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Unionized workers at Chrysler Group LLC ratified a four-year labor pact on Wednesday, closing out the first round of talks since two of the three Detroit automakers nearly collapsed and took federal bailouts in 2009.

Unionized workers at Chrysler Group LLC ratified a four-year labor pact on Wednesday, closing out the first round of talks since two of the three Detroit automakers nearly collapsed and took federal bailouts in 2009.

Visa Inc said its revenues grew at a slower pace in the latest quarter and it paid more in client incentives, sending its shares lower even though the payment processing company posted better-than-expected net income.

Fairy tales are back with a darkened vengeance on U.S. television, scaring up a fright and putting a new twist on a genre long dominated by pretty princesses and charming princes.

Occupy Oakland organizers are planning a peaceful vigil for 24-year-old Marine Scott Olsen to coincide with tonight's second march to retake Plaza. Olsen, an Iraq war veteran, suffered a fractured skull after being shot in the face with a police projectile.

President Obama announced a much-heralded plan on Wednesday to help recent college graduates struggling to pay back their student loans. Reactions were mixed, with some people lauding the President for taking decisive action and others saying he didn't go far enough.

Visa Inc said on Wednesday quarterly net income rose by 14 percent, as the company processed more card payments and payment volumes increased.

Sprint finally owned up to the massive bet it is making on iPhone, sending its shares down as much as 12 percent on Wednesday.

An IBM report reveals the triangular relationship between consumers, businesses and social media networks.

Asian Carp are a problem for the Great Lake States -- and they're asking the Supreme Court to help them do something about it.

Despite an elevated level of risk aversion – and the fact that the source of the risk is the European debt crisis – the euro remains “surprisingly resilient” against the safe-haven U.S. dollar, said Samarjit Shankar, managing director at Bank of New York Mellon

Bruce Willis and his second wife Emma Heming are expecting their first child together next year.

Libya's interim leader urged NATO Wednesday to maintain its involvement in the country until the end of the year, though the Western military alliance that helped topple Muammar Gaddafi is keen to wind up its formal mission within days.

A Kenyan man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a grenade attack on a Nairobi bus station and being a member of the Somali rebel group al Shabaab, which Kenyan forces are pursuing in a cross-border operation.

Ford Motor Co posted a lower third-quarter profit after taking a hit from plunging metals prices and sustaining losses in its European and Asian operations.

European shares inched higher on Wednesday in a choppy session as better-than-expected U.S. data and forecast beating results just about offset diminishing expectations for an EU debt-crisis summit.

BP passed its final hurdle to returning to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, receiving its first permit to drill a new well since its role in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been forced to cancel a trip to Geneva for a United Nations meeting this week after his wife and some of his aides were denied visas, state media said on Wednesday.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney Wednesday voiced support for Gov. John Kasich's anti-union law after refusing to take a stand on the issue a day before while visiting Ohio.

Ford Motor Co posted a lower third-quarter profit after taking a hit from plunging metals prices and sustaining losses in its European and Asian operations.

The iPhone 4S has been a hit among Apple fans with its new fast flash features but many have been looking for a jailbreak that will allow them to customize their phone to the fore. The lastest iPhone jailbreak and unlocking software is out, according to bestunlock.com.