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Gartner (NYSE:IT) said global PC sales eased 3.5 percent in 2012 to only 352.7 million units as consumers shifted to tablets.

Air pollution in Beijing remained at "hazardous" levels for the fourth consecutive day Monday.

Asian stock markets were mostly advanced Monday but investors are cautious ahead of heavy data week and the U.S. earnings.

Asian stock markets mostly ended lower last week as sentiment was weighed down by the report that China’s inflation rate accelerated to a seven-month high in December, denting hopes of further stimulus measures to boost the ongoing recovery in the world’s second largest economy.

Action film superstar Jackie Chan may have made millions of dollars at the U.S. box office, but this doesn’t mean he has to like the country that helped make him an international name. In an interview on a Hong Kong television show, Chan expressed some pretty baffling anti-Americanism, calling the U.S. “the most corrupt [country] in the world.”

Audi, BMW, and Volkswagen all broke sales records last year, thanks largely to Chinese and American consumers.

As massive train-building schemes take shape across the globe, a different mode of transportation is booming in the United States: intercity buses.

U.S. drivers are entering an era of cheaper gasoline, thanks to a host of factors, including the expansion of the Seaway pipeline.

Asian markets fell as investor confidence was weighed down by the report that inflationary pressures continued to increase in China

Market participants this week will begin to close the books on 2012 and get their first glimpse of global economic activity in 2013.

Apple just refreshed its entire iPad line-up in October, but a new report says the company may again upgrade its tablet family in just two months from now.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is ordering all newly built residences to install fiber optic connections in any city or county where the networks are available.

A rumored anti-satellite missile test in China this month could threaten several US satellites in orbit.

The UK is home to at least 2-million immigrants and their descendants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, where infant male preference is widespread.

Infosys Ltd, Ford Motor, Barclays, AFLAC Inc, BHP Billiton, Advanced Micro Devices, Yum! Brands and BP plc are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Friday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Friday ahead of the Department of Labor's import price index and the Bureau of Economic Analysis's trade deficit report.

Asian stock markets mostly declined Friday after data showed that Chinese inflation jumped to a seven-month high in December while Japanese Nikkei surged on weaker yen.

China’s inflation rate accelerated in December faster than expected, an indication that the country’s inflationary pressures continue to increase, lowering prospects for further loosening of the country's monetary policy.

Asian shares rose Friday amid an improving outlook for global economies and reduced anxiety over the euro zone, while the yen slid on renewed expectations for aggressive monetary easing in Japan.

Apple's next iPhone, possibly called the "iPhone 6" or even "iPhone 5S," may be supported by China Mobile, the largest telecommunications carrier in the world.

New reports are saying China will surpass the U.S. as a superpower in 2049. Don't believe it? Here's a look at six reasons why it may be true.