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A $13 billion fine might be the "cost of doing business" for JPMorgan, but it's a crime when you think of how it could otherwise be spent.

As Google stock passed the $1,000 mark on Friday, markets wondered whether a stock split could come soon.

Earnings and economic data take center stage as shutdown, debt ceiling concerns move into the rear-view mirror.

Reviving Japan's battered exports has been a main objective of the country's prime minister.

Lupita Nyong’o, 30, plays a slave named Patsey in the pre-civil war film based on the true story of Solomon Northrup, a free black man living in New York who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana.

The iconic Roseland Ballroom will close in April 2014, reports said.

Boeing adjusts production of its 747-8 jumbo jets for second time in a year citing lower demand.

Latest moves are the tip of the iceberg for bank's legal woes.

The complaint cites 'corporate thuggery' and a 'culture of contempt' for customer satisfaction.

Don't judge the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe by its classic good looks alone.

Africa is on pace to have 400 million Muslims by 2030, so the need for effective Islamic banking services is crucial.

A wireless network would connect smartphones to the bottom of the sea in real time. Here are a few applications.

With the BART shut down, it's time for Bay area commuters to get creative about how they get to and from work.

A U.K. court has ordered the Wall Street Journal to take down an online article that named defendants in the Libor case.

The Heritage Foundation's calculations do not include federal subsidies that are available for some applicants.

Construction spending is on a tear in the Big Apple

However, archaeologists warned that they are yet to find any proof of the treasure claimed to be worth $50 billion.

Google's performance lifted market sentiment as attention shifted to quarterly earnings reports from major Wall Street companies.

Sales should slowly recover worldwide, after several months of uneven growth and declines.

After years in a slump, NYC is seeing a huge increase in home prices fueled by big sales figures in two boroughs.

And what do spiders have to do with it?

The latest official statistics show China's economy is well and truly back to its old growing habits.

Seven years after pirate attacks hit the headlines off the coast of Somalia, they're back all over the Indian Ocean.

Google beat Wall Street's estimates with increased revenues from new market segments and hardware.

People agree that financial constraints shouldn't excuse immoral behavior, but when tested, they backslide.

The U.S. government shutdown was a PR bloodbath for Republicans, but it hasn’t hurt the party’s biggest cheerleader.

Unemployment and a shrinking labor force are among pressing U.S. economic problems that remain to be addressed.

The United States has saved itself just in the nick of time, but China doesn't care, as it downgraded the U.S.'s financial rating.

British Gas and Centrica plan to raise gas prices again.