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A small plane crashed off the coast of New York's Long Island on Saturday.

Poles are considering hydraulic fracturing in pursuit of oil and gas as their ticket to energy independence, but even they have doubts.

Mayor Thomas Menino is seeking to preemptively dissuade Trojan from distributing its sex toys in front of Boston City Hall

Caterpillar is expected to report higher third-quarter earnings Monday, despite a challenging economic environment.

In a move aimed at boosting insourcing work from outside contractors, leading automaker General Motors (GM) plans to hire 3000 Hewlett Packard (HP) employees who previously executed information technology work for the organization.

The World Trade Organization forbade China Thursday to impose duties on certain U.S. steel exports, in a case affecting Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Chevrolet has announced plans to unveil the 2014 Corvette this coming January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The 2014 Corvette will be the first of a new generation of Corvettes, the seventh in the line’s history.

Spirit Air, which runs surfeit goofy promotions, is back at it again, this time mimicking Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" comment from the debate

Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) has its sights set on Millennials - Americans roughly defined as those born in the 20th century's waning years.

Twitter blocked local access to a neo-Nazi group in Germany after police charged it with racial hatred incitement and criminal activity.

After 11 years without new flight attendants, American Airlines is finally hiring. But the new hires will be working for lower wages than those being laid off.

Despite slowing sales, McDonald's is expected to serve up a $1.48 per share this quarter with a side of extra dividend.

The world's largest publicly traded energy company extended its buying streak with a $2.91 billion purchase of Canadian petroleum shale properties.

Some schools are looking to ban a popular snack, Flamin' Hot Cheetos, for its addictive qualities amid health concerns.

Kingfisher Airlines, India’s crisis-struck airline, will extend its lockout period said chief executive Sanjay Aggarwal, after a meeting with the employees on Wednesday.

A123 Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: AONE) once had a promising future making electric car batteries. Now it's just another Solyndra Inc.

One of America's largest oil companies has had a good streak, but legal troubles at home and abroad could check performance.

Amazon, the largest Internet retailer, said it will hire more than 50,000 seasonal workers at its fulfillment centers across the U.S.

Conservative pundit Glenn Beck unveiled his new line of denim jeans on Monday for his clothing company, 1791.

Loose-spending rapper Birdman just snatched up embattled producer Scott Storch's ex-Miami pad, for a cool $14.5 million

Americans may get to drive the $3000 budget car Tata Nano, at a revised price by 2015, if all goes well with the plans laid out by the automotive giant, Tata Motors.

Amazon (AMZN) is planning to hire 50,000 seasonal workers in the United States to cater to the holiday season. The seasonal hiring plans of different retail stores spell good news for several groups of unemployed workforce.

Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY) is releasing a new cheaper bundle for its celebrated Wii console just weeks before the Wii U first hits shelves.

Shidea Lane, the woman who was delivered an uppercut to the face from bus driver Artis Hughes last week, spoke out about the feud seen in the viral video.

Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI) is turning its “Call of Duty Elite” service into a free counterpart to the boxed copy of the game, instead hoping to further monetize users through downloadable content.

Coca-Cola is expected to report lower third-quarter profit on thinner margins.

Bumble Bee Foods employee Jose Malena was cooked to death in an industrial oven Thursday at the seafood plant in California.

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch declared on Twitter that “any shareholders with complaint should take profits and sell!”

Retailers' legal challenge to a class-action settlement involving MasterCard and Visa would allow "hidden fees" to continue.