BUSINESS

Beijing could hold its third auction of shale gas assets to promote more participation by smaller, regional companies.

The SEC charged a Bangkok man with illegally profiting from insider trading worth $3 million.

The fast-food giant aims to bring in the dinner crowd with its locally tailored new menu offerings.

French prosecutors have started probing UBS for its role in helping its French subsidiary provide offshore banking services to clients.

The move will cost the carrier $35 million and strengthen its market share against Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.

A South Korean paper said several shell companies used by North Koreans, possibly linked to the DPRK government, are tax havens.

Nestle Canada and Mars Canada have been formally charged with price fixing of chocolate.

The San Diego-based drug company says it will rake in as much as $1.9 billion from marketing Belviq in the U.S.

The WGC has reacted with concern over India's attempt to curb gold consumption by raising import duties.

Bundesbank says the worst may be over for the euro zone crisis, but "continuing structural problems" weigh on progress.

Orlando Shaw, 33, of Nashville is being sued for child support for his 22 children by 14 different women.

Donut lovers, rejoice! June 7 is National Doughnut Day, and there are lots of ways to get a sweet deal on this distinctly American treat.

Samsung lost $12 billion in market value after shares slid six percent, in its worst single plunge since August 2012.

U.S employers created more jobs than nearly all Wall Street analysts had expected, a key signal the economy is in recovery mode.

An FDA panel recommended relaxing tough safety restrictions on GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia.

Brazil's sovereign debt may be downgraded in the next 2 years on concern about government spending and weak economic growth.

Micron Technology, Renren Inc, BT Group, CVS Caremark Corp and Yum! Brands prevailed in pre-market trading on Friday.

Amul Dairy, India's dairy icon, will start manufacturing some of its products in the U.S., in a move to tap overseas markets more effectively.

Users of Xbox One can now trade in or resell their old disc-based games through retailers without having to pay any platform fee, Microsoft said.

Are prosecutors in the U.S. and UK preparing to file criminal charges against former Barclays workers for their role in the Libor-fixing scandal?

China's version of a cola war has escalated - and some consumers not happy with the country's original tea producer.

A meeting between President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping could set the tone for a new economic dynamic.

An increasing number of bag fees and upgrades helped global airlines attain an estimated $27.1 billion in ancillary revenue in 2012.

Ahead of the release of the government's monthly nonfarm payroll data, U.S. stock futures point to a slightly lower open on Friday.

Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) gets new Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware update that allows users to move apps to external storage.

Asian stocks declined for a third straight day in volatile trade as investors remained ware of Friday's U.S. nonfarm payroll data.

Pakistan may soon be headed for an IMF bailout, but solving a severe energy crisis and tax reforms must come first.

LinkedIn, Facebook and Apple took the top three positions on Forbes’ annual list of America's 25 fastest-growing tech companies for 2013.

If job creation is weak in May, it could reignite fears that the U.S. economy is headed into a fourth straight mid-year slowdown.