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With overwhelming empirical evidence against forced ethanol use, the EPA had to trim a corporate welfare item.

The publisher of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune is "restructuring" to focus on digital.

A recent analysis of the used-car market reveals gender differences in vehicle-color preferences. But what does it mean?

Europe is looking to curb its carbon emissions and that means staying away from Canada's tar sands-based crude oil.

Barclays analysts, among others, have changed their minds about the company since it announced details of a partial spinoff.

The country's trade ministry welcomes the investment even as the health ministry tries to curb smoking.

Most U.S. car purchases are financed and outstanding loan balance is at a record high.

Israel tested its new missile defense system, David's Sling, the final piece of its multi-layered defense shield.

The Galaxy S5 may feature a 64-bit CPU to help Samsung compete with Apple’s iPhone 5s.

The experimental drug, when used with standard statins, was found to be effective without an increase in side effects.

The release of a slew of economic data and the minutes of Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting are ahead this Wednesday.

Cambodia is encouraging farmers to raise crocodiles instead of selling them as babies.

There is something on the streets of New York City that most people do not know about that can harm them. What is it?

The concern is that hackers could misuse the feature to disable phones used by legitimate owners.

The two influential figures sparred in front of 100 top executives at a Wall Street Journal event in Washington.

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) on Tuesday posted fiscal third-quarter earnings of 16 cents a share on revenue of $9.36 billion.

Burkina Faso, for example, is primed to grow if it can access long-term capital, the World Bank leader said.

Airbus and Boeing could not take their latest products, the A350 and 777X, to Dubai. But the A380 and 787 were both there.

Influential U.S. politicians and economists at a D.C. conference puzzled out their thoughts about the world’s second-largest economy and America's top economic rival.

As global prices for Arabica green coffee beans hit record lows, Starbucks will see millions in benefits over the next two years. But customers won't see cheaper lattes any time soon.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says decision to investigate vehicle safety issues is an “independent process.”

Five years after the government sold Washington Mutual to JPMorgan, a $13 Billion settlement is agreed. Why isn't the government paying?

Here's video of a Tesla Model S NOT burning.

A senior monetary policy thinker and mentor to Fed chair Ben Bernanke gave his take on the central bank's actions during the global economic crisis.

Fans predictably laud Musk. Critics unsurprisingly get snarky. Auto writers question whether NHTSA really reacted to a request by Tesla.

Overall, the outlook for air travel continues to improve, amid a flourishing business environment.

The emissions trading system in Europe may be failing, as London banks close or scale back carbon trading desks.

Escalating prices and an abundance of reserves could spur the implementation of coal expansion projects.

The MVF fund is separate from the money recovered by Irving Picard, the court-appointed trustee.