversial natural gas drilling technique.

The Occupy Wall Street demonstrations have riveted the nation's attention, and are now spreading to other cities, but it's unclear whether the protesters' message is actually reaching financial institutions and the people who work there.

New York is reorganizing two state regulatory agencies in hopes of preventing another financial catastrophe as a result of the near-collapse of insurance giant AIG in 2008.

Several major banks, including Bank of America, are introducing monthly fees for debit cards. And that could have negative consequences for the working poor.

A new handheld device is coming to a subway platform near you. On the West Side of Manhattan today, Amazon unveiled its hotly anticipated Kindle Fire, a tablet that will compete directly with Apple's iPad.

When the basketball team known as the New Jersey Nets moves to its new home in Brooklyn next year, it will be renamed the Brooklyn Nets, rapper Jay-Z, an investor in the team, announced on Monday.

A survey by the website Bankrate.com confirms what New Yorkers may have already noticed when withdrawing cash from an out-of-network ATM: fees are going up.

Towns and counties across New York are drawing up their budgets for 2012, and this year the job is particularly complicated. The reason is the property tax cap enacted in June.