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Formula One pit stops today are the ultimate expression of controlled chaos: A swarm of more than 20 engineers converge simultaneously upon the parked race car in a meticulously choreography sequence.   In-race refuelin...

Gold prices built on last week's gains amid investor skittishness toward equities in the face of mounting tensions in Ukraine.

Facebook may be preparing to enter China, says an analyst who cited a report on Facebook's efforts to recruit Chinese students and speculation that Beijing may eventually become receptive to the social network.

Global PC shipments fared slightly better than expected in the first quarter of 2014. Shipments totaled about 75 million for the quarter, a decline of about 3.5% year-over-year.  While still a decline, this is the small...

WTI for May delivery gained 51 cents to $104.25 per barrel in mid-morning Asian trade while Brent North Sea crude for May rose 52 cents to $107.85

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Minnesota workers have big raises coming their way, courtesy of a new minimum wage law that Gov. Mark Dayton signed Monday, which will take the state from one of the nation's ...

MIAMI (AP) -- Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson is seeking a settlement of $9.9 million from the Seminole Indian tribe over injuries he suffered in a 2012 fall from a stage at the tribe's South Florida casino.

This intense photo shows a U.S. Marine killing a chicken with his teeth in the joint-military exercise Cobra Gold.  Cobra Gold, an annual military exercise that started in 1982 with joint operations between Thailand and...

That the Durov brothers started the Telegram instant messaging service while they were VKontakte executives is enough for a part-owner of VK to lay claim to Telegram, too.

Gold for immediate delivery traded 0.6% higher at $1,326.80 an ounce at 12:16 pm in Singapore

SpaceX's Elon Musk is vying to break the controversial grip of Boeing and Lockheed Martin on launches of the U.S. government's most sophisticated national security satellites.A high-stakes battle is underway in Washingto...

Wall Street analysts have advanced a variety of theories to explain what's behind the recent decline in the stock market. David Bianco, chief U.S. equity strategist at Deutsche Bank, poses the question in his latest rese...

Should being tracked while you are shopping inside a store be considered creepy? Or a great idea worth around $9 million?

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Lawyers and activists say Vietnam has granted early release to two more high profile dissidents.

As millions of Americans race to meet Tuesday's tax deadline, their chances of getting audited are lower than they have been in years.

The Internet search company said it acquired Titan Aerospace, the maker of high-altitude, solar-powered satellites that providecustomer access to data services around the world. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

Conventional wisdom says that if you are just starting out in your career and Google offers you a job, take it! Having Google — or Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, etc. — on your resume will open doors for life. Indeed, ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon and her husband earned $208,000 during 2013 and paid $44,000 in state and federal taxes.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Coca-Cola, Intel, and Yahoo.

Over the weekend Union College won the Division I Men's Hockey Championship. Little known Union of Schenectady, N.Y. defeated hockey blue blood Minnesota in the championship game in Philadelphia Saturday 7-4. No. 3 seed ...

Guest Post: From smartphones to smart homes to web-connected fridges, it's beginning to feel like there is no escape from this always-on world. Many of us want the option to switch off the ubiquitous, real-time digital d...

For years, China has been enjoying robust economic growth that has turned it into the world’s second largest economy.