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Housing starts in the U.S. surged last month, while jobless claims last week declined to a five-week low.

Nu Skin Enterprises, Bank of America Corp, Anworth Mortgage Asset, Alcatel Lucent, eBay, Barclays, Fusion-IO, Boeing Co and Rio Tinto Plc are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Thursday.

China’s GAC Group showed up at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, but it’s not quite ready for prime time yet.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data and the Census Bureau’s data on housing starts and building permits.

Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday as investors opted for caution ahead of China’s fourth quarter growth economic data release Friday.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were CBS Corp, Nu Skin Enterprises, Triple-S Management, Intrepid Potash and Verifone Systems. The top after-market NYSE losers were Country Style Cooking, HHGregg, Northern Tier Energy, Air Lease Corp and Forum Energy Technologies.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were K-Swiss Inc, EnerNOC Inc, Nektar Therapeutics and Plexus Corp. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Wednesday were Columbia Sportswear Company, AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc, Hercules Offshore Inc, Liquidity Services Inc and InterMune Inc.

Dunkin’ Donuts may have over 10,000 different locations across the globe but one place that features zero Dunkin’ Donuts locations is California. That will soon change as Dunkin’ Donuts announced it will open 150 locations in Southern California in 2015.

Investment demand is expected to drive the price of gold higher in first half 2013, on loose monetary policies and burgeoning sovereign debt.

With their increasing popularity, it was no surprise that pickup trucks were among the biggest draws at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show.

Tesla's Model X prototype SUV is eye candy, but it goes sour when considering range, price and lack of places to plug in.

All Nippon Airways, the biggest Boeing 787 operator, grounded all 787s after an emergency landing. Here's a cockpit-to-tail look at the jet.

Expectations have dropped for Bank of America’s 4Q results in the months leading up to the company’s earnings announcement, due on Thursday.

Carnival Corp, Sturm, Ruger & Co, Yahoo! Inc, Boeing Co, Deutsche Bank, Dell Inc, UBS AG and BP plc are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Wednesday.

G.E. is expected to report higher 4Q profit but flat revenue, with strong results in Asia, E. Europe and the Middle East.

Some analysts warn that the recovery in the world's 2nd largest economy is likely to be tepid and the modest rebound could fade in mid-2013.

U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Wednesday ahead of the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December by the Department of Labor and the Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization report by the Federal Reserve.

Crude oil prices advanced and hovered above $93 a barrel during the Asian trading hours Wednesday after the U.S. crude stockpiles increased far less than expected.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Christopher & Banks, Chicago Bridge & Iron, AU Optronics Corp, Starwood Property Trust and TransCanada Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Carpenter Technology, Cobalt International Energy, Stag Industrial, Mindray Medical and Imperial Holdings.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Tuesday were Vera Bradley Inc, TTM Technologies Inc, ArQule Inc and Gordmans Stores Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Tuesday were Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc, Crocs Inc, AtriCure Inc, Arkansas Best Corporation and Five Below Inc.

Green machines dominate, but Toyota is the only one who brought its hydrogen fuel cell concept car to the expo.

You can view videos of the top 10 car commercials of the past 25 years below.

Shelby American unveiled two cars at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show: the 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake and self-described “pocket rocket” Shelby Focus ST.

Click through the slideshow to check out the sexy girls and hot cars featured at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show.

Beijing's Capital Airport, the second busiest in the world, is congested. China has agreed to build the city a new one. Here's what to expect.

The U.S. risks having a second major credit ratings agency strip it of its top rating because of debt ceiling, deficit fights.

The retail sales rise was the highest since Sept. - suggesting that the world's No. 1 economy ended 2012 with more of a bang than a whimper.

Radioshack Corp, Mellanox Technologies, Zynga Inc, Sangamo Biosciences, Stillwater Mining, Facebook, ARM Holdings and Alcoa Inc are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Tuesday.

Staff cuts and stronger investment banking operations are expected to boost Goldman Sachs fouth-quarter and full-year performance.