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The U.S. economy sits atop of the World Economic Forum's annual global competitiveness survey for the first time since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, benefiting from a new ranking methodology this year, the Swiss body said on Tuesday.

Netflix Inc added about 7 million streaming customers in the latest quarter, 1.8 million more than Wall Street expected, as it debuted a record amount of original programming, including new seasons of popular shows “Orange is the New Black” and “BoJack Horseman.”

U.S. industrial production increased for a fourth straight month in September, boosted by gains in manufacturing and mining output, but momentum slowed sharply in the third quarter.

Valuation proposals suggested Uber's market value when it goes public next year could be $120 billion.

Uber Technologies Inc. could be valued at $120 billion when it finally goes public next year according to recent proposals made by U.S. banks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The license of the Cantrell Funeral Home was suspended in April after decomposing embalmed bodies were found among other code violations.

LG Electronics displayed its popular clothing-care home appliance, called the Styler, at Seoul Fashion Week.

Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle name their baby Diana?

Apple’s Taiwan-based suppliers remain cautious about orders for the new iPhones because of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China.

An MRI of the man's head revealed that the scan was the same as those as those seen in people with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).

While all cyber attempts to compromise the midterms were either prevented or neutralized, the DHS admitted they have not been able to determine the source of the attacks so far.

The envelope, which was received by Susan Collins’ husband, comprised a letter which said the package contained the toxic substance Ricin.

With supplies from key producers in decline, the oil market might not be able to keep up with demand.

According to reports, the hacker was asking for a total of $42,200 for all the 19 databases.

Australia's opposition Labor Party says it will wave through the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, then amend it in government. That won't be easy.

The company notified would-be buyers that all orders placed by Oct. 15 would be delivered by year-end, making them eligible for the full $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax credit.

Michael Avenatti announced that an appeal was filed hours after a federal judge dismissed the defamation lawsuit against Trump. Daniels sued Trump after he tweeted that her story of a man threatening her at a Las Vegas parking lot to not come forward with the story of her alleged affair with him was "a total con job."

But the 25 percent tariffs from January, 2019, could slow Chinese growth, raise U.S. inflation and put more downward pressure on emerging markets.

A group of young Americans suing the federal government over lack of action to fight climate change can proceed with their lawsuit, but U.S. President Donald Trump cannot be named as a defendant, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Facebook Inc will ban false information about voting requirements and fact-check fake reports of violence or long lines at polling stations ahead of next month's U.S. midterm elections, company executives told Reuters, the latest effort to reduce voter manipulation on its service.

The U.S. government closed the 2018 fiscal year $779 billion in the red, its highest deficit in six years, as Republican-led tax cuts pinched revenues and expenses rose on a growing national debt, according to data released Monday by the Treasury Department.