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Federal regulators classified the byproduct of coal-burning power plants as solid waste. Green groups call it a weak first step.

An investigation by the nonprofit Texas Appleseed finds payday lenders filing criminal charges against borrowers.

For more than a half-century Cuba’s American-made vehicles have taken an isolated beating. Now they may be easy pickings for classic car lovers.

Henan Airlines flight, carrying 96 people, had caught fire after it overshot the runway at Yichun airport.

The U.S. administration is not yet sure how it will respond if it confirms that North Korea was behind the Sony hack.

Based in New Delhi, the full service Vistara will begin operations with a fleet of new Airbus A320-200s with 148 seats.

New car models featuring Google’s new car operating system will be unveiled next month at CES.

Fung Wah Bus Transportation, Inc., says it hopes to resume operating discount bus routes between New York City and Boston in the first three months of 2015.

Over the past few years automakers have taken center stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Here's what to look for this time.

Ford expands recall of Mustang and GT models with faulty Takata air bags.

Nike, the world's largest sportswear maker, reports Thursday and analysts will be eyeing possible foreign exchange headwinds.

A breakdown of the national and regional restaurant chains that will be staying open for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2014.

A Goldman Sachs analysis this week found that low oil prices could put almost $1 trillion in future oil and gas projects at risk.

The Dow soared Thursday after global; crude oil prices bounced back from five-year lows earlier this week.

Increasing public and environmental concerns have led to moratoriums on fracking in some U.S. counties over the past decade.

European iPhone 6 users may soon be able to make payments with the smartphone as Apple Pay expands its presence overseas.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s lawsuit against Sprint creates a larger regulatory footprint on the mobile payments space.

Avon's China unit, which pleaded guilty to bribery, gave officials merchandise from luxurious brands to gain business benefits.

It brought a groundbreaking new aesthetic to the 2000s, but as a fashion brand it failed to evolve with the times.

For the first time in a half century it will be legal to import the world's best cigars into the world's richest nation.

Russia is the world’s seventh largest economy, and that means almost every major multinational has been touched in some way by the country’s crisis.

That may be changing as several initiatives create opportunities for women drivers -- and women passengers seeking safe rides.

Igor Sechin, head of Russia's biggest oil producer, said such speculation is a "provocation."

Taiwan is once again reeling from a food safety scare after cancer-causing dyes were found in various dried tofu products all over the country.

One of the differences between what NBC now offers and the CBS version is a subscription: One requires it; one does not.

Chinese Internet giant Baidu confirmed it is buying a stake in Uber but didn't disclose the stake size or the investment amount.

Dov Charney has been under investigation for allegedly misusing corporate funds and helping circulate nude photos of a former employee.

The automaker’s hiring of a Big Data and analytics expert has raised eyebrows in the privacy community.

The suit alleges that the Hollywood studio had not secured its computer network to protect it against hackers.