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The survey also found most people are not familiar with bitcoin.

Political and economic volatility in Argentina has underscored how frontier markets can turn sour quickly.

The company's five major business units reported higher profit, with the largest gain at Disney's movie studio.

The earnings report hit Twitter's stock hard. In after-hours trading, shares of Twitter tumbled as much as 13 percent.

On Monday, Sen. Carper released a 25-page report on how countries around the world are addressing bitcoin.

Young Wall Street bankers have grown disenchanted with their careers, and their stories are told in Kevin Roose's new book, "Young Money."

With iron ore comprising 60 percent of Australia's exports to China, the slump begs the question -- what's going on in China?

Stacey DelVecchio, a chemical engineer who worked her way up at Caterpillar, spoke with IBTimes about women in manufacturing.

Poultry regulation may feature prominently in 2014 on advocates’ agendas, after two critical December reports made waves.

The changing economics of the global tobacco industry have also hit Philip Morris in recent years.

Institutional investors are trying to sort out whether the sell-off is merely Fed-stimulus related or a deeper problem.

The first car rolled out of the Japanese automaker's Chennai, India, plant this week.

Alfonso Fanjul, sugar tycoon and well-known anti-Castro activist, wants to invest in his home country.

"Adra," the company's concept car designed by its team in Bangalore, is expected to serve the growing demand for SUVs in India.

In a compelling new book, Kevin Roose exposes Wall Street's most powerful fraternity and the ordeals faced by young bankers.

The Senate voted 68-32 to pass the bill, which is more than a year overdue after congressional negotiations were caught up on a various issues.

Mama cows produce more milk when they're pregnant with daughters, a study finds.

With a market capitalization of more than $150 billion, Facebook isn’t just a social network, it’s THE social network. Here’s how it happened.

California biologists plan to test coastal kelp for traces of radioactive material. Experts are concerned that radioisotopes leaked into the Pacific Ocean from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011 could have reached the west coast.

China's economy may not be growing as fast as before, but its demand for goods and commodities is as high as ever.

The eye-catching statistic reflects China’s growing reliance on wheat imports to feed a nation of 1.35 billion people.

The movie “Frozen” and the video game “Infinity” were big hits -- were they enough to lift profits?

Analysts had expected a bumper harvest this year for the world’s largest producer of Arabica coffee beans, but the weather isn't cooperating.

The World Gold Council estimates that about 30 percent of the gold mining industry becomes unprofitable below $1,200 per ounce.

Investors attempt to pick up the pieces after Monday’s massive slump, which also triggered a sell-off in Asian markets.

The sell-off was due to concerns over the U.S. economy, particularly Monday's disappointing manufacturing PMI data. But was it a panic?

After years of investigation, Canadian police found the printing press used to make “virtually undetectable” fake American $20 bills.

Interest from Mexico mirrors investments by Japanese pension funds, which have boosted gold holdings in recent years.

A Hollywood actress, the Super Bowl, an Israeli firm boycotted -- it's intriguing for sure, but SodaStream's workers have other concerns.