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The Chinese bought 1.59 million autos in September: The Ford Focus was in front last month, but still trails the VW Lavida for the year.

It has been more than three weeks since BlackBerry’s failed BBM for Android and iPhone launch. A company representative says the app’s developers continue to strive for a new launch date, but would not offer a timeline for the instant messaging app's release.

Google’s new ad feature will use your face and name to sell products to anyone in its ad network. Here’s how to opt out of it.

Here’s a roundup of the best sales for Columbus Day.

Tom Hanks has a new appreciation for one of the most dangerous and important industries in the world.

The infamous technology factory Foxconn has admitted to having university interns work overtime illegally.

An 11-day strike was brought to a close, with 44,000 ounces of platinum lost as a result of the protracted unrest.

The latest government estimates say the write-off for rescuing GM will be a sizable sum, and that figure could change.

With regional airlines getting into Myanmar's airspace, domestic carriers have to adapt.

Burger King will offer its new lower-calorie, lower-fat French fries, Satisfries, for free this weekend to all customers with no purchase or coupon necessary on Saturday, Oct. 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13 during regular business hours.

Citigroup to post results on Monday that reflect weakening mortgage business after rate jump.

One of the largest crude spills in the state spewed more than 20,000 barrels of oil onto a remote wheat farm.

Anybody want to buy 600,000 tons of oil pipeline? At a serious discount? Contact TransCanada.

An error that makes the latest iPhone 5s screen to go blue is plaguing users multitasking between apps.

Legal bills, currently at $9.2 billion and still climbing, trashed the third-quarter performance of the nation's largest bank by assets.

Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to report Q3 earnings of about 3%, down from close to 10% at the beginning of 2013.

A customer database suggests a significant number of Model S sedans have been assigned identification numbers since the car went on the market.

The Keystone XL pipeline has been delayed several times and may have just gotten some good news.

Continuing talks offer investors hope of an end to the impasse over the government shutdown and the debt ceiling before Oct.17.

Infosys raised its revenue forecast for the year but Q2 numbers missed expectations hurt by a one-time visa settlement charge.

Apple is likely to cut production of the iPhone 5c in half, from 300,000 to 150,000 units a day.

Hershey is gearing up for Lancaster Soft Cremes, which will be available in January.

Beware using social media, it could affect the economy or raise prices of oil.

Safety advocates say the halt of the release of NHTSA auto recalls, due to the government shutdown, poses a danger to vehicle owners and the public.

Collectively, the top five pink-slippers this year are cutting a staggering number of jobs.

The Men's Wearhouse, Inc., rejected a $2.3 billion cash takeover offer from Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., adding the bid undervalued the company.

Who knew Iran is capable of launching anything else but missiles?

Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle and Hollister are riding price hikes into the holiday shopping season, unlike Aeropostale.

Canada can blame the loonie and high fuel and labor costs for its roughly 10 percent price gap with the U.S.