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China is planning to expand restrictions on vehicle purchases to eight more cities, but automakers say it won’t affect national sales numbers.

Over the next 2,000 years, when the Earth is one full degree warmer, sea levels will be more than 2 meters higher than current levels.

Investors are still trying to gauge whether the U.S. economic recovery is losing momentum or merely entering a short summer lull.

The U.S. Justice Department and Alaska have failed repeatedly to collect money for a long-term recovery plan from Exxon Mobil.

Indonesia is on track to grow its economy by 5.9 to 6.1% this year despite low exports numbers, thanks to robust domestic demand.

Three times as many bankers in the UK earned in excess of a million euros than in the rest of the EU.

The Indian rupee gained against the dollar after India's central bank raised key interest rates and announced bond sales to mop up liquidity.

Apple will start producing its next iPhone version by end of July, and possibly release it around the fourth quarter of this year.

Elon Musk will make the alpha design for his Hyperloop public transportation model available to the public in August.

Skittles has gained prominence as a symbol of the innocence of Martin, who was only 17 when George Zimmerman killed him.

In a bid to streamline operations, General Dynamics is folding one of its key weapons systems units into another.

A fire flared up on an Ethiopian Airline Dreamliner 787, made by Boeing, at London’s Heathrow airport on July 12.

Thai traders are buying rice from Myanmar to resell to the Thai government for a hefty profit.

Wells Fargo donated more cash to charities than Wal-Mart for the first time in seven years.

Fabrice Tourre, also known as "Fabulous Fab," is heading to court on Monday after being accused of knowingly selling bad investments.

Analysts predict an average but positive showing.

China's second-quarter GDP, U.S. June retail sales and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) earnings painted a mixed global picture Monday.

The ratings service downgraded Europe's second-largest economy from AAA to AA+.

Forensics animator John Suchocki re-created the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash and compared it to what would have been the proper approach angle.

The legendary snack cakes are back in stores, but fans may be disappointed as they appear smaller than their predecessors.

The American sprinter failed a drug test on Sunday to add further negative press for sprinting.

Stocks edged up on Friday, as the Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs after reports from JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) beat expectations.

U.S. stocks opened flat Monday as Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) reported second-quarter earnings that beat expectations.

Two former RP Martin brokers were charged with conspiracy to defraud on Monday.

China has invested $14.19 billion in Myanmar, surpassing Thailand's $9.98 billion and Hong Kong's $6.39 billion.

Tokyo, long known as a super-expensive metropolis, has become accessible thanks in large part to the policies of new Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.

A new natural gas facility being constructed in Ghana could make the country into a net gas exporter.

Johnson & Johnson is expected to report 1 6.9 percent year-on-year increase in profit for the second quarter.

Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch boosted their 2013 outlook, citing "positive surprises" in the U.S. economy.