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The planned changes will apply to money invested by foreigners in domestic stocks and bonds, according to a Wednesday report.

The region has been witnessing increasing assertion over the islands from China, with the U.S. trying to promote “freedom of navigation” amid the dispute.

Investors rushed to safe havens such as gold and bonds as most world markets extended Tuesday's losses.

The Swiss watchmaker's sales declined for the first time in 6 years, down 3 percent in 2015.

Japan deployed ballistic missile defense units soon after North Korea confirmed that it was preparing to launch a satellite.

Charles Harvey Eccleston, a former energy department employee, tried to extract the “top secret” information from government computers through “spear-phishing” emails.

If completed, the deal announced Wednesday would be China’s most ambitious foreign takeover to date.

Stringent cost cuts helped the world’s largest PC maker post a surge in quarterly profits even as sales declined for the first time in over six years.

With farmland values sliding as the Fed raises rates and China buys fewer exports, Hawkeye State farmers would welcome the billionaire candidate.

Two warplanes entered South Korean and Japanese air defense territories, causing Tokyo’s fighter jets to scramble.

The lyrics reportedly read, "There will be no panic in our hearts as long as food is not a concern and our hands are full of money."

The state-owned Chinese company is near to acquiring the Swiss seeds and pesticides group for around $42 billion.

The U.S.-based meat supplier called the ruling an "unjust verdict," and said it would take legal action against the Chinese television station that exposed the scandal.

The Chinese smartphone maker says U.S. Mobile is not authorized to sell its handsets in America.

The move comes days after Switzerland said it was sending information on illegal transactions to Malaysian authorities.

Factory reports in China, the eurozone and the U.S. all displayed weakness, helping to drag down oil prices.

Economists were expecting the Reserve Bank of Australia to hold interest rates steady at a record low of 2.0 percent.

Releasing a sequel to a proven summer favorite in the dead of winter was a risk, but “Kung Fu Panda 3­” delivered.

January updates on global factory activity show the new year began much as the old one ended, with too much capacity chasing too little demand. Sonia Legg reports.

A survey of 51 economists by the Financial Times now pegs the chances of the U.S. economy sinking into recession at 20 percent.

The blast came ahead of a third round of four-nation talks seeking direct dialogue between the country's government and the Taliban.