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Gov. Chris Christie's administration paid fees to his wife's investment firm after New Jersey's investment in the firm was terminated.

As the ruble is significantly undervalued, Russia has started selling its currency reserves to resolve the crisis.

Russia has so far spent about $80 billion -- a fifth of its international reserves -- in an unsuccessful move to stabilize the ruble.

Chinese Internet giant Baidu confirmed it is buying a stake in Uber but didn't disclose the stake size or the investment amount.

Business sentiment among Asia's top companies rebounded in the fourth quarter to the second-highest level in almost three years.

City supervisors weren't ready to approve the reappointment of Wendy Paskin-Jordan. The vote moved to January.

Greece's future in the euro zone may hang in the balance once more, but investors believe the market fallout from any current political turbulence can be insulated.

Dov Charney has been under investigation for allegedly misusing corporate funds and helping circulate nude photos of a former employee.

Most Russians aren't exposed to the economic woes stemming from the ruble's collapse, but some say they are hit hard.

The automaker’s hiring of a Big Data and analytics expert has raised eyebrows in the privacy community.

Russia's oil-dependent economy faces three key problems: Falling oil prices, trade sanctions and a flight of investment capital.

The suit alleges that the Hollywood studio had not secured its computer network to protect it against hackers.

The most dramatic example is the Russian ruble, which hit a record low Tuesday, in part because of rising pressure on the oil-dependent economy.

India is the Chinese smartphone maker's largest market outside China.

Despite a decline in drug use, the uptick in electronic cigarette consumption among youth worries doctors.

Google and Facebook still dominate digital advertising, but Alibaba and Baidu are gaining significant market share.

Russian stocks dropped Tuesday amid concerns that business leaders would pull deposits from banks and as the cost of imports soared.

Ivory Coast diamond trade was once banned after authorities found that "blood diamonds" were fueling war and conflict.

The scale of the Peshawar attack raises the question of why the group uses such a shocking tactic.

The editors fault inadequate fact-checking on the profile of Mohammed Islam, who duped a writer into believing he'd made $72 million.

Fake charity organizations are a major source of revenue for terrorist organizations such as al-Shabab.

The Blue Chip Dow rebounded Tuesday after a surprise dividend hike from Boeing cut early losses following Russia's surprise interest rate hike.

Customers in Japanese McDonald's restaurants can only buy small-sized fries as the international chain experiences a severe shortage in its U.S. potato exports.

Annual spending on motor fuel next year is on track to drop to its lowest level in 11 years, the federal statistics agency said.

Currency traders hammered the ruble to a record low against the dollar, despite central bank action to halt the slide.

FCA US LLC, the new name for the Chrysler Group LLC, separates the brand from the storied company name established in 1925.

The service allows customers to wave their iPhone 6 or 6 Plus over a register for purchases.

Spanish oil and gas company Repsol has agreed to buy Canadian-based oil and gas producer Talisman Energy for $8.3 billion.

As oil prices go down, tensions are on the rise in Nigeria.