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The company's lower loan loss provision is yet another data point regarding a growing housing market, and an expanding U.S. economy.

Prices surged 0.5 percent. Economists surveyed by Reuters had expected March producer prices to rise by just 0.1 percent.

The company reported a far weaker-than-expected quarterly profit as revenue from securities trading fell in a climate of uncertainty.

As speculation about the device heats up, consumers are warming up to the idea of spending for a larger, sleeker phone.

Value-buying could stem losses while quarterly earnings of major banks, and data on PPI and consumer sentiment could influence moves.

The new generation of teens appears to care less about proms than their predecessors, or at least is not willing to spend quite as big.

The U.S. SEC now requires registered companies to report the presence of conflict metals in their supply chains.

After the completion of Verizon's $130 billion stake sale, India will become the second-largest market for Vodafone after Germany.

The plaintiffs claim Megaupload generated more than $175 million in illicit profits from copyright infringement of sound recordings.

ComiXology is a popular app on Apple devices and had 180 million downloads of comic books and graphic novels worldwide by mid-2013.

Australia's prime minister says authorities are "very confident" signals are from black box, but officials coordinating the search disagree.

At a hearing in Manhattan federal court, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain accepted SAC Capital's guilty plea to fraud charges and payment of a $900 million fine.

But the Japanese remain fearful over atomic power after a 2011 earthquake and tsunami led to the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

The country's immigration authority said Thursday it received almost 88,000 more visas than are available before closing the door for 2015.

The taxman took a bite out of U.S. stocks Thursday as investors sold to come up with the taxes due on short- and long-term capital gains.

The largest cement companies in the world announced a deal to merge, leading to antitrust speculation and cement price increases.

Expectations for U.S. company earnings are on a slippery slope down Wall Street.

For Chinese investors, items in the Detroit Institute of Arts collection would be a point of national pride, not just portfolio pieces.

The U.S. said it's taking steps to assist Ukraine, including the provision of emergency finance and technical assistance in energy security.

The offspring of China's elite is taking its clout to the private equity world.

Like other World Cup hosts before it, the country will not gain its investment back anytime soon, and it may not be ready in time.

The plan authored by U.S. Rep. Ryan, R-Wis., would eliminate the deficit, due largely to deep spending cuts to social safety net programs.

Recent defaults on loans, bonds and shadow banking products has highlighted rising credit risks in China, partly fueled by signs the economy is slowing.

Colombia continues to be one of the most dangerous countries for union activism despite years of free trade.

Prosecutors said the deal is the largest insider trading settlement in U.S. history - one that resulted in a rare guilty plea by a large company.

Russia military has the ability to move quickly into Ukraine, if it is ordered to do so, a NATO official added.

At least 13 deaths in Saturn Ions, Chevrolet Cobalts and other car models have been linked to the faulty ignition switches.

Russia energy giant Gazprom says Ukraine owes $2.2 billion for gas supplies and missed the deadline for paying for its March supplies.

The 32,000-claim drop is more evidence that the U.S. job market, while not robust, continues to heal.