BUSINESS

The EU asked the WTO to rule in a dispute over anti-dumping duties imposed by China on imports of steel tubes from Europe.

Samsung is rumored to unveil both its Galaxy Gear smart watch and Galaxy Note 3 smartphone on Sept. 4.

General Motors is recalling 292,879 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedans in the U.S., due to a brake-related issue with the vehicles.

Jones Lang LaSalle reports that office space is up 3 percent, but the hotel market is up by more than 50 percent.

Containerized cargo volume at the two busiest ports in the U.S. headed in different directions last month.

Next week's focus will be on the July FOMC minutes, Jackson Hole symposium and China's August HSBC flash manufacturing PMI.

As the death toll rises in Egypt to 600, BP operations and production continue unaffected.

However, Merck denies that the weight-gain food additive is a threat to cattle / animals.

Love junk food and soda and wish you could have it all in one bite? Well not you can, if you live in Japan, thanks to the newest creation in odd snacking: Pepsi-flavored Cheetos.

The discoveries of illegal, lavish rooftop structures in China don't stop.

Thailand offers a 30 billion baht subsidy to help offset a plunge in rubber prices.

Turkey and Azerbaijan pipeline can give Turkish local companies $8 billion in investment just from the construction of the Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline.

Mozambique is getting $400 million in unpaid taxes - and a new power plant - from Italy's Eni, one of the world's major oil and gas players.

WinCo Foods, an Idaho-based discount grocer, is being held up as a more ethical competitor to Wal-Mart, but labor unions are not a fan of either.

With two of Japan's nuclear reactors down for servicing, the nation is looking for LNG that is readily available.

The telecom giant pledged on Friday to bring Myanmar affordable and widespread services by next year.

Iceland is casting a chill over the euro zone's economic warm-up.

Even as the earnings season wanes, several leading retailers will post quarterly results next week.

China is punishing Norway for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo by rejecting its salmon.

Danish conglomerate Moeller-Maersk shipping line registered a big second-quarter profit.

However, August's decline comes on the heels of the highest reading for the closely watched index in about six years.

BallBall will be a mobile and web-based company for watching soccer highlights in Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam.

The high-performance upcoming version of BMW’s best-selling sedan was spotted at the Pebble Beach Tour d’Élégance.

Future demand for gold will be dominated by eastern markets and big importers like India and China, according to the World Gold Council.

India's economy is struggling as overseas investors withdraw billions from the country over fears about the rupee's strength.

U.S. housing starts and building permits rose less than expected in July as rising mortgage rates hit the housing market.

A board advised against using Xalkori, a lung cancer treatment, in the British National Health Service.

Leader says rich countries failed to help oil-dependent Ecuador offset losses incurred by foregoing drilling in the region.

Stocks could recover from Thursday's fall ahead of housing starts data, a consumer sentiment report and the nonfarm productivity report.