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The European Central Bank could expand or extend its quantitative easing program next month, but you wouldn't know it based on Mario Draghi's comments Wednesday.

Last month’s E. coli outbreak, which affected 43 of the restaurant chain's locations, was the third time the company has been linked to a foodborne illness.

The department store operator also said on Wednesday it was not pursuing formation of a real estate investment trust at this time.

Hillary Clinton opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but the trade pact includes an exemption for a future national infrastructure bank, which she enthusiastically supports.

JD.com Inc., China's second-largest e-commerce firm and Alibaba's chief rival, also said it broke past last year's full-day total just before noon China time.

As employment in the U.K. expands to a record high, the Bank of England is mulling its first rate hike since 2007.

As the beer industry faces a major upheaval, the Danish beer maker is attempting to reverse its losses through cost cuts.

China's October industrial production growth cooled to 5.6 percent year-on-year though it was cushioned by a just-above-forecast 11 percent jump in retail sales.

The latest data from China highlights a widening gap in its economy as retail and services sectors shine while exports and heavy industries stagnate.

Retailers may be forced to offer massive discounts during Black Friday sales events unless they clear the goods piling up on their shelves, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The ride-hailing company will resume its premium taxi service and partner with Hyundai to provide taxi drivers discounts on luxury sedans.

Suu Kyi, whose political party is headed for an election victory, will have to share power with Myanmar's military, which will maintain control of key ministries.

Investor skepticism over lofty valuations enjoyed by billion-dollar, privately-held Silicon Valley startups like Snapchat, Uber and Dropbox is rising.

Close on the heels of a strong quarterly performance, the fast food giant announced a 5 percent increase in fourth-quarter dividend for shareholders.

AB InBev's takeover of SABMiller, which has to be approved by antitrust regulators, would create a company with about one-half the industry’s profits.

Daniel Craig and Kevin Spacey helped "hand-chopping" shoppers spend $4.5 billion in 75 minutes.

Investigators are trying to determine how many people were on board the 10-seat Hawker H25 jet that crashed Tuesday.

Sen. Marco Rubio voiced his support for vocational education programs during the Republican primary debate.

Melissa Click, a University of Missouri journalism professor, had a videotaped encounter Monday with student journalists during a protest on campus.

Asian share markets were narrowly mixed on Wednesday as investors anxiously awaited another batch of Chinese data while strength in the U.S. dollar kept the screws on global commodity prices. 

Gov. Bobby Jindal was pressed about his state's economic troubles during the Republican debate Tuesday.

"Even if he was 100 percent better, he has a lot of other issues he has to deal with, I think, before taking on any relationship," the E! reality star said.

Stores throughout the country will celebrate veterans Wednesday through special deals and offers.

“In the long run, they wouldn’t be able to survive,” said Andrea Balda, a political science specialist at Universidad Casa Grande in Madrid.

Portugal's shortest-lived government was voted out Tuesday by an alliance of left parties and the Socialist Party.

General Motors’ new luxury crossover SUV replaces its best-selling Cadillac as the brand focuses on global conquest. (Good luck with that.)

Senator Elizabeth Warren said a financial reform repeal last year let banks keep $10 trillion in risky financial assets in federally insured accounts.

A growing number of biotech startups save money by ditching the labs and forgoing full-time employees.

Global markets were mixed Tuesday as China's inflation figures pointed toward a continued slowdown in factory demand.