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See this list of states participating in tax-free weekend 2013, a holiday when thousands of everyday and big-ticket items will have no sales tax.

Tensions are escalating in the East China Sea over Chinese drilling for gas along its disputed maritime border with Japan.

Crude oil running through refineries has increased steadily since early March, reaching 16.1 million barrels per day for the week ending July 5.

A Monsanto spokesman says there is no commercial market for genetically modified crops in the EU.

The Nigerian government failed to sell the banks in 2011 before the recapitalization deadline expired on each bank.

A year ago, Tesla was an enigma in the eyes of Detroit. Not anymore.

HTC announced the HTC One mini on Thursday, the smaller version of the HTC One, featuring Android 4.2 and Snapdragon 400 dual-core processor.

Steam from a building housing a damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant raises more safety concerns.

Media reports suggest that Google's July 24 event in San Francisco will be all about its next Nexus 7 tablet and the Android 4.3 OS.

Despite the Indian government’s attempts to boost foreign investment, companies disillusioned by ground realities are pulling out.

Investors are still trying to gauge the U.S. economy's health: growth bellwether Google's earnings will provide some clues.

The interior decor firm owns 12 outlets totaling 6.89 million square feet.

They may not be the household names you're used to, but here's a list of America's best banks.

Apple is rumored to delay the release of the iPhone 5S until the year-end. But, there are many counterarguments to refute this claim.

Asian markets traded mixed Thursday despite Bernanke’s dovish comments as concerns over a lack of stimulus from Beijing hurt Chinese stocks.

The chipmaker is now hoping that the sales of tablets, smartphones and processors will make up for the decrease in PC sales.

Serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, announced plans to unveil the design behind his newest project called the Hyperloop on Twitter.

Despite an overall slowdown, travel to emerging markets is contributing the most to the air travel growth rate.

Fujikura Ltd becomes first Japanese parts supplier to be sued by an automaker after pleading guilty to price fixing components.

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) is expected to report second-quarter EPS of $10.78 on revenue of $14.45 billion Thursday.

Motorists in the Golden State are trying to find ways to cope with the increase in gas prices.

The report also shows that many railroad accidents happen when trains switch tracks.

The head of Formula One maintains he did not bribe a German banker in a deal to sell a stake of the racing franchise.

Starts on apartment buildings and other multi-unit facilities led the June decline, which was more than expected.

Renault-Nissan to double investments in India to $5 billion over the next five years, and bring back yesteryear icon Datsun to Indian roads.

The massive global conglomerate is faring adequately overall, despite unimpressive second quarter results.

Barclays penalized after U.S. FERC found the British bank, between 2006 and 2008, manipulated energy markets to aid its trading positions.

Investors will scrutinize Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's semi-annual Congressional testimony for tapering timetable clues.

Demand will outpace supply in the region, creating a trade opportunity for dairy producers.