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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.

The energy sector-driven Central Asian nations are growing but it could be a while before they move closer to pre-2008 growth rates.

The Shandong high court’s decision comes as the Communist Party steps up its drive against corruption, but key questions remain unanswered.

The Bangalore-based company’s revenue growth was driven by an expansion in emerging markets and contract research business.

Kayla Phillips, who purchased a designer handbag at the luxury retailer's flagship store, says she is suing the NYPD.

Can an atheist still be a spiritual person? Oprah says no, but atheists across America insist they can find meaning and awe in nature.

The rise is a result of higher energy costs and a weaker yen. A pick-up in domestic demand is yet to happen.

Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com, Inc., and Zynga Inc. reported quarterly earnings after the closing bell on Thursday.

An IPO at that level would value Twitter at more than $12 billion, much larger than older Internet companies like AOL.

Unemployment rose from 5.3 percent to 5.4 percent in Brazil for September -- but the government says it is not a reason for alarm.

The world’s largest online retailer surprised Wall Street with revenue growth, while keeping its losses in line.

Coca-Cola has opened a new bottling plant in the key Hebei province.

One hotel is taking the nation's passion for things gilded to new heights.

Microsoft, Amazon and Zynga report earnings after the closing bell on Thursday.

Public programs paid for 65 percent of the 1.7 million births resulting from unintended pregnancies in 2008.

Japanese lawmakers will probably submit formal legislation seeking to overturn a ban on casinos soon.

More than three years after Bernie Madoff went to jail, investigators mull a criminal case against JPMorgan.

Comparing Elon Musk to one of humanity’s great minds might be hyperbolic, but his fans won't mind.

Conventional wisdom asserts that the U.S. economy is being overrun with government employees - but the statistics indicate otherwise.

A latecomer to the Chinese market behind GM and Volkswagen, Ford puts out upbeat estimates in its third-quarter report.

Ford Motor Company, Southwest Airlines Co. and 3M Co. reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday.

Mexico faces challenges in many sectors, not the least of which is making its higher education offerings more globally competitive.

Despite the Fed's political independence, banks with political connections were more likely to get emergency loans than banks without such connections.

Carl Icahn has turned up the heat on Apple CEO Tim Cook, as he looks for another big payday.

Does it matter if U.S. oil pipeline safety agency staffers spend more time at cushy corporate conferences than responding to pipeline incidents?