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In China, Western fast-food chains are seeing their market share eaten away by domestic brands with greater variety.

Indian investors take a renewed shine to silver after tricky gold import rules dampen consumer demand for the more popular yellow metal.

An Iranian crude tanker finds a clever way to get around sanctions and bring its cargo to the global market.

The plane returned to Melbourne, from where it originated, and resumed the flight to New Delhi after the issue was fixed.

The retail giant’s efforts to influence lawmakers have sparked uproar in the past in India, where lobbying is considered bribery.

Read on to see when the new G Flex will hit markets and how it compares with Samsung's version of the flexible smartphone.

The effects of a strong showing last week are expected to spill over to Monday-morning trade.

India acknowledged in September that China had an upper hand in terms of infrastructure near the border.

Take a look at how the red Mac Pro, designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson, became an inspiration for a “gold” avatar of the product.

The exact release date of Google’s Nexus 5 is still a mystery, but according to the latest rumor, the device is only three days away.

For its first day on the market, Twitter does not want to follow Facebook's disastrous example.

Everything you need to know about the biggest financial settlement in history: JPMorgan's $13 billion check to the U.S. government.

McDonald's is ending its relationship with Heinz after 40 years because the ketchup makers' new CEO used to be the CEO of Burger King.

Ahead of next week’s iPad Air launch, many regional carriers have announced their plans for releasing the LTE-capable version of the tablet.

The loss of about 180 million tons a year of rice also represents poor use of land, energy and water resources, a U.K.-based group warned.

About 735,000 cases of the affected products were shipped across the U.S.

Reports from China say the customer is 24 and runs a luxury wedding car-rental service.

Can we not just rebuild communities damaged by Sandy, but transform them too?

Virtually all of California and western Oregon and Washington are now covered by Tesla’s free Supercharger networks.

With an expanding telecommunications market, Latin America is a prime investment target -- but operators say governments need to get serious.

Here are two bits of good news this week for Tesla ahead of its earnings report.

Replacing kerosene lamps with solar-powered ones could improve health in the developing world.

So are the 'bad ole days' over for the rarely-profitable airline industry?

In just three years Origami Owl has grown from a 14-year-old girl's bright idea into a company reportedly expected to generate $250 million in revenue this year.

An spike in petroleum shipping by rail, thanks to the fracking boom, has offset declines in other kinds of rail traffic.

The Procter & Gamble Company and United Parcel Service, Inc. reported quarterly earnings on Friday.

Beijing unveiled a set of new rules to cool its property market and benefit low-income families.

Gold jewelry stocks are unlikely to be replenished by Indian importers, who face burdensome new customs rules.

JPMorgan might be the poster child for bad bank behavior, but another big financial firm has paid out way more in fines.