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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?

Apple comes up short on top and bottom lines and shares fall.

The father-daughter duo left from New York and headed to Los Angeles.

The Detroit 3 automaker upped its estimates for pretax profit after reporting earnings of 74 cents per share in the fourth quarter.

Some analysts believe the massive e-tailer is reaching an inflection point with rising revenue and margins.

While Q4 should represent another robust quarter at Boeing, management will probably remain on the conservative side.

The earnings calendar is a busy one while data on durable goods orders, and indexes on housing and consumer sentiment, are also awaited.

The technology giant is expected to extend its foray into artificial intelligence with this acquisition.

It will be the second consecutive January with sales volume topping one million units -- but is that more than usual?

Apple Inc. shares plunged over 5 percent on Monday after it reported first-quarter earnings of $13.1 billion on sales of $57.59 billion.

California, facing a severe water crisis, is entering its third year of record-low rainfall, and scientists are fearing “megadroughts."

An influx of new buildings by the end of the year should help stabilize prices.

Social investor Harrington Investments Inc. has asked that Monsanto report on risks stemming from its GMO business.

While piracy worldwide might be declining, incidents in West Africa have been increasing and Nigerian pirates may be to blame.

Rep. Mark Takano has called for more oversight of rental-backed securities, a new financial innovation introduced by Blackstone late in 2013.

Like a traditional 2D inkjet printer, the Objet500 Connex 3 uses triple-jet techy to combine materials for hundreds of colors.

And other nuggets from the U.S. Secretary of State’s New Orleans visit to the auto dealers expo.

Hyundai takes a both low-key and over-the-top approach to their two Super Bowl XLVIII ads with family humor and special effect explosions. Watch both of the new Hyundai ads here.

American Airlines should post a big revenue uptick, thanks to US Airways merger and increased winter travel.

Wall Street opened mixed on Monday, as investors weighed earnings from Caterpillar Inc. ahead of Apple Inc.'s results after the bell.

The number of employees who work from home is rising, and one job site compiles opportunities from companies that offer “flexible” positions.

The industry is doing better after a long period of low demand and overcapacity, but is the revival sustainable?

Cheap Chinese steel has led many U.S. traders to buy Chinese steel instead of U.S.-produced steel.

Caterpillar reports strong earnings and says it's seeing signs of a global economic recovery.

China's 2012 drilling in the South China Sea, with its first deep-water oil drilling rig, triggered tensions with the Philippines and Vietnam.

It remains to be seen whether US stocks can put last week’s woes behind them or if they will go the way of European and Asian stocks.