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Wireless telecom firm T-Mobile USA said it will begin offering unlimited data service plans, in a move aimed at wooing customers of bigger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc which had stopped offering such plans.

Atlantis, the last U.S. space shuttle is returning back home.

New Jersey is going to join 15 other states of the US and the District of Columbia to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

Samsung Electronics Co launched a thinner and lighter version of its Galaxy tablet in its lucrative home market Wednesday, trying to halt the runaway success of Apple Inc's iPad.

Asian shares rose on Wednesday as indications of progress on a U.S. budget-reduction deal boosted investor confidence while encouraging quarterly numbers from Apple Inc and International Business Machines helped Asia's beaten-down tech sector gain for a second day.

Asian shares rose on Wednesday as indications of progress on a U.S. budget-reduction deal boosted investor confidence while encouraging quarterly numbers from Apple Inc and International Business Machines helped Asia's beaten-down tech sector gain for a second day.

The United Auto Workers is talking with a lot of foreign automakers about representing their U.S. plants' hourly workers and could see a deal by year end, top union officials said.

The United Auto Workers is talking with several foreign automakers about representing their U.S. plants' hourly workers and could see a deal by year end, top union officials said.

American Airlines' board of directors was to vote overnight on an aircraft order potentially worth more than $20 billion and split between Boeing Co and Airbus , sources said on Tuesday.

Asian shares rose on Wednesday as indications of progress on a U.S. budget-reduction deal boosted investor confidence while encouraging quarterly numbers from Apple Inc and International Business Machines Corp helped Asia's beaten-down tech sector gain for a second day.

Asian shares rose on Wednesday as indications of progress on a U.S. budget-reduction deal boosted investor confidence while encouraging quarterly numbers from Apple Inc and International Business Machines Corp helped Asia's beaten-down tech sector gain for a second day.

Chipotle Mexican Grill reported a quarterly profit that missed Wall Street's view as margins were hurt by higher food prices and legal costs related to a federal probe of illegal immigrant hiring.

Marijuana legalization across the United States is not too far off, according to one legalization advocate.

A House committee will race to clean up new rules on swaps before they take effect, the panel's chairman said on Tuesday, warning the rules will harm small and medium-size businesses.

Goldman Sachs on Tuesday blamed its commodities trading desk for much of the massive drop in trading profits in the second quarter, even after its own analysts correctly called for a pull-back in prices.

Goldman Sachs blamed its commodities trading desk for much of the massive drop in trading profits in the second quarter, even after its own analysts correctly called for a pull-back in prices.

Scrambling to rescue a potential $20 billion plane order from American Airlines, Boeing Co has offered to put a new engine on its current version of the 737, retreating from an ambitious plan to completely redesign its best-selling aircraft, sources said on Tuesday.

Goldman Sachs' anemic second-quarter results on Tuesday rattled investors and cast a pall on its reputation as Wall Street's trading powerhouse.

The 4.3-inch Samsung Galaxy S2 has sold about 3 million units worldwide.

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall is suing Hanesbrands Inc. for terminating an endorsement deal after the football player posted controversial messages on Twitter following the death of Osama bin Laden, his attorney said on Tuesday.

President Obama Tuesday indicated his support for a new deficit-reduction plan that is gaining momentum in the U.S. Senate, calling it a very significant step and one that is broadly consistent with the significant reduction he seeks in the nation's budget deficit. If approved by Congress, the deal would avert a U.S. Government default.