The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Kevin Love has unfinished business in Cleveland and Tyson Chandler will make Phoenix a new contender in the NBA’s tough Western Conference.

Sao Paulo— It just keeps getting worse for Brazil’s national team.

Washington—US employers likely hired at another strong pace in June, a sign that the job market is nearing full health and giving the US Federal Reserve (Fed) reason to raise interest rates as early as September.

Athens, Greece—Greece braced for more chaos on the streets outside its mostly shuttered banks, as Athens and its creditors halted talks on resolving the country’s deepening financial crisis until a referendum set for last weekend.

Beijing—China needs fundamental reform of its state-dominated financial system to keep economic growth on track, the World Bank (WB) said.

Yongin, South Korea—Hyundai Motor Co. said recently it believes hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are the future for ecofriendly cars, despite the challenges of limited infrastructure and slow sales.

Gothenburg, Sweden—Volvo Cars unveiled recently its latest Excellence Child Safety Seat Concept, which envisions how children could travel safely in cars in the future. “We focused on three key benefits: making it easier to get the child into and out of the child seat from an ergonomic and comfort perspective; providing the child with a safe rearward-facing seating position that …

By Lindsey Bahr / The Associated Press Los Angeles—The secret about overnight success in Hollywood is that it never actually happens that way.

Noted Boston-based Filipino artist Bert Antonio and his 12-year-old nephew Ethan Antonio are set to open their first exhibit together, titled NO_ matter_WHO_did_WHAT_&_WHY, at the West Gallery in Quezon City on July 8. Many of the more than 30 artworks featured in this one-of-a-kind show were produced over a two-week period in the summer of 2014 in Beverly Hills, Florida. …

By Thomas Adamson / The Associated Press Paris—Summer was in the air in Paris mens- wear collections with white roses and lashings of colors. Here are the highlights from Dior Homme, Kenzo and Balmain’s debut menswear show.