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Alstom is evaluating GE's $16.9 billion offer for its energy arm, but left the door open for a rival bid from Germany's Siemens.

Money owed to foreign oil majors including BP and BG Group totaled $4.9 billion.

U.S. exports tumbled and businesses accumulated inventory at the slowest pace in nearly a year, but activity already appears to be bouncing back.

The latest case will follow JPMorgan Chase, which paid $13 billion last year to settle mortgage-related charges, and HSBC, which paid $1.9 billion.

The FOMC announcement scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, GDP data and employment numbers should influence markets.

It's three local workers to every climber, providing guidance and physical labor.

They may not be on your radar just yet, but these 10 airlines are gobbling up every new aircraft Airbus and Boeing can throw at them.

The economies of China and India have grown twice as fast as the U.S. since 2005, the World Bank said.

The bank is expected to predict consumer inflation will accelerate this year in its semi-annual outlook report.

The search for Flight MH370 entered a new phase Wednesday and "will transition over the coming weeks to an intensified undersea search."

Twitter made a huge push in Q1 2014 to make its platform more accessible for new users, but its earnings report disappointed markets.

Curious MIT students and bitcoin enthusiasts have raised $500,000 in bitcoin, which they will give away this fall to undergraduate students to see what happens.

Nintendo's "Mario Kart 8" will launch for the Wii U next month.

With 488M XP users vulnerable to the IE bug and more cyberattacks, the pressure's on Microsoft to continue support or make it open-source.

Twitter Tuesday reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue of $250 million, as its mobile ads drew more viewer responses.

Sanctions? What sanctions? Western oil majors yawn at the West's sanctions against Rosneft CEO and other Putin allies.

Wall Street Bank representatives are heading to Russia for a conference. It's not political, it's just business.

"Whatever path Russia chooses, the United States and our allies will stand together in our defense of Ukraine," Sec. of State John Kerry said.

If Britain keeps this up, it's going to replace Germany as the "strong man" of Europe.

Toyota says that union cards are not verifiable and should have been signed no longer than six months ago.

Watch how BotFactory wants to revolutionize the way technology startups create products.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov slammed U.S. and EU sanctions over the Ukraine crisis Tuesday, saying they defied common sense.

U.S. consumers assessed current business and labor market conditions less favorably than in March, the Conference Board said.

Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had expected year-over-year prices to increase 13.0%.

To check smartphone/tablet suits against rivals, the EU ruled that Motorola Mobility had broken EU law by taking such action against Apple.

While the U.S. scored points with skeptical Asia allies simply by showing up, not everything followed the White House plan.

Shareholders have urged big oil firms like BP and Shell to control spending and give back more cash because of concerns over rising costs.

Just what exactly does it mean when Frontier Airlines says it’s transitioning into an “ultra-low-cost” carrier?

Oil and gas companies and rail companies agree that tank car standards need an upgrade, but they disagree on the specifics.