Reuters

Bank of Russia says it will keep rates elevated.

The FCC is weighing rules that would ban providers from blocking access to sites, but would allow firms to pay for faster speeds if deals are commercially "reasonable."

Revenue rose 23 percent to $19.74 in part on the strength of North American electronics sales. But international sales grew only 18 percent.

Microsoft's business is being hurt by soft computer sales.

GM has faced a series of investigations and lawsuits since Feb., when it recalled vehicles with potentially defective ignition switches.

Facebook didn't disclose the price it paid for ProtoGeo Oy, the 2-year-old Helsinki company that makes the Moves app.

Ukraine said under the Vienna Document of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe it was entitled to an exercise account.

GM said the recall charges did bite, but the company still had strong across-the-board performance.

The IMF tentatively agreed in March to provide a $14-18 billion bailout to help Ukraine recover from months of political/economic turmoil.

Israel said it halted the talks in response to a new unity agreement between the Palestinian Authority and its rival Hamas.

The acquisition is the latest in a flurry of health care sector deals this week aimed at either gaining scale or specialization.

The report fit in with other industrial production, retail sales and job data that suggests the U.S. economy has gained steam.

Oracle of Omaha says his BNSF rail unit plans to buy 5,000 new crude tank cars.

Behind the scenes, negotiators were working around the clock on a two-way trade pact crucial to a broader trans-Pacific agreement.

A DNA test has yet to confirm the find, but his parents had checked his body and clothes and concluded he was their son, the Yonhap news agency said.

The rules from the FCC, which released its framework in February, are expected to ensure network operators reveal how they manage Web traffic.

The White House will soon provide Congress a secretive dossier on about 50 non-Afghan detainees in a U.S. military prison north of Kabul.

Buffett, in an interview with CNBC, said he and Charlie Munger didn't want to show disapproval of management.

Also, Facebook said mobile ads represented 59% of its ad revenue in the first quarter, up from 30% in the year-ago period.

U.S. weapons makers are benefiting from workforce reductions and other cost-cutting measures that began around 2007.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also accused the United States of being behind the political upheaval in Ukraine.

In addition, 80 were injured and dozens more trapped inside the cargo train after 12 of its carriages flipped off the track.

Ukraine has relaunched a security operation to crack down on pro-Russian armed groups, after an Easter pause.

Ongoing manufacturing expansions in the U.S. and Europe will help allay concerns that the global economy is slowing.

The U.S. housing market has been hurt by a cold winter, higher mortgage rates and a property shortage, which has limited buyers' options.

The Ukraine crisis has raised fears that gas supplies flowing to several European countries via Ukraine could be disrupted.

Both the manufacturing and services sector grew more than expected in April.

The four-nation trip starts in Tokyo on Wednesday with Seoul as the second stop and includes visits to Malaysia and the Philippines.

"Growth momentum is stabilizing," an economist says of the lackluster but expedted numbers.