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The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open Monday, but trading volume is expected to be low.

Asian stock markets mostly declined Monday as concerns over the U.S. fiscal cliff continued to weigh on the sentiment.

China's manufacturing activity expanded to a nineteen-month high in December, according to the HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index released Monday.

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Asian markets rose in the week amid the hope that the policymakers in Japan and China would announce stimulus measures.

IBTimes looks at some of the worst media mishaps of the year, including screw-ups from CNN, ABC, FOX, AP, the New York Post and IBTimes itself.

Thousands flocked to Guatemala for the supposed end of the Mayan Calendar in 2012. In their wake, they left damaged ruins and a sour taste.

An imminent dockworkers' strike of East and Gulf coast ports has been delayed for 30 days. The two sides resolved their most contentious issue.

Gold buying by the world's central banks accelerated in 2012, extending to four years the pattern of central banks being net gold buyers.

Newly increased government subsidies will take effect in 2013 -- helping Beijing residents counter the increasingly expensive cost of living.

Chinese government presence and controls increase in Tibet after this year's unprecedented self-immolations.

The new Japanese government vows to reconsider the old administration's promise to phase out nuclear energy.

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A shark tank broke last week, sending 33 tons of water and three lemon sharks flooding into a Chinese mall.

U.S. port operators and maritime shipping companies are bracing for a longshoremen's strike of facilities from Massachusetts to Texas.

Apple's seventh-generation iPhone and fifth-generation iPad may feature ultra-thin, ultra-sharp display technology from Sharp Inc.

An Australian professor thinks that China/Japan island tension in the South China Sea (pictured) will eventually spark a war.

Acer is reportedly planning a $99 tablet called the Iconia B1; however, rejection by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission may prevent it from being sold stateside.

China's state media published an in-depth profile of Xi Jinping, hoping to humanize the nation's future leader.

From a potential port strike, to the massacre of South African striking miners, 2012 saw tensions rise between workers and companies.

Beijing and a city just two hours north of the capital will jointly bid to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympics.