America will halve its reliance on Middle East oil by the end of this decade and could end it completely by 2035 due to declining demand and growth of new petroleum sources, energy analysts say.
Google is expected this week to show off a tablet running its newest mobile software and a service for companies to rent computer servers to store data.
Some secular Egyptians worried about what conservative Islamist Mohammed Morsi's presidency could mean for their way of life are responding to his election in creative ways.
The supervision of euro-zone banks should be transferred to a European overseer, possibly the ECB, top EU officials said.
News Corp. board is set to decide Wednesday whether to proceed with a split of the media conglomerate into two companies, carving the bigger and more profitable entertainment businesses from the newspapers.
Chinese banks such as the ICBC are muscling into Australia's syndicated loan market, seeking to replace Europe's debt-laden lenders as they retrench in the Pacific nation.
Chinese savers increasingly are turning funds away from traditional deposits toward higher-return wealth-management products, a trend that is posing new risks for the country's banking system.
The chief executive of Nomura said at a shareholders' meeting Wednesday that his company will improve internal controls and corporate ethics to regain trust from investors jeopardized by the insider trading probe.
Asian markets were higher Wednesday, with Hong Kong and China leading gains on hopes of greater financial ties between the two countries. The Nikkei was up 0.3%.
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Coca-Cola plans to pour $5 billion into India by 2020. Despite a tumultuous history there and government policy flip-flops, the company sees potential in a fast-growing nation where average Coke consumption is just 12 bottles a year.
A diet based on healthy carbohydrates—rather than a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet—offers the best chance of keeping weight off without bringing unwanted side effects, a new study shows.
Nora Ephron, an essayist and screenwriter whose fixation on food, real estate and the relationships between men and women helped reinvigorate the Hollywood romantic comedy, dies at 71.
With China's rising global influence, a growing group of Westerners are going to great lengths to give their kids a leg up in Mandarin.
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Obama has managed to retain a narrow lead in his race for re-election despite a spate of bad economic news and surging GOP optimism about Romney's prospects, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds.
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A new free service creates a detailed physical and digital profile of your medical and personal information to be stored online in case of an emergency.
Mark Cuban is best-known for his success as a businessman and pro basketball owner. But in the past few years, he has also gained a reputation as one of the most prolific critics of high-speed computer trading.
The idea of curling up with a good book has increasingly come to mean flipping on an e-reader. Yet the home library is on the rise, having become something of a cerebral status symbol.
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Energy producers struggling with low natural-gas prices have been relying on related fuels such as ethane to remain profitable. But so many companies have increased drilling of wells with so-called natural-gas liquids that their prices are falling as well.
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While other consumer-products giants are focused on fast-growing economies overseas, Clorox CEO Don Knauss is betting heavily on the U.S. consumer.
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China plans to unveil new measures aimed at boosting the flow of its currency between Hong Kong and the mainland.
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A top-level Indian government panel has recommended an overhaul of the nation's diesel subsidy system, which could partially free up the price of the fuel and address a major worry about India's economic future.
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Consumer plays and energy shares led a modest rebound from Monday's selloff in U.S. stocks after data showed home prices fell less than expected in April.
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Zynga announced plans to offer a central hub to connect players of multiple games who use various devices.
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Israel started evacuating Jewish settlers Tuesday from buildings built on Palestinian land in a settlement near Ramallah, the first such eviction carried out by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Oregon city now picks up garbage once every two weeks, but collects yard waste and kitchen scraps weekly. It's about diverting waste from landfills and creating marketable compost.
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Diane von Furstenberg talks about her fascination with China and why she won't be retiring any time soon.
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The Indian economy may benefit from a new Finance Minister.
A jogger works his way past a monitor lizard in Bangkok, a Pakistani man controls two oxen during a race, rickshaw drivers ferry a woman through flood waters in India, and more.
Photographer Peter Steinhauer finds geometry, mystery and unexpected beauty in Hong Kong's ubiquitous bamboo scaffolding.
Nora Ephron was an essayist and screenwriter whose fixation on food, real estate and the relationships between men and women helped reinvigorate the Hollywood romantic comedy.
Abundant crude, combined with a huge refining base and waning demand at home turned the U.S. into a net exporter of refined products last year. See important dates in the history of oil as an energy source in the U.S.
In today's photos, Bolivian police protest, tensions run high over Arizona's immigration law, a family plays in the water in Oregon, and more.
This Prohibition-era home in Tulsa, Okla., was built on the area's booming oil industry -- and designed with the gentleman bootlegger in mind.
This sprawling clifftop home has appeared in "New Zealand's Next Top Model" and "MasterChef New Zealand."
Few would dispute that southern Louisiana is boudin heaven. Trickier to answer is which of three competing Cajun communities is the sausage's official mecca.