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U.S. car sales are expected to have remained strong in June, maintaining a total seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of around 14 million vehicles, however sales are beginning to slow at the beginning of summer and a return to pre-recession sales levels is not foreseen anytime soon, according to early predictions by analysts at LMC Automotive and Kelley Blue Book.

Will News Corporation (Nasdaq: NWSA) finally split up as many of its shareholders have wished for years? Officially, the company is mum on a report from one of its newspapers Tuesday saying CEO Rupert Murdoch is considering an idea he has long opposed.

U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher opening Tuesday after Monday's sell-off, but investors remain watchful as euro zone debt crisis concerns linger.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower opening Monday as investors continued to worry about the debt crisis in the euro zone and the faltering global economy.

Thursday's downgrade contained a veiled threat that pointed at politicians in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and the United States and plainly stated, Stop talking about making the banks responsible for their own follies -- or else.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Friday, but investors are expected to remain watchful amid weak data across the globe following the downgrading of 15 global banks by ratings agency Moody's on Thursday.

Asia's top buyers of Iranian crude oil have found ways to continue the imports, bypassing the U.S. and European Union sanctions on trade with Tehran, to avoid depending entirely on the Saudi Arabian oil amid unsteady supplies from Libya and Iraq.

U.S. stock index futures point to a lower opening Thursday after the Department of Labor's initial jobless claims report, which showed that more people than expected filed for unemployment benefits, and the National Association of Realtors' report on existing home sales.

U.S. stock index futures point to a mixed opening Wednesday ahead of economists' expectations that the Fed will announce an extension of its 'Operation Twist' monetary policy designed to boost the economy.

U.S. stock index futures signal a mixed opening Tuesday as optimism following the Greek election results fades and Spain's increasing borrowing costs raise investor concerns.

U.S. homebuilder stocks rose Monday after a report indicated that more builders viewed the housing market favorably in June, with confidence hitting the highest level since May 2007.

Futures on the major U.S. indices point to a mixed opening Monday as concerns about the euro zone debt crisis undermined the initial optimism following the Greek elections in which pro-bailout parties won the majority.

Futures on the major U.S. indices point to a flat opening Thursday ahead of the Department of Labor's report on weekly jobless claims and the Consumer Price Index.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a slightly lower opening Wednesday ahead of the retail sales report and producer price index.

What started as a family construction firm in the 1960s, Essar Group, based in Mumbai India, now is a behemoth of a company. It is fully integrated in steel production, oil and gas production and refining, electric generation and shipping on five continents with revenue of more than $27 billion.

Futures on the major U.S. indices point to a higher opening Tuesday ahead of the May Treasury budget statement and Import Price Index.

EU officials have been keen to trumpet the latest euro zone Band-Aid as a triumph for collective action and an answer to critics who accused the group of acting too slowly and with not enough money in the past.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a higher opening Monday following the agreement by the eurozone finance ministers to lend Spain 100 billion euros ($125 billion).

Both Virgin Mobile and Cricket Wireless will be among the first U.S carriers to launch Apple's iPhone on a pre-paid service.

Global stocks rose Thursday after China unexpectedly cut its interest rate and continued rising even after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke declined to commit to more economic intervention to boost the U.S. economy.

Stocks jumped at the open on Thursday after China's central bank cut bank lending and deposit rates, fueling hopes of simultaneous action to aid a flagging global economy.