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After three years, Hurricane Sandy victims pin their hopes on a slow-moving FEMA review in a continued quest for insurance payments.

Markets were down Thursday after a previous-day rally.

A Wall Street Journal survey of 13 global investment banks found oil prices will struggle to breach $60 a barrel in 2016 amid a growing supply glut and tepid demand.

Congressional Republicans are looking to thwart efforts by the White House to keep retirement advisers from offering what some call conflicted advice.

Stabbings in the last month have led to at least seven Israeli deaths, many of them in the old city of Jerusalem, a hub for tourists.

Hit by a downturn in investments and a slowdown in exports, U.S. growth declined significantly in the July-September period.

The company blamed low oil prices and write-offs of its major projects for the loss recorded for the third quarter.

European markets fall amid a slew of weak earnings while Asian markets stayed mixed following hints of a possible increase in interest rates by the U.S. Fed in December.

Rise in bad loans -- triggered by faltering Chinese growth -- hit the lender, which reported a drop in profits for the first time since the peak of the financial crisis in 2009.

Angela Merkel's eighth trip to China in her capacity as the chancellor is aimed at expanding trade relations with the world’s second-largest economy.

The German lender, which reported a $6.5 billion third-quarter loss Thursday, also approved sweeping austerity measures, including slashing 35,000 jobs.

The GDP data, to be released at 8:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, is likely to show a sharp decline over the second quarter, when the economy registered a brisk 3.9 percent growth.

The deal was one of several agreements signed Thursday during German Chancellor Angela Merkel's trip to Beijing.

The process is at an early stage and may not yield an agreement, according to the Wall Street Journal. However, if the deal materializes, it would create a $330 billion company.

The tech major announced strong third-quarter results, helped by healthy sales of its Galaxy line of tablets, but lowered its profit forecast for the next quarter.

The government has approved a 20-month plan to write and ratify a new constitution and hold elections.

Japan's Nikkei added 0.9 percent, buoyed by data released before the open that showed Japan's industrial output rose 1.0 percent in September.

The United Auto Workers made concessions during the recession. Now that GM and its rivals are generating robust profits, UAW members want a bigger share.

Walgreens’ purchase of Rite Aid would put it in control of one of every five drugstores in the U.S.

A Federal Reserve committee chose Wednesday to once again keep benchmark interest rates at historic lows -- but may be considering a December rate hike.

Experts say the reserve of 695 million barrels helps prevent volatility in crude oil markets and has a part in maintaining the global oil balance.

The stage was set by a disappointing September jobs report and the manufacturing sector falling short of expectations.

As 'ban the box' measures are passed into law, U.S. employers are wary of lawsuits they fear the legislative changes may prompt.

The Chinese smartphone maker has hired a former iPhone designer. Now it's targeting Apple and Samsung with sleek products like the Mate S.

The Anglo-Dutch oil giant said it was ceasing construction at an oil sands project in Alberta, Canada, just weeks after it dropped its Arctic oil drilling plans.

The Federal Reserve will have one more chance of a rate liftoff this year — but not everyone is on board with Janet Yellen's position.

The legal action by Prime Now drivers follows a number of similar lawsuits filed by drivers at other technology companies.

The chairman of Nigerian conglomerate Honeywell Group said Tuesday Africa’s biggest economy is in a state of “national emergency.”

Nearly 700,000 cars in Spain have been affected by the Volkswagen group's trickery.