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The loss of about 180 million tons a year of rice also represents poor use of land, energy and water resources, a U.K.-based group warned.

About 735,000 cases of the affected products were shipped across the U.S.

Reports from China say the customer is 24 and runs a luxury wedding car-rental service.

China's debt-ridden local governments are testing the limits of the "you have to spend money to make money" axiom.

Can we not just rebuild communities damaged by Sandy, but transform them too?

Virtually all of California and western Oregon and Washington are now covered by Tesla’s free Supercharger networks.

With an expanding telecommunications market, Latin America is a prime investment target -- but operators say governments need to get serious.

Here are two bits of good news this week for Tesla ahead of its earnings report.

Some federal prosecutors in New York oppose any settlement with the bank that doesn't include an admission of guilt.

Replacing kerosene lamps with solar-powered ones could improve health in the developing world.

President Enrique Peña Nieto is facing an uphill battle in his quest for reforming the fiscal system.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib unveiled the nation's new budget for 2014, with expected new tax.

So are the 'bad ole days' over for the rarely-profitable airline industry?

In just three years Origami Owl has grown from a 14-year-old girl's bright idea into a company reportedly expected to generate $250 million in revenue this year.

An spike in petroleum shipping by rail, thanks to the fracking boom, has offset declines in other kinds of rail traffic.

The Procter & Gamble Company and United Parcel Service, Inc. reported quarterly earnings on Friday.

Beijing unveiled a set of new rules to cool its property market and benefit low-income families.

Gold jewelry stocks are unlikely to be replenished by Indian importers, who face burdensome new customs rules.

JPMorgan might be the poster child for bad bank behavior, but another big financial firm has paid out way more in fines.

Microsoft profited from strong sales of its business oriented products during the fiscal first quarter of 2014.

Looking to cut its carbon footprint, England focuses on the benefits of its planned new nuclear power plant, the first in 20 years.

U.S. airlines earned nearly $3.5 billion in fees from checked-in bags in 2012, up from $464 million in 2007.

Google’s Nexus 5 smartphone has not yet launched, but a new rumor suggests that the device may arrive at its Play Store on Oct. 31.

The UK may have grown the fastest among the world's top seven economies in the September quarter, according to analysts.

Markets will look to data on durable goods orders, the consumer sentiment index and quarterly earnings for direction.

What is Obama's new national security strategy have to do with global warming?

Sales will be up from a quirky September, and up from October last year because of Hurricane Sandy.

The car maker had agreed to a settlement worth more than $1 billion in 2012 after recalling cars with sudden acceleration problems.

The decline highlights the fragile recovery in the euro zone's biggest economy.