Reuters

The widespread bug surfaced late Monday, when it was disclosed that a pernicious flaw existed in a widely used Web encryption program.

The company's lower loan loss provision is yet another data point regarding a growing housing market, and an expanding U.S. economy.

At a hearing in Manhattan federal court, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain accepted SAC Capital's guilty plea to fraud charges and payment of a $900 million fine.

President Obama has chosen Sylvia Mathews Burwell, his budget director, to replace Kathleen Sebelius as U.S. health secretary.

The U.S. said it's taking steps to assist Ukraine, including the provision of emergency finance and technical assistance in energy security.

The plan authored by U.S. Rep. Ryan, R-Wis., would eliminate the deficit, due largely to deep spending cuts to social safety net programs.

Recent defaults on loans, bonds and shadow banking products has highlighted rising credit risks in China, partly fueled by signs the economy is slowing.

Prosecutors said the deal is the largest insider trading settlement in U.S. history - one that resulted in a rare guilty plea by a large company.

Russia military has the ability to move quickly into Ukraine, if it is ordered to do so, a NATO official added.

At least 13 deaths in Saturn Ions, Chevrolet Cobalts and other car models have been linked to the faulty ignition switches.

Russia energy giant Gazprom says Ukraine owes $2.2 billion for gas supplies and missed the deadline for paying for its March supplies.

The 32,000-claim drop is more evidence that the U.S. job market, while not robust, continues to heal.

"If I cannot make money on handsets, I will not be in the handset business," BlackBerry CEO John Chen said.

After two new "ping" signals were detected, officials said they were confident that they were homing in on the plane's remains.

Lawmakers still do not know how GM engineers initially reacted to the problem or whether senior executives were made aware of it.

The Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has made public how much Medicare pays individual physicians in the U.S.

Investors Unite, a new tax-exempt group, wants to protect the rights of shareholders in the bailed-out mortgage finance companies.

In an all-cash deal, privately held Mars will buy the Iams brand, as well as Eukanuba and Natura, in the Americas and other selected countries.

As part of the settlement, HP also agreed to take on certain reporting and compliance obligations, U.S. regulatory officials said.

The Ukrainian crisis has highlighted the European Union's exposure to natural gas from Russia, which has used it coercively in prior disputes.

What's more, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran's negotiating team should not yield to issues "forced upon them."

The capital flight coincides with slumping investment and a sharp deterioration in business confidence.

Move follows industry-wide investigation into bribes allegedly paid in exchange for government computer contracts.

The recall tally was preliminary and subject to review until a formal announcement is made in Japan later on Wednesday.

Armed pro-Moscow protesters Tuesday were still occupying Ukrainian government buildings in two cities in the largely Russian-speaking east.

Brazil has struggled to complete the venues for the 2016 Summer Games.

It was the second day on the witness stand for Oscar Pistorius.

"We intend to vigorously challenge this outcome through all available legal means, including possible post-trial motions and an appeal," Takeda said.

Russia could cut off Ukraine's gas supplies, causing knock-on effects for the European Union.