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One German official estimates the country’s need at 350,000 apartments per year, but only 245,000 were built last year.

USAA, one of the largest issuers of credit and debit cards in the U.S., has ended a roughly 30-year relationship with MasterCard.

Questions have arisen over whether Theranos' vaunted blood-testing technology works as well as the company has claimed it does.

The German company also plans to re-use as many parts as possible in the next generation of its popular Golf model to save hundreds of millions of euros.

Investor interest in Uber appears to be continuing on its growth trajectory as the company reportedly is set for another fundraising round.

A coalition of 24 states and a coal mining company filed lawsuits in a Washington court Friday to stall and overturn the EPA's Clean Power Plan.

Israel has seen a decline in exports this year, but the trade deficit has narrowed since last year.

Australia's antitrust body is the latest in a growing list of global regulatory bodies that have raised concerns over the proposed merger of the world's No. 2 and No. 3 oilfield services companies.

The move, which is reportedly worth $197 million as of July 28, will help "reinvest directly in our people," Jack Dorsey said.

McDonald's Corp. shares hit an all-time high on Thursday after Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook said a rebound in quarterly restaurant sales showed that his turnaround plan is starting to work.

The online retail giant's shares jumped after a quarterly report.

The Canadian pharmaceutical company denied fraud allegations and scheduled a special call with analysts for Monday as investors continued to pull away.

An undercover investigation at a major Apple supplier reveals long workweeks, low pay and poor safety training.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could invoke a rarely used measure to speed up history's largest auto safety recall.

The German automaker admitted last month that nearly 11 million vehicles globally may have been equipped with the cheat software.

The dead scientist keeps a rigorous posting schedule and shares memes every Monday. It doesn't take a genius to see how lucrative that could be.

Today, regulators will force companies to lower the rates they charge inmates and their families. But the companies won't go down without a fight. 

Porsche's 2008 market manipulation case has been eclipsed by majority shareholder Volkswagen's ongoing legal troubles.

Officials of PdVSA, once one of the world’s most efficient oil companies, are said to have embezzled billions of dollars through schemes and kickbacks.

The announcement is Apple's second green initiative in China in six months, following harsh criticism of the pollution caused by its supply chain in the country.

Companies like Exxon Mobil have begun acknowledging the risks of climate change. But a new report shows future demand estimates might miss the mark.

To meet sales goals amid a stock price slide and criticism of its Model S, electric-car maker Tesla is offering incentives for current customers to help recruit new ones.

China, the largest economy in Asia and the second-largest in the world, is also the world's largest consumer of crude oil.

The stock price of Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals dropped sharply Wednesday, triggering a trading halt, after a report questioned its data and practices.

Canada has for years grown its mining empire in Latin America, largely ignoring complaints of violence, kidnapping, extortion and environmental damage.

The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that growth in carbon emissions from fuel and electricity could plateau or decline within 15 years.

“I’m not willing to trade away safety for convenience,” said the city's mayor, who threatened to veto the measure.

Walmart has removed all "Made in the U.S.A." logos from its website after an investigation revealed that not all the labeled products fit that description.

The German state of Lower Saxony, which filed the complaint, is reportedly a minority shareholder and its governor is on the automaker’s supervisory board.