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The country’s Purchasing Managers Index came in at 50.8. Economists had expected better performance.

Nissan says some Infiniti SUVs have airbags that explode for a different reason than one identified in 16.5 million vehicles.

Remains found Friday from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane are making their way to the Netherlands for identification.

A suit filed this week claims Kimberly-Clark has known since last year that its gowns don’t offer maximum protection from infectious disease.

Regular gasoline could dip below $3 a gallon for the first time since December 2010, AAA says.

After months of tension with the U.S., Israel has backed out of a deal to buy V-22 Osprey aircraft, but agreed to buy 31 F-35 jets.

The retailer is considering whether to expand its price-matching to goods offered by online competitors.

Americans for Payday Lending Reform is targeting Advance America CEO J. Patrick O’Shaughnessy as part of a name-and-shame campaign.

Shooter 'Advanced Warfare' will hit store shelves at GameStop a day earlier than planned.

Americans are more confident they will earn more in coming months, although they cut spending in September.

Dentists will pay $1 a pound to buy candy from young trick-or-treaters as part of a nationwide Halloween buyback program.

Ford is making all new F-150 models largely out of high caliber, 'military grade' aluminum alloy. Will that turn off skeptics?

Uber's surge pricing reminder also gives the ride-sharing company the ability to say it warned customers.

The report is the latest attempt to quantify how hydraulic fracturing may affect Americans' health.

How many times have you, at your desk, with your head in your hands, whimpered, "God, I wish Starbucks delivered"? Beginning next year, it will.

Vattenfall AB says it will seek a buyer for coal plants, mines in Germany to help cut its emissions.

Wal-Mart said it plans to have 20,000 "rollbacks", or a product discounted for at least 90 days, on offer starting on Saturday.

Laura Cha reportedly said that emancipated slaves in the U.S. waited 107 years for the right to vote, "so why can't Hong Kong wait."

Google took over Android in 2005, and under Rubin's leadership, it has become the world's most popular mobile operating system.

The defective Takata-made air bags have reportedly caused four deaths and more than 30 injuries in the U.S.

The lawsuit is reportedly the first one to be filed in Malaysia against the airline in relation to MH370's disappearance.

Police received several calls from people about a man with a gun at the plant, where the company's 747 and 787 jets are made.

Cheaper crude could undermine Russia's and Iran's foreign policy and push oil-dependent economies into recession.

The three parties have reportedly agreed on a deal to resume Russian gas supplies to Ukraine.

Chinese and Indian respondents were the most enthusiastic while the British were the most critical. The Japanese were the most indifferent.

As Coke and Pepsi lose popularity, sweetened coffee and teas are among the fastest-growing drinks in the U.S.

European companies are preparing to enter a lucrative, untapped market if Iran sanctions are suspended. The U.S. could miss out.

The Canadian energy firm said Thursday that it filed a 30,000-page application to Canada's National Energy Board.

Officials were trying to account for people inside a building at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport Thursday after it was struck by a small plane that lost power.