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New legislation authorizes curfews and warrantless arrests in declared "security zones."

Many investors expected Mario Draghi's European Central Bank to increase bond purchases and cut interest rates more.

A provision in a $305 billion federal highway bill could make it faster and easier for tech employees to liquidate their equity.

Between holiday parties and travel plans, bulk up your 2015 refund by taking advantage of these year-end tax strategies.

The former CEO of Massey Energy was convicted of conspiracy Thursday in a federal court, but was acquitted on two charges of misrepresenting the company's safety record.

A 3-year-old project in Florida is showing early promise in improving patients’ care and satisfaction. 

Greece's finance minister says the country wants a deal on debt relief with its eurozone creditors in the beginning of 2016 to remove once and for all financial uncertainty and spur economic recovery.

In congressional testimony Thursday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the job market is nearly healthy enough to justify raising interest rates.

Scientists and engineers around the world are working on nuclear fusion reactors that, if successful, could replace today's carbon-intensive power plants.

Make a Disney fan's holiday season magical by gifting one of the products suggested in this guide.

The euro jumped in the wake of the European Central Bank's decision to cut interest rates. President Mario Draghi implored eurozone countries to do more to boost the economy.

The attackers used prepaid credit cards to finance much of the assault.

The pipeline would have funneled natural gas to Europe via Turkey.

The American fast food giant stands accused of flouting the EU's state-aid rules and evading over $1 billion in taxes through its tax deals with Luxembourg.

The $110 billion deal, announced in October, will create an industry giant that would brew a third of the world's beer.

JX Holdings Inc. will take over smaller rival TonenGeneral as the country's oil refiners look to cut processing capacity amid declining fuel demand.

A slow recovery in the global economy as well as weak domestic and foreign demand for Chinese goods hurt trade.

Prime Minister Najib Razak was expected to make a statement to the anti-graft agency later Thursday over what could be the country's biggest corruption scandal.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's decision to donate most of his wealth to charitable causes has led to online criticism of China's wealthy people.

The $109 billion conglomerate is turning to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to support its ambition to become one of the world's most valued businesses.

The credit rating agency's move comes amid growing uncertainty over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will prop them up in a crisis.

The European Central Bank is expected to further announce measures, including an expansion of its massive bond-buying program, at a meeting Thursday.

OPEC is not expected to agree to production cuts that would boost prices when it meets starting Friday.

Retailers say they're planning to recruit more temporary staff than last year to accommodate a greater number of holiday shoppers.

The Dow and S&P 500 were under pressure after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested the U.S. central bank may be ready to raise rates.

A jump in 2014 was driven primarily by greater insurance coverage through Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

Environmental groups said they planned to protest the Dec. 10 auction in Washington, where officials will offer parcels of public land for oil and gas development.

Mario Gabelli, the second-largest voting shareholder in Viacom Inc, has called for the company to disclose its CEO's mental capacity.

If the Internet company spins off all of its Internet business, all that would remain is its stake in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan.