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The shooting at the Houston airport caused the FAA to issue a ground stop at Bush Intercontinental Airport.

South African mining strikes plus rising demand put white metals into deficit last year, according to GFMS.

The Chinese are now the second-largest foreign investors in U.S. housing, after Canadians.

Brian Krzanich, currently the chipmaker's chief operating officer, will take over as CEO on May 16.

A controversial Mountain Dew ad was pulled by Pepsi Co. executives Wednesday after many deemed the commercial "racist."

Ford will add a third shift to its Kansas City, Mo., assembly plant to hike output of F-150 pickup trucks as demand for it rises.

The massive e-commerce portal out of Hangzhou, China, has reportedly caught the attention of some big, global lenders.

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows that calories consumed from added sugars make up 13 percent of U.S. adults' diet.

An alleged New York ice cream truck turf war resulted in two operators being charged with stalking and harassment charges.

Two passenger jets clipped each other Wednesday night while preparing to take off from the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Also, through the first four months of 2013, the pace of downsizing is virtually equal to a year ago.

The e-commerce giant has great plans for China's most popular microblogging site.

Silk Road Anonymous Market, a popular online drug marketplace, has been closed to the public.

A pregnant T-Mobile employee who was forced to clock out during bathroom visits was fired after taking unpaid medical leave.

A Consumer Reports study found that the majority of ground turkey available in the United States contained fecal bacteria and other antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains.

China has announced a plan to discourage overspending - something that may hurt luxury goods sales.

UPDATE: Nine auto makers report combined U.S. sales of 1,146,449 vehicles in April; four reported double-digit sales increases; two declines.

Coda Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday after selling just 100 of its all-electric sedans.

Ford struck the proverbial gold with its two latest popular models, which saw sales climb 24 percent. Buyers are spending more, too.

National Air Cargo, the operator of the cargo plane that crashed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, has released the names of the victims on the flight.

Legumes rule: Sabra Dipping, a joint venture of PepsiCo and Israel's Strauss Group, is turning American palates on to chickpeas.

Watch this hilarious ad from Vichy Laboratoires by L'Oréal, where women confess what they've tried to get rid of their cellulite.

The Auburn Hills, Mich.-based automaker says it had its best April since 2007 - another sign of the U.S. auto industry's health.

Analysts expected private employers to create 158,000 jobs last month. They got 75 percent of that forecast.

Sony's CEO enforces pay for performance: Top executives must return bonuses as key business loses money, again.

China's manufacturers found less demand for their products last month so factories were less busy. Not a good sign.

The older Tsarnaev brother was reportedly on the radar of the FSB on two occasions.

Detroit auto giant GM is expected to report lower first-quarter profits, but analysts expect improved performance overall this year.

The former Chicago Bulls basketball star is suing Qiaodan Sports Co., a Chinese company, for using his Chinese name.