UNITED STATES

Only 14 percent of U.S. residents pay neither income nor payroll taxes, and most of them are elderly or poor.

Senator John McCain was caught gaming on his iPhone during a U.S. Senate hearing.

Advocates say Syria and budget negotiations are no excuse to push immigration reform to the back burner.

Americans are buying as many Fusion sedans as Ford can make, but they probably won’t get their hands on the Vignale.

The U.S. oil and gas boom is helping raise household income and boost important industries in the U.S., a study finds.

Jason A. Weisberg of Seaport Securities discusses market expectations ahead of the Group of 20 leaders gathering in Russia on Thursday.

Coke and Pepsi are counting on millions of new customers in emerging markets to offset falling sales in their home North American market.

Louisiana is known for its LNG export facilities, but a new project is set to convert natural gas into something else.

The 2006-10 Highland Hybrid, 2006-08 Lexus RX 400h and the 2006-11 Lexus IS350, IS 350C and GS 350 are being recalled for safety issues.

If total U.S. auto sales estimates are accurate, then the Detroit 3 sold 45 percent of all light passenger vehicles last month.

Dollar General Corp., Ciena Corp. and Navistar International Corp. reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday.

China will finish building a skyscraper every five days for the next decade, spelling doom for its economy, according to some analysts.

Brazil expects a revenue of $11 billion from the World Cup, more than 20 times what South Africa got. It's apparently a very optimistic view.

Sony will announce the Xperia Z1, its flagship smartphone that will likely have a waterproof body and a 20.7-megapixel camera sensor, today at 10 a.m. EDT in Berlin, Germany.

In the latest recall news, Chobani said it voluntarily pulled yogurt cups from stores due to an issue that may have been caused by mold.

India's economy is in free fall and it's expected that banks could suffer badly, but which ones would fare best?

After two suicides in Switzerland, questions are being asked about the pressures on bankers and businessmen.

A top strategist at the financial services giant says it would buy stocks on market dips and projects the S&P 500 will rise 12 percent in a year.

Moscow would back a military strike against Syria if it is convinced Bashar Assad's regime was behind a chemical weapons attack in Damascus.

Other expected topics: government deficits, turbulence in emerging markets and an agreement to combat tax evasion.

Apple will reportedly hold a separate iPhone event for the Chinese market on Sept. 11, to announce the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C.