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The Federal Railroad Administration approved a $28 million study of one leg of a much-discussed high-speed magnetic-levitation line between Washington and New York.

The role-playing game series has spawned television adaptations, smartphone apps and plenty of merchandise.

The health of the U.S. jobs market is one of the key factors in the Fed's thinking over a December rate hike that has aided the dollar's strength.

China is not among the 12 Pacific-Rim countries which last month agreed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.

The Japanese automaker plans to invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence and robotics, establishing centers of excellence in Silicon Valley and at MIT.

Imposing U.S. copyright laws on other countries through the Trans-Pacific Partnership would stifle Internet freedom and innovation, rights groups say.

The release of the Trans-Pacific Partnership final document has done little to quell the fears of digital rights activists.

The world’s top-selling automaker announced a 13.5 percent rise in second-quarter profit, but cut its annual sales target because of slowing sales in emerging markets.

France's new policy mirrors ones in Japan and Australia.

The Asian rally -- led by China, where the Shanghai Composite ended the day's trade up 4.3 percent -- pushed global stocks higher Wednesday.

Xi Jinping will meet Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore on Saturday — in a historic move that could influence Taiwan's upcoming presidential elections.

Earlier, a senior U.S. defense official said China was lobbying Southeast Asian nations to drop any reference to concerns over the South China Sea in the statement.

The three-company IPO was the world's biggest this year, and Japan's biggest in two decades. The companies' stocks rose between 15 percent and 56 percent on their first trading day.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.4 percent. Australian shares surged 1.3 percent.

The California maker of electric cars said in its latest earnings report that it would sell fewer vehicles this year. Don’t believe it.

Takata, a Japanese supplier to automakers, could pay $70 million or more for airbag problems that have resulted in recalls of millions of vehicles.

In the 18 months since a Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared from radar, the Malaysian government has spent $75 million to find the missing plane.

European and Asian stock markets were mixed while U.S. stock futures traded down pointing to a weak opening after a strong performance Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that the country's annual economic growth rate over the next five years will not be less than 6.5 percent.

The North Korean leader's instructions to his military come a day after South Korea and the U.S. announced in Seoul a set of guidelines to offset Pyongyang's missile attacks.

Regional defense ministers are about to meet to discuss freedom of navigation and ways to avoid international incidents.