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China’s slowing economy will have a profound impact on automakers who have come to rely on the country's unsustainable growth.

Despite showing large gains for women and Hispanics, Twitter managed to hire just 16 African-Americans since its last diversity report.

Foreigners will no longer be restricted to one property in China, as the country seeks to boost the slowing real estate sector, seen as key to the economy.

McDonald’s and Tyson Food have cut ties with a Tennessee poultry farm after a video surfaced on Thursday that showed the supplier engaging in severe animal cruelty, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Tesla Motors received a second glowing endorsement from Consumer Reports, this time for the performance version of the Model S.

The station owner said the sale was a promotion to celebrate updates to the store.

The search giant claims the European Commission's "preliminary conclusions are wrong as a matter of fact, law, and economics."

A new report reveals Microsoft has seen a huge jump in Office 365 adoption in the past year, overtaking Google Apps.

Russia’s return on a deal to sell natural gas to China may be little more than a pipe dream.

Chinese police have arrested a driver who allegedly pulled a knife on the woman after suddenly stopping in a tunnel and robbed her of more than 5,000 yuan.

The lawsuit claims the companies hid risks of defective keyless ignition systems, which have been linked to 13 deaths.

Chinese consumers, cautioned by a slowing economy, turbulent stock markets and an anti-corruption crackdown, are traveling less frequently and spending less.

Wang Jianlin, who owns the Dalian Wanda Group, is Asia’s richest man. He reportedly lost about $13 billion in the stocks crash this week.

"Star Wars" fans are almost as eager for the film's toy lineup as they are for the film. Find out how Lucasfilm is unveiling them.

The cannabis industry has battled stigma and now marijuana universities are determined to foster a sense of legitimacy for pot professionals.

More than 60,000 square kilometers, or 23,000 square miles, of the Indian Ocean have been combed for evidence of the missing plane so far.

Oil-field service provider Schlumberger has agreed to purchase oil gear provider Cameron with hopes of breakthroughs in well technology.

Oil-producing nations are reeling from the latest drop in crude prices, which threatens to further erode federal budgets and fuel political insecurity.

Pros say today’s tech industry is on solid ground despite slip in valuations (though some beg to differ).

Authorities said the fire broke out in a restricted area, which could not be accessed by passengers.

The initial contract including its options is valued at $6.75 billion for 17,000 vehicles.

Airbnb has agreed to charge lodgers a small tourist tax following a request from Parisian authorities.

Profits after tax tumbled to $1.91 billion -- its worst performance in over a decade.

“Russia’s military activity in the Ukraine continues to be of great concern to us and to our European allies,” U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James said.

The price of crude oil recovered slightly from Monday's record lows but prices are predicted to fall further to 2008 levels.

President Obama on Monday will unveil a series of measures at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas.

If Monday’s trading activity is any indication, U.S. oil prices are headed to a ninth straight weekly decline.

Many restaurant chains are struggling to attract and keep workers.

The FDA invites patients to be part of the drug approval process, but critics question whether drug companies will abuse the privilege.