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The rate of inflation in China slowed down in October compared to the same month in the previous year, showing signs of a gradual decline in price pressure to provide scope for monetary easing.

The Bank of Korea Friday announced its decision to keep the policy rate at 2.75 percent but the market participants feel that additional stimulus measures are urgently needed to give a boost to the country's weakening economy.

China’s consumer inflation unexpectedly slowed to a 33-month low on slowing food-price gains, the government announced Friday, while producer-price deflation eased in a sign of rebounding industrial demand.

Asian shares fell further Friday, weighed down by fears of a U.S. recession while Europe still awaits a bailout for Greece.

Going over the cliff could tip the U.S. economy back in to a recession, economists agree.

Apple's already working on its second-generation iPad Mini, and has tapped Taiwan-based AU Optronics to begin development on a 7.9-inch screen with a 2048 x 1536 resolution -- a Retina Display.

After two years of bankrolling efforts to repeal Dodd-Frank, industry lobbyists pivoted this week to mend White House relations.

Kohl's, Macy's, Dillard's, Nordstrom and J.C. Penney, on average, have seen sales rising for the past three Octobers.

Now with medical marijuana available in 18 states including Massachusetts, pot businesses are increasingly battling the IRS over what is deductible and what isn't.

In a nutshell: Things in Europe are bad … and getting worse.

President Barack Obama has also pledged to eliminate U.S. dependence on imported oil.

Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) is now officially accepting mobile payments through Square following a $25 million investment it made in the startup last August.

Fewer people than expected filed for initial jobless claims last week due to Hurricane Sandy.

The National Retail Federation says the nation's largest employment sector needs Congress to act on a myriad issues.

QUALCOMM, Tata Motors, Siemens, Whiting Petroleum, Universal Display, AudioCodes, Banco Santander, Whole Foods Market and UBS AG are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Thursday.

Retail giant Walmart is kicking off 2012 Black Friday deals earlier this year, on Thanksgiving, as more stores are in a rush to throw open their holiday deals much-ahead of Black Friday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data and the Bureau of Economic Analysis's trade deficit report.

Asian stock markets plunged Thursday as investors turned their attention to the U.S. fiscal cliff after President Barack Obama’s re-election for a second term.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were Global Cash Access Holdings, LifeLock, CommonWealth, Freescale Semiconductor and MEMC Electronic Materials. The top after-market NYSE losers were Teekay Tankers, MasTec, Accretive Health and Blyth.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were QUALCOMM Incorporated, Bloomin' Brands Inc, Himax Technologies Inc and InterMune Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Wednesday were Universal Display Corporation, Monster Beverage Corporation, Nanosphere Inc, RealPage Inc and Concur Technologies Inc.

South Korea's M2 Money Supply grew at a slower rate in September than in the previous month, indicating that more monetary easing policies are necessary to increase the amount of currency in circulation, which in turn can result in reviving the country’s economic growth.

Asian shares extended losses Thursday as investors worried about the U.S. “fiscal cliff” and the European economy's further deterioration.

Japan’s core machine orders fell in September compared to those in the previous month, showing that there is an urgent need to take additional measures to enhance the growth potential of the economy.

Japan’s current account on a seasonal adjusted basis posted a deficit in September, indicating a continuing decline in the economic condition of the world's third largest economy.

Asian shares fell Thursday as investors fretted over the U.S. “fiscal cliff” and the European economy's further deterioration.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock has fallen 20 percent since its record high in September as the company struggled to meet demand for the iPhone 5 and lost part of its dominance in the smartphone and tablet market alike.

A testy day for one of Wall Street’s most closely followed indicators of market panic went from unusual to downright bizarre.

Pixar Animation Studios honored the visionary man that saved the studio this month by naming its building after the late founder of Apple, Inc.