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The Spanish telecom giant wants to boot the competition out and salvage a strong company.

The launch of Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c has left the competition far behind, and most analysts are liking it.

Strong automobile maker demand should boost the 2 metals over the next year, as they stand to outperform other commodities.

Investors remain in a wait-and-see mode until there's further hard evidence regarding the Fed's stance on stimulus as autumn begins.

Airline passengers in the U.S. may soon be able to use a wider range of electronic devices on planes, even during takeoffs and landings.

The move by the union's retirement fund complicates Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne's campaign to take over the whole firm.

BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY) announced on Monday it will be acquired by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited for $4.7 billion.

Fox Broadcasting Co. tells IBTimes how it quickly capitalized on a Norwegian viral comedy hit.

The latest forecast for the U.S.' 2013 holiday seasonal hiring is disappointing.

Ukrainian officials stressed, however, that this is not a sale, noting that Ukrainian law prohibits the sale of land to foreigners.

As Citi guides its investors to expect a slide in trading revenue, shadows of the 1994 bond rout loom over Wall Street.

The financial recovery of the biggest U.S. automaker is accelerating, thanks to lenders and Moody's.

Fracking is seen as the key element to the U.S. natural gas boom but some people are not so sure that there really is a boom.

Shanghai General Motors says its Cadillac ATS will be “a new force” in China’s luxury car segment.

Turkey has relied heavily on natural gas imports but now looks to develop its own energy resources.

India, a country of 1.2 billion people, has 12 million super-rich; 17 of them bought Lamborghinis last year.

Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy faces scrutiny from more regulators after the U.S. FDA imposed an import ban on its Indian plant.

AirAsia, which will soon begin flying to smaller cities and towns in India, has made a solid start in the country.

Hardly three days after their release, the smartphones account for about 1.5 percent of all iPhones currently being used in the U.S.

Investors have one eye on the week's economic data, and the other on the U.S. budget/debt ceiling spat in Washington.

The euro zone service sector saw the largest rise in activity since June 2011, while the manufacturing expansion rate slowed.

Blackberry delayed the release of its BBM app for iOS and Android even as the company rapidly loses market share worldwide.

The much-hyped new feature on the iPhone 5s, which promised to better protect devices from criminals, has been allegedly hacked.

The gold-colored Apple iPhone 5S has already sold out in several locations worldwide. But many of the smartphones are now popping up for sale online.

The increasing number of attacks in the Sinai Peninsula have many worried that terrorists may start attacking cargo and tanker ships.

As earnings plunge, BlackBerry said it will cut 4,500 jobs, or 40 percent of its worldwide workforce, by 2015.

The Indian government will build world’s largest power plant, which will generate 4,000 MW of power, in Rajasthan.

The first-ever attempt by the federal government to impose limits on carbon emissions faces strong criticism.

Architecture studio Abaton has created a gorgeous portable home that can be erected in just one day.