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Rahul Gandhi is the son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and current Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi.

The BoJ will likely expand asset purchases and state a new inflation goal. Here's your handy watchlist for this week.

The acclaimed iPhone 5 and iPad 4, iPad Mini and iPods have sold well globally: Will revenue from those products produce record 1Q earnings?

China’s central bank has moved toward putting itself more in line with the U.S. Fed in how it manages banking-system liquidity.

Crude oil prices declined during the Asian trading hours Monday after surging to a four-month high last week.

Asian markets were listless Monday as investor confidence was weighed down amid the speculation that policy makers in Japan might disappoint by not announcing substantial stimulus measures in the meeting this week.

Rio Tinto Group, the mining giant that just admitted that it’s worth $14 billion less than previously stated, is at a crossroads.

With the help of loans by the European Union and International Monetary Fund, the Egyptian economy is attempting a comeback.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Friday were Xilinx Inc, Starz, Life Technologies Corporation and Trius Therapeutic Inc while the top after-market NASDAQ losers were magicJack VocalTec Ltd, Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Aviat Networks Inc, Avis Budget Group Inc and Power-One Inc.

Most of the Asian markets rose as investor confidence was lifted amid the encouraging economic indicators from the U.S. and China.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were SeaCube Container Leasing, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, France Telecom, Harbinger Group and PBF Energy. The top after-market NYSE losers were Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund, Corrections Corp, Air Lease, Caterpillar and Parker Drilling Co.

Economists continue to be at odds over the reliability of official Chinese data, but Baring Asset’s Khiem Do says they are "OK."

Al Gore may have just made close to $100 million from the sale of the Current TV network, but it appears the former U.S. vice president is not done pocketing the big bucks quite yet. Gore this week bought roughly $29 million worth of Apple Inc. stock for pennies on the dollar, making him even richer than ever.

Seattle coffee giant Starbucks is expected to report a 14 percent gain in earnings per share on an 11 percent sales increase.

The Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) department-store chain is recalling roughly 560,000 children’s pajama sets due to a flame hazard.

The agency that grounded Boeing's 787 Dreamliner as it investigates battery malfunctions does not know when it will allow the plane to fly again.

Quantitative easing’s long-term dollar impact has not been determined. That said, to cite Twain, reports of the dollar’s death are greatly exaggerated.

Strong demand for oil and gas equipment lifted GE's fourth-quarter sales and profit above analyst expectations.

NuPathe, Life Technologies, Research In Motion, Rio Tinto, Carnival Corp, Intel Corp, Finisar Corp, Cliffs Natural Resources and AT&T Inc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Friday.

Here's your handy watchlist for this week - a week that should offer further guidance on the health of U.S. companies.

Boeing, struggling to fix a serious battery problem in its 787 Dreamliner, catches a p.r. break from one of its unions, as well as Wall Street.

The U.S. stock index signaled a higher open Friday as investor sentiment turned positive amid the encouraging data from China.

Asian stock markets advanced Friday as sentiment was buoyed following the release of improved economic data in both the U.S. and China.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Thursday were NuPathe Inc, Education Management Corporation, Life Technologies Corporation and Unilife Corporation, while the top after-market NASDAQ losers were Trius Therapeutic Inc, Intel Corporation, MAKO Surgical Corp, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc and Oncothyreo Inc.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were American Greetings Corp, First Horizon National, KBR, Inc, Rio Tinto and Dole Food Co. The top after-market NYSE losers were VOC Energy Trust, El Paso Electric, Capital One Financial, Advanced Micro Devices and Yingli Green Energy.

China’s economy rose at a better than expected rate in the fourth quarter of last year, indicating that economic growth is reviving.

Cars that will never be made and mockups that are in the works provide clues to the near-future look of autos.

American Airlines unveils a new logo and colors, to mixed reviews. Here's what the classic "Silverbird" looked like.

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