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A French prosecutor said doctors in the weeks leading up to the deadly crash had reservations about Andreas Lubitz's psychological state and ability to fly.

An increased focus from federal regulators on hedge fund and private equity political giving could "blindside some companies."

A federal judge sided with truckers who said Walmart didn't pay them enough for non-driving tasks such as fueling or washing trucks.

The bacteria-powered battery is about the size of a matchbook and its design was based on origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.

The International Energy Agency raised its forecast for global oil demand growth, citing low oil prices, economic recovery and a relatively cold winter.

Murdoch, loosening the reins on his entertainment and news empire, plans to step down as CEO of 21st Century Fox Inc.

Flaws in front-end-collision systems exist, so consumers should do their homework when considering their options.

Acura said that there have not been any warranty claims, incidents or injuries due to the malfunction so far.

Twitter, which is increasingly eyeing fast-growing Asian economies, plans to double its workforce in Singapore over the next two years.

The Chongqing branch of PICC has paid 10 million yuan ($1.6M) to Chongqing Eastern Shipping Corp so far, Xinhua reported.

The stake sale led the shares to open 3.8 percent lower on Thursday morning.

Emirates CEO Tim Clark said he was pessimistic about the chances of finding the Malaysia Airlines plane, which disappeared in March 2014.

Several thousand barrels of crude oil have spilled into a river in southwest Colombia after insurgents bombed a pipeline, state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Wednesday, describing the damage as an "environmental tragedy."

Russia added the most oil and gas reserves during the past year while the U.S. overtook it as the top energy producer, oil company BP said on Wednesday in its benchmark annual review of world energy.

Production could fall to levels not seen since the 1970s if the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan takes effect.

The e-commerce giant's cloud computing division is backing a $150 million solar farm in Virginia to power local data centers.

With a new scientific finding saying that airline emissions pose a danger to human health, the EPA and the Obama administration plan to regulate the aviation industry.

The analysis opens the door to a new way for researchers, drug companies and the FDA to identify potential problems.

A watchdog group says Soco paid thousands of dollars to Congolese officials, despite its vehement denial.

The investigation found no evidence that the engineer accessed his phone during the crash that killed eight people.

At Tesla's annual shareholders meeting, vegan couple Mark and Elizabeth Peters had their moment to speak to CEO Elon Musk about the use of leather interiors.

The CEO maintained Tesla's target of 55,000 vehicle sales for the year at his company’s annual shareholders meeting Tuesday.

An advisory group voted to recommend alirocumab for FDA approval on Tuesday.

Mercedes-Benz is entering the home energy storage business in Germany.

American Airlines Group Inc. said it would begin operating a direct daily flight to Australia for the first time in more than two decades, expanding a partnership with Qantas Airways Ltd that will also see that carrier adding direct flights to the U.S.

“There were questionable [or even implausible] results presented in the lake water-quality data reported,” an independent review of the study stated.

The world's largest private-sector coal company, Peabody Energy, is preparing to cut 250 jobs across the United States.

The bids, submitted on Monday, bring P&G one step closer to shedding several assets it considers non-core.

The move will reduce staff strength at Europe's biggest bank by at least 22,000, and is part of a broader cost-cutting process.