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While the fourth quarter was the most successful one for Apple, its year-on-year growth rate was well below the industry average.

Facebook Inc. shares soared more than 9 percent after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings of $780 million on revenue of $2.59 billion.

Today on The Rundown: the Wii U is one foot in the grave, the iPod is actually dead, and Google brings the hammer down on Snapchat cheaters.

Parents are brewing up a controversy over Jelly Belly's new beer-flavored jelly bean, since the candy is often marketed to young children who are not of legal drinking age.

New York City is fighting in court to defend its ban on large sodas in restaurants.

What's more, rebels and extremists in control of key oil and gas fields are now funding the fight to depose Assad.

The troubled department store is marking up jewelry prices in particular.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) will be the parent company of the new group and will be registered in the Netherlands.

Along with oil services, high-end manufacturing, and health care services, solar job growth will be strong in 2014.

What's more, two factors are helping to boost smartphone buys.

Natural gas in recent trading has reached beyond $5/btu, a threshold Citi analysts dubbed “unthinkable."

Besides increasing affluence among the Chinese, there's another big reason they're drinking more of it now than the French do.

The established company leads globally in the toothpaste segment.

About 40% of online grocery shoppers prefer one high-profile company over the others, according to a poll.

What's more, Peyton Manning also has a strain named after him.

Starwood's vision for the future of hotels: "No more lines, visits to the front desk, swiped credit cards or even keys."

On a day marked by earnings announcements from Wall Street heavyweights, Ben Bernanke's last policy meeting could take precedence.

Media reports say that a key suspect, using his position in a procurement committee, allegedly netted about $3.3 million from suppliers.

Samsung has listed the device with a price tag that seems to be more expensive than the tablet’s rumored price in the US.

The bureau is telling credit card users to be on the lookout for any questionable charges of $9.84 on their statements.

Lost in a barn since 1902, the first car built by a 22-year-old Porsche namesake has been discovered -- and it's electric.

At $2,583 per shot, this Macallan whisky has become the world's most expensive.

Ford's share price is trading lower after it reported its 4Q and 2013 performance. Here's why.

After extensive discussion involving toupees, parkas and scabbards, the Supreme Court ruled that Steel Corp. workers should not be paid for getting dressed.

The device, rumored to launch later this year, has an attractive price.

Over the weekend, Google's Chinese url was temporarily made accessible, and it still remains accessible on mobile devices.

The FDA and PMI Nutrition had issued a recall for specific lots of Red Flannel Cat Formual cat food due to a potential salmonella contamination.

Telling stat: Citigroup analysts estimated that existing platinum supply rose 95 percent over the past six years.

And is the above a sign of another structural change in the auto sector?