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One key analyst says equipment demand will remain adequate in 2014, despite challenging mining sector conditions.

Quarterly earnings announcements from big players in retail, aviation and technology should help guide investors.

Analysts also predict the global cafe giant will post 11 percent revenue growth in the most recent quarter.

The Japanese company has remained the top-selling automaker since 2012 and ended last year with record sales of 9.98 million vehicles.

Rescue operations continue to search for missing people days after the ferry sank on its way to a resort island off the Korean peninsula.

"Growth momentum is stabilizing," an economist says of the lackluster but expedted numbers.

Yoo Byung-un already has a criminal record for fraud.

CEO compensation far outpaced average-worker pay in publicly listed hospitality and food services companies.

Twitter users already discussed snorting Palcohol, or powdered alcohol, after it was approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.

The budget carrier's stock dropped after the news on fears of higher costs.

U.S. concerns about the global economy, a weakened ruble and the interdependent nature of key industries may be why Russia isn't feeling the heat.

Supplier for branded shoes attempts to quell largest Chinese labor action in years as workers at second plant return to work.

The deal's goal is to bolster best lines and exit weaker ones, as the sector contends with health care spending cuts and generic competition.

As tension between the West and Russia continues to build, academics and politicians are proposing a fresh idea for the problem's mitigation.

McDonald's has posted two years of turbulent U.S. same restaurant sales, due to sluggish economic growth, stiffer competition and internal missteps.

The company will build a network of charging stations in China to support owners of Tesla vehicles.

U.S. gasoline stockpiles are at a three-year low, and prices have risen 4 percent during the past year. Translation: more pain at the pump.

With a relatively flat second quarter, Apple seems to be banking on end-of-the-year product launches to boost revenue.

The Detroit automaker will see profits slammed by charges stemming from global recall, S. American currency troubles and Europe restructuring.

Lockheed, maker of the F-35 fighter jet, satellites and coastal warships, said quarterly earnings rose 23%.

In February, Novartis had acquired CoStim Pharmaceuticals to broaden its cancer immunotherapy research program.

Both plaintiffs and General Motors were busy in the court's previous session.

Procter & Gamble is banking on new razors and dental products to bolster its most recent quarterly results.

Earnings are expected to continue to influence market direction.

Allergan generated $6.2 billion in revenues in 2013, supported by its leading product, Botox, whose standalone revenues grew 12 percent.

The incident is reportedly the worst maritime disaster in the country since 1993 and the captain could face life in prison.

Authorities called off an aerial search for the missing plane but ships and an underwater drone are expected to continue.

Currently, Fields is chief operating officer; if named he would replace CEO Alan Mulally.

General Mills reverses course after backlash to legal language that seemed to say "liking" its products would bar legal action.