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A weak rupee and rising US demand helped Indian IT giant post better-than-expected Q1 earnings

Delaying the decision process could make it hard for the U.S. to compete with nations that are already building export facilities, a report states.

Greg Morcroft, senior money editor at the International Business Times, discusses the psychological effects Bernanke has on the global financial markets.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the central bank's current quantitative easing policy will not end anytime soon.

Doreen Mogavero, CEO of Mogavero Lee & Co., discusses how federal budget cuts are affecting the labor force, small biz and baby boomers.

Al Jazeera America has named the first four anchors set to present the news when network launches in August.

A limited-edition silver penny will be released the day Kate Middleton gives birth to babies born the same day as Britain's newest royal.

Sasol's new natural gas plant is up and running -- good news for an overburdened power grid.

Norway’s version of NASA is in talks with Telnor Group to provide web connectivity on increasingly trafficked Arctic sea routes.

A new report highlights the most work threatening industries by U.S. location, based on the rates of injuries.

Foreign investment in Myanmar is rising at an astonishing rate, and investors are planning to stay for the long-term.

With an aging population, Japan's adult diaper market is now greater than the baby diaper market.

Employers say temp hiring will increase 10 percentage points above last year's level while permanent hiring will remain stagnant.

The 1962 Austin-Healey Sprite will be a birthday or graduation gift for Paul and Christina Stoute's daughter.

As Egypt struggles for stability amid a leadership crisis, it could be facing another threat: food security.

European telecom companies were raided by the European Commission over concerns they were breaking anti-trust laws

July 11 marks the annual return of Free Slurpee Day, which has grown in popularity since the start of the tradition in 2002.

An unexpected side effect of President Xi's anti-corruption measures -- more Chinese are investing in the U.S. real estate market.

U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 16,000 to 360,000 in the latest week, and the key 4-week moving average increased to 351,750.

The 16-year-old half brother of Terry Smith has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body matching the boy's description was found in a shallow grave near his home, police said Wednesday afternoon.

Greece can’t catch a break as joblessness continues to soar, especially for 15-to-24-year-old citizens.

The rupee's fall against the dollar will hurt Indian industry by increasing input costs, and even exporters are unlikely to benefit significantly.

Chinese companies already have $1.7 billion in Nigerian road contracts and are boosting oil imports from the West African country.

Investors will likely spend the day digesting Fed Chair Bernanke's comments on quantitative easing, and his taper stance.

PC shipments declined worldwide for the fifth straight quarter, as emerging market consumers sought cheaper tablets.

For the 4th consecutive quarter since the London Whale debacle, JPMorgan Chase is likely to post increasingly strong profits.

Dividends and stock repurchasing programs continued well into the banking crisis in 2007, the N.Y. Fed found.

Larry Pope told the Senate his company’s purchase by Shuanghui will not hurt the local pork industry or bring down food safety standards.

Japan's nuclear watchdog says radioactive water from the damaged nuclear plant is probably contaminating sea water. Operator remains unsure.