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Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has invested billions in clean energy. But now it's opposing a Nevada proposal to boost rooftop solar projects.

China's government-run version of car-hailing app Uber is legal, but more expensive.

It is expected to cover 50,000 square feet, which will make it 25 percent larger than its currently largest store.

President Ollanta Humala is seeing his lowest popularity rating in a year in the wake of tumultuous protests over a Mexican-owned mining project.

The U.S. investment bank cut its long-term oil price forecast and advised investors to sell shares in BP Plc and Norway's Statoil.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is under fire for selling counterfeit goods -- again -- but this time it plans to fight it with new bar codes.

Some service along the Northeast Corridor is back up, as the investigation continues into the cause of last week's deadly derailment.

Chinese state media say the incident highlights the economic benefit of rail links -- and the lack of transparency in China's railway planning and local governance.

The Japanese automaker joins a crowded field of automakers and companies outside the auto industry that are betting on the technology.

Saudi Arabia-led OPEC decided at a meeting in November to maintain output and keep global markets amply supplied.

Couriers are taking to the subway system to deliver purchases as part of Amazon's recently launched same-day delivery service.

Researchers say smokers should consider "other options" to quitting, given potential health risks.

Companies are racing to become the industry leaders in data-mining software, ultraefficient lamps and water-sipping irrigation systems.

Cleaning and sanitizing production plants was taking longer than anticipated, the company said.

A small plane crashed in Texas, killing a family of four.

General Motors says the only thing that has carried over from the fifth-generation Camaro is the logo in the front.

A gas leak in Hollywood forced evacuations and road closures.

The FBI has been called in to examine a remnant of the Amtrak locomotive's shattered windshield with a circular damage pattern.

A manure truck and a passenger train collided in western Germany close to its border with the Netherlands.

Experts say the technology workers' free rides cut traffic and pollution. So why do demonstrators want to do away with them?

The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court by Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other brands owned by Paris-based Kering SA.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which was running a separate civil probe, has shared information with the FBI.

Honda Motor Co.'s local unit will recall 11,381 vehicles in India to replace potentially faulty air bags, the company said in a statement on Friday, a day after its Japanese parent said it would recall 5 million vehicles for the same reason.

An unnamed dad only remembered he forgot his 1-year-old daughter inside his car when he arrived at his workplace.

Microsoft's newest operating system will be a free upgrade for most, but people running a pirated version will have to pay to go legit.

At Midshipman Justin Zemser's funeral, friends and family shared stories of an impressive young man who had his life cut tragically short.

General Motors will pull the curtain back on its sixth-generation iconic muscle car on Saturday in Detroit.

In China, where nudity and porn are highly regulated, Playboy still manages to find billion-dollar success.

Amtrak-crash claimants run up against a law capping total damages awarded after a single accident at $200 million.