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Striking workers say the fast-food chain's pay-hike proposal pales in comparison to recent hikes for Walmart and Target workers.

The 27-year-old reportedly told doctors that he was on sick leave when he went to them to seek help for an eye condition.

The Mexican state-run oil company said that the accident did not cause an oil spill into the sea.

Economists will be eyeing weekly jobless claims data Thursday to gauge the health of the U.S. labor market ahead of Friday's jobs report.

In boosting pay, the fast food behemoth follows retailers like Walmart and Target. But the pay hike only applies to workers at restaurants officially owned by McDonald’s, or about 10 percent of the company’s locations nationwide.

HSBC has made only halting progress in its ongoing efforts to fall in line on compliance issues, according to a Department of Justice court document filed Wednesday.

Houston tech firm KBR Inc will settle charges brought by the SEC that its policies discouraged whistleblowers from coming forward.

The IPO values the world's largest website registrar at $5.48 billion.

“If a gay couple came in and wanted us to provide pizzas for their wedding, we would have to say no,” owner Crystal O’Connor said.

Fewer jobs were created in the private sector last month as employment rose by 189,000 jobs, below expectations of 225,000.

A website for aviation enthusiasts, FlightRadar24.com, captured data that shows the autopilot was reset to initiate a steep decline.

International financial, energy and medical companies have struggled to defend themselves from unyielding cyberattacks.

One expert said such a settlement would be a steal for Takeda.

India unveiled a slew of new measures and sops aimed at incentivizing its exports both in the manufacturing and services sectors.

Guangdong police detained 5,000 illegal Southeast Asian workers last year, an indication of a growing labor shortage in the region.

No injuries were reported in the incident, which was the second such case in six months.

So far about 40 countries have applied to join the China-led infrastructure bank.

The world's largest website registrar could be valued at more than $3 billion.

The CT6 is the start of Cadillac’s new alphanumeric nomenclature. Cadillac officially unveiled the car just before the New York International Auto Show.

The deal brings to a close an auction process that was marred by accusations that Standard General used "machinations and manipulation."

Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc. has priced its initial public offering at $20 per share, above its previously indicated $17 to $19 per share range, valuing it at around $4.5 billion, including debt, according to underwriting sources.

Etsy's IPO could value the Brooklyn-based e-commerce platform at $1.78 billion.

Investors expected the worst, but Nigerian citizens proved them wrong.

Investors ended a choppy trading session on the last day of 2015's first quarter as losses Tuesday pushed the blue-chip index into negative territory for the year.

President Obama’s transportation bill, which went to Congress this week, would bolster the traffic safety watchdog’s power.

Airlines in the U.S. have been posting record profits, but now they may have a problem: too many seats as demand falls.

The McLaren 570S’s main competitor is the Porsche 911 Turbo S, which has a base price around $180,000. Expect the McLaren to be near that price.

Major pharmaceutical companies are relying on more sophisticated sales teams to convince doctors to prescribe their medicines.

The Justice Department filed suit against an Oklahoma college for firing a transgender professor. But full protection is lacking.