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The eye-catching statistic reflects China’s growing reliance on wheat imports to feed a nation of 1.35 billion people.

Punxsutawney Phil stepped out for Groundhog Day 2014 while Staten Island Chuck was "dropped" by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Wall Street analysts expect Q4 S&P 500 operating EPS to rise by 7 percent from a year ago.

Data on GDP and jobless claims, along with earnings from corporate giants across a range of sectors, should influence markets.

About 40% of online grocery shoppers prefer one high-profile company over the others, according to a poll.

Ford's share price is trading lower after it reported its 4Q and 2013 performance. Here's why.

The 30-year-old man was found dead in the ER waiting area several hours after he walked into the hospital seeking medical assistance.

The Bitcoin Center NYC opened its doors last month, declaring 2014 to be the year of the cryptocurrency.

Analysts predict earnings will fall 12.3 percent due to a slowing in global demand for mining equipment and high inventories.

Lobbyists are spending less these days, at least if trends from 2013 continue.

Police had outstanding arrest warrants out for the two in connection with credit- and debit-card fraud, media reports said.

Reportedly facing demolition, the building that houses New York’s beloved Rizzoli Bookstore was deemed to lack the architectural significance for landmark protection.

The holiday-shortened week is chock-full of market-moving earnings reports.

A new report disclosed that a cross-section of America's biggest companies have given millions to political nonprofits.

Earnings of banking heavyweights, and data on jobs and inflation should provide direction to the markets.

The highest court in the European Union will look into contracts between American film studios and European broadcasters to see if they violate antitrust laws.

It’s the beginning of a new quarter -- a time to assess how companies did in the previous one. In other words: earnings season.

Apple hopes to appeal to the Chinese ahead of the nation's Lunar New Year shopping season - its biggest of the year.

The colorful tycoon is bent on owning a U.S. newspaper. What are his qualifications?

Jason Weisberg of Seaport Securities discussed this week's economic calendar and why he's looking forward to the fourth-quarter earnings season.

De Blasio’s new plan, backed by animal rights groups, would ban horse-drawn carriages and replace them with vintage-style electric cars.