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Search and rescue for crashed Germanwings Airbus A320 is expected to be a monumental challenge. The plane crashed in the French Alps at an altitude of about 6,550 feet.

The low-cost Germanwings, a Lufthansa subsidiary founded in 2012, had had no crashes or fatalities.

Germanwings Airbus A320, carrying at least 144 passengers and six crew members, crashed in southern France on Tuesday while flying from Barcelona to Dusseldorf.

Factory activity in China, the world's second-largest economy and top oil importer, slipped in March.

PwC predicted it would take at least another five years for Europe's banks to get rid of their problem assets.

With its $15 billion-plus price tag, O2's acquisition would be Li Ka-Shing's biggest global buyout.

Israel has criticized the Obama administration's push for an agreement over Iran's nuclear program as a "bad, insufficient deal."

San Francisco Fed chief John Williams, a voter on Fed policy this year, made nearly identical remarks on March 5.

The survey suggested that manufacturers faced considerable challenges from weaker domestic demand and deflationary risks.

The House has approved a resolution that asks President Obama to provide military support to Ukraine in its fight against pro-Russian separatists.

More medical procedures are being performed on an outpatient basis as technology improves, thus lowering costs.

The Nasdaq composite closed above 5,000 for the third time this year, and only the fifth time ever.

Rubio outlined his approach on the fifth anniversary of the day that President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law.

As major contract talks approach, some workers want an end to two-tiered wages.

But some are skeptical the labor market is getting any better for workers.

With Layouts, Instagram users can easily create photo collages, mirror pics or photo booth-style shots.

The government-owned Air Kerala will start flying domestically in India in November.

Mutual funds and pensions are increasingly investing in speculative young tech startups, which some call a worrying trend.

Abundant rainfall in the first 75 days of this year allowed Costa Rica to run almost entirely on carbon-free hydroelectric power.

A standoff continues between Athens and its eurozone creditors, with a deadline looming within days.

The 72.5-hour fast aims to draw attention to the state's $7.25-per-hour minimum wage.

Companies could issue record amounts of green bonds this year to support clean energy projects around the world, the ratings service says.

Britain's GDP would suffer if it failed to strike a free trade deal with Europe from outside the EU, according to a think tank report.

The global market for Islamic financial services is estimated at $2 trillion.

The Greek PM has said his country was committed to fulfilling its obligations in good faith and to close cooperation with its partners.

The prospect of Britain breaking away has moved up the agenda in tandem with a surge in support for anti-EU party UKIP.

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester was speaking at a bankers' conference in Paris on Monday.

Alibaba's newly minted millionaires reportedly won't escape the gaze of the tax inspector.

The latest investigation covers nearly 990,000 vehicles in the U.S. that were recalled by the company in 2013 and 2014.