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Wages have stagnated as unemployment drops -- raising troubling questions about the state of the American worker.

Samsung had previously earmarked $1 billion for the display assembly plant in Vietnam, which began production in the first quarter.

Kerry said many challenges remained in thrashing out a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), particularly on issues of autos and dairy, but the U.S. would do everything in its power to make it happen.

France has dismissed Malaysia’s claims that more debris has been found on Reunion Island.

Though the pace of hiring has slowed from last year, it remains double the rate needed to keep up with population growth.

The key focus for investors will came later in the global day, when U.S. data is expected to show that 223,000 jobs were created in July.

The company is still struggling to cope with negative publicity from the documentary 'Blackfish', which alleged that it mistreated its orcas.

A Chinese study has unveiled the link between consumption of spicy food and 10 percent less chances of dying early.

Sony has announced the release dates of 16 new films that will be coming to the theaters in 2016 and 2017.

Wall Street is looking ahead to Friday's jobs report, which could provide more clues as to the timing of the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes.

A team of researchers has found no link between marijuana use by teens and the deteriorating mental or physical health at later stages of life.

Angela Zhou plays Mei, a Chinese immigrant pretending to be a man, in Season 5 of "Hell on Wheels."

Tesla says machines are holding up its 2015 sales growth — and it needs more time to teach its robotic factory workers a set of new tasks related to the forthcoming Model X SUV.

A report published Thursday suggests that the quality and quantity of news may be far lower in poor communities than in wealthy ones.

It’s well-known that the for-profit prison industry spends millions in lobbying dollars. Little is known about what happens at industry trade shows.

Nine of the 10 S&P 500 sectors traded lower, led by a more than 1 percent decline in consumer discretionary due to a drop in media stocks.

Despite concerns about construction delays and water pollution, “We are literally making a miracle happen here," Eduardo Paes said this week.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has high hopes for the new Suez Canal construction — but critics fear it won't live up to the hype.

The Silicon Valley electric car manufacturer says Model X production challenges could influence 2015 car deliveries.

As Olympic host cities experience massive, economy-wrecking budget overruns, critics are calling for an alternative: What if there were a perennial Olympic site?

President Obama is exaggerating the extent to which the Trans Pacific Partnership can force countries to address labor issues, say experts.

The five former executives of Brazil's construction giant OAS were found guilty of bribery, money laundering and organized crime.

The activist investor reportedly believes that the company has to grow revenues faster and cut costs significantly, or sell itself to a rival.

With China's economy cooling down, and market competition heating up, investors have hammered Apple's stock.

Irwin Lipkin, 77, was the Madoff firm's controller from 1964 to 1998.

“When you’re priced for perfection you have to deliver for perfection,” an analyst points out.

Shares of the media and entertainment giant tumbled following a rare revenue miss.

The revised policy -- up to 20 paid weeks for mothers and 12 paid weeks for fathers -- follows word of Netflix's one-year leave policy.

"Malaysia will always remember and honor those who were lost," the country's prime minister said as he confirmed that debris found last week belonged to the missing plane.