Samsung Electronics has reported its best quarterly profit in more than three years and is forecasting improvement for the full year after its semiconductor division posted its highest income ever
Small business owners don't plan a hiring binge if the Trump administration's plan to lower tax rates becomes law
Syrian opposition activists and a monitor say a large explosion has rocked the Syrian capital, followed by a fire near Damascus airport
Asian stock markets have slipped as investors digest the scant details of President Donald Trump's U.S. tax overhaul, and economic and corporate reports
Republicans controlling the House have unveiled a stopgap bill to keep the government open past a shutdown deadline of midnight Friday.
President Donald Trump has told the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he will not pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Trump tells Mexican, Canadian leaders he won't terminate NAFTA; all agree to renegotiate
A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced an Iranian businessman to 10 years in prison after being convicted of trying to bring an electric motor and other devices there to further Iran's nuclear program
Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz needs surgery and will be away from the Capitol for several weeks
A Broadway producer has admitted scamming his friends and others into investing more than $165,000 in a nonexistent play about opera star Kathleen Battle supposedly starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o (loo-PEE'-tuh nee-YAHNG'-goh)
President Donald Trump will direct his administration Thursday to expedite a new investigation into whether aluminum imports are jeopardizing U.S. national security
Australia's prime minister has warned energy companies they will be restricted from exporting gas if Australians are not also provided with adequate supplies at internationally competitive prices
South Korea's central bank says Asia's fourth-largest economy has grown at the fastest clip in nearly a year thanks to recovery in exports
California lawmakers have pushed forward with a proposal to remake the health care system of the nation's most populous state by eliminating insurers and guaranteeing coverage for every resident
ESPN is laying off about 100 employees, including former athletes-turned-broadcasters Trent Dilfer, Len Elmore and Danny Kanell, in a purge designed to focus the sports network on a more digital future