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The United States tentatively agreed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, but many members of Congress remain unsure about the deal.

Anxiety has spread quickly as the unemployment rate threatens to hit double digits in a matter of months.

Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Japanese automakers could source most of their parts from other countries, like China, but still enjoy reduced tariffs.

"The consequences in terms of improved human health and reduced suffering are immeasurable," the Nobel Committee said.

Meanwhile, global equities lost about $11 trillion in the third quarter, driven by fears that China’s economic slowdown would spread.

Launch weekend sales were down up to 15 percent compared to the iPhone 6, according to BCN market research.

Asian and European stocks traded sharply higher Monday, after weak U.S. jobs data cooled expectations of an imminent rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

The operating system used to be a malware-free zone. But with more iPhones and other devices being sold in China, hackers are breaking through.

Slowdown in China, a drop in global commodity prices, and an impending rate hike in the U.S. would continue to affect the region's economies, the World Bank said.

The filing against Donald Tsang follows a three-year investigation that started just before Tsang’s term ended.

Typhoon Mujigae prompted evacuation of about 200,000 people in southern China.

The 3-D film, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and directed by Robert Zemeckis, took in less than $2 million on its opening weekend.

Typhoon Mujigae made landfall near the city of Zhanjiang in the province of Guangdong Sunday afternoon.

"It's like with phone chargers, it's a bit all over the place," one Chinese official says. "Now we're trying to improve things, moving towards unifying and standardizing."

Sales of formerly popular electric cars are generally plummeting in the U.S., but rich buyers are not shying away from Tesla Motors' Model S.

European policies -- and the Chinese jewelry market -- have contributed to the dip in demand for the precious metal and the corresponding drop in its price.

For the first time since 1988, more investment money is leaving emerging markets than is coming into them.

The disappointing September employment report followed a recent trend of mixed economic reports, which may prompt the Fed to delay its first rate hike in nearly a decade.

Investors awaited Friday's release of a crucial U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, which might provide clues to a potential rate hike by the Federal Reserve later this year.

The plan would allow the world's No. 3 polluter to see emission levels rise over time, but at a rate slower than they would under "business as usual."

The bi-annual holiday is normally a bonanza for retailers, but a drop in the number of visiting mainland Chinese looks set to inflict pain on the city's retail sector.