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The combined company, to be named DowDuPont, will eventually be split into three independent, publicly traded companies.

CFO David Herzog was one of four executives to announce an exit Thursday amid mounting pressure from activist investors to streamline operations.

With cannabis illegal under federal law, all pot industry contracts could be unenforceable. But some see a way around that.

Leaders at the 46th Gulf Cooperation Council summit went a step ahead for forming a “borderless union” for the Middle East.

The ruling coalition was close to a deal to exempt food items from a tax hike, leaving the government scrambling to cover the resultant revenue deficit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was sad to see international human rights groups follow "double standards."

Guo Guangchang, known as China’s Warren Buffett, has huge international investments, including in Club Med, Cirque du Soleil and the insurance sector.

The fast food giant offered investors $6.2 billion in special dividends and buybacks, a move that S&P said would require the company to take on higher debt.

The publishing group has reportedly been approached by several potential buyers for Quartz, amid a string of acquisitions and investments in media.

Activists have played a direct role in half of the 10 largest U.S. mergers and acquisitions announced this year.

Financial markets, roiled by falling oil prices this week, expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise rates for the first time in nine years next week.

A visa program that lets wealthy foreigners enter the U.S. by backing development projects has gone awry, with no clear way to measure success, critics say.

As diplomats at a U.N. climate change conference this week come closer to reaching a deal, the global coal industry's financial troubles are mounting.

Company founder Elon Musk announced on Twitter a plan to carry communications satellites into space Dec. 19.

Volkswagen has agreed on steps to improve oversight of engine-software development to avoid future manipulations after its admission of cheating U.S. diesel-emissions tests caused the biggest scandal in the German carmaker's corporate history. Correspondent Grace Pascoe reports.

Here's what we think Apple can improve on with its upcoming smartwatch.

Costs related to the ignition switch defects have now topped $2 billion.

Investors tend to be squeamish about partnering with businesses associated with extreme views.

Syed Farook used some of a $28,000 peer-to-peer loan — which is not subject to the same federal banking regulations — prior to the attack in San Bernardino.

The search giant has published research that claims to show a quantum computer solved a specific problem 100 million times faster than a conventional machine could.

Nearly seven years after the Bank of England cut rates to a record low, the Bank has left them unchanged once again.

PlayStation Plus customers can receive up to 70 percent off select titles.

Microsoft accidentally launched a page intended for beta testers that reveals Reddit and Pinterest Edge extensions.

Volkswagen's chairman said the scandal-tainted automaker will improve oversight of its engine-software department and revamp its corporate structure.

Various pieces of leaked information suggest Australian businessman Craig Wright created bitcoin -- and is known by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.

IBT launches a new website to more effectively spotlight our most ambitious work and to keep you updated in real time on the most crucial stories playing out around the globe.

Volkswagen's chairman said Thursday that defending the company’s market position in the wake of the emissions scandal will be difficult.

A sharp drop in oil prices and robust demand for travel are driving the gains.

GMA is the Philippines' second-biggest media company and has a market value of about $508 million.