BUSINESS

China's net imports of crude oil hit a notable level last fall, and the country has retained that title since.

Companies in charge of creating the exchange said plans are on track despite obstacles.

U.S. home prices will likely increase 4.5-5.0% in 2014, Nomura forecasts, with stronger growth expected in the West and Northeast.

The shipping channel is the gateway for more than 10 percent of U.S. crude refining capacity.

For the first time in its annual report, Walmart recognizes reductions to public assistance as a bottom-line risk.

Lake Turkana Wind Power Project reps finalized a $870M agreement to finance one of the largest clean energy ventures on the continent.

The U.K. exported 82 percent more food to China in 2013, driven by near doubling sales of pork and salmon.

As world leaders gather for third nuclear security summit, Japan's decision holds global political significance.

Four years after the earthquake, Haiti is still working toward its reconstruction.

After a rocky but mostly positive performance last week, attention will be on geopolitics, earnings and economic data this week.

The $7.5 billion deal has received approvals from the European Commission and the U.S. DOJ.

Data for March showed both manufacturing and services sectors expanded in France while growth slowed in Germany.

Earlier, a Chinese plane reported a similar sighting in the same area as the search for Flight MH370 entered Day 17.

Authorities are investigating whether JPMorgan provided bribes and hired people with connections to win new business.

HSBC's flash Purchasing Managers Index retreated to an eight-month low of 48.1 in March, but new export orders revealed growth.

The Houston Ship Channel remained shut on Sunday to contain the environmental damage and prevent additional collisions.

Search teams continue to scour the southern Indian Ocean on Sunday for signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines.

Sphero does work. If that was the only factor that determined Sphero 2.0’s success, I’d end my review there.

The international development community is anticipating this report on how water and energy.

A biotech company has patented a hybrid tree species that can grow in the toughest environments and will be used to create biofuel.

Australian PM Tony Abbott was optimistic on Sunday about finding out what happened to Flight 370.

One executive said the coffee industry will have to compete more fiercely against energy drinks to keep young consumers drinking coffee.

NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission is accepting proposal and will award $6 million for innovations in asteroid-capturing technology.

Features a 12-inch screen minus the fan assembly found in Apple’s iOS device lineup.

British retail giant Tesco will operate in the Indian market through 12 stores.

The Moscow stock exchange has lost nearly $70 billion this month as the U.S. and EU impose sanctions.

The Telegraph published a transcript of communications from the plane's pilots before it went missing.

As conflict rages on every continent, Antarctica remains peaceful, but its massive Ross Sea is threatened by fishing, mining and pollution.

GM’s 2009 reorganization exempts it from earlier legal liabilities linked to its defective ignition switch. Unless it doesn’t.