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Asian stocks declined for a third straight day in volatile trade as investors remained ware of Friday's U.S. nonfarm payroll data.

LinkedIn, Facebook and Apple took the top three positions on Forbes’ annual list of America's 25 fastest-growing tech companies for 2013.

An "army of lobbyists" led by Monsanto Company helped convince Connecticut lawmakers to water down the nation's first GMO labeling law.

It's no surprise which state led the GDP growth race in 2012: North Dakota - aided by the hydraulic-fracking energy boom.

Prince Alwaleed doesn't want you to think he's short nearly $10 billion.

The BBC launched two new business sections on its website, BBC Capital and BBC Entrepreneurship

But Chinese forex experts are not as confident.

The telecomm giant is rumored to be in discussions with an entertainment management company to bid on Hulu's premium video service.

Sotheby's auction house said it sold a Persian rug from the 1600s to an anonymous bidder for a record price.

In response to unsustainable demand, the Indian government hiked gold import duties for the second time this year.

The insider trading trial of Mathew Martoma, a former hedge fund portfolio manager for SAC Capital Advisors, is set for November.

The euro zone's central bank held its key interest rate of 0.5 percent, much as investors and analysts had expected.

China’s food imports and agribusiness will jump over the next decade pressuring global business, resources and the environment, a report says.

Sodastream, Nomura, Transcept, Clovis Oncology, Radian and VMware prevailed in the pre-market trading on Thursday.

Microsoft, along with the FBI and other authorities, disrupted a cyber crime network that led to $500 million in losses to financial institutions.

U.S. stock futures edged higher on Thursday after falling steeply in the previous session.

Amazon launched its online store for India on Wednesday with a model that will allow it to edge into the country's growing e-commerce market.

Weaker than expected U.S. data and fears about the Fed's future policies sent Asian markets, on Thursday, to fresh lows in five months.

A bleak jobs report and the rising price of gold gave the stock market a beating on Wednesday.

Andrew Beal, a Texas banker and self-taught mathematician, is offering $1 million for whoever can solve the Beal Conjecture.

A new patent exchange trading rights to intellectual property sees its first major activity, in a $35 million offer of a Philips’ portfolio.

A new global survey indicates that Europe is picking up as a destination for corporate deals.

Greece is appealing to New York financiers for more investment, saying the worst is behind the euro zone nation.

Japanese investors tend to be pioneers in the global currency market, and they’ve been flocking to Mexico lately.

U.S. companies created 135,000 jobs last month, missing analysts' expectations, which ranged from 157,000 to 165,000.

U.S. income disparity has been widening for 40 years. The CBO says it will continue through the next 20.

Japanese car giant Toyota announced another recall of Priuses and Lexuses with brake issues following its massive April 2013 recall.

Pluristem Therapeutics, Salesforce.com, Lloyds Banking and Delhaize Group prevailed in the pre-market trading on Wednesday.

With the right policies, Myanmar could experience incredible economic growth -- but the opportunity won't last for long.