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The third quarter was hurt by the removal of two long-running panini sandwiches and higher up-front labor costs.

Samsung Electronics says its mobile payment system and user data is safe after a hacking attack against its US-based subsidiary LoopPay.

Volkwagen's top U.S. executive testified Thursday that emissions-cheating software in diesel cars was the work of "a couple of software engineers."

U.S. stock futures were lower Thursday, ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting.          

Shares in Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, have dived more than 3% after it warned of a third quarter loss of €6.2bn (£4.5bn).

Uber said on Thursday it has committed nearly $1 billion in additional funding for its China expansion as it readies its application for a new government-mandated permit that will soon apply to all car-hailing businesses...

China's foreign exchange reserves shrank again last month in a sign the country's central bank continues to support the currency's exchange rate after a surprise devaluation. But the smaller size of September's fall indi...

The world's top brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev is continuing its courtship of SABMiller shareholders for its 68 billion pounds ($104 billion) takeover bid despite a triple rejection by the board of the No. 2 beer company. �...

Hargreaves Lansdown says high interest in discounted sell-off is down to banking group's broad appeal More than 120,000 investors have registered for the government's £2bn sell-off of shares in Lloyds Banking Group with...

Volkswagen U.S. CEO Michael Horn on Thursday apologized for VW's emissions cheating.          

Gold miners are having a very tough time of it, but things can only get better. Dominic Frisby explains why, and tips the best mining stocks to buy now. The post Go prospecting for treasure with gold miners was first pub...

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) is facing a lot of heat after posting unimpressive third quarter earnings results. Bank of America (BofA)/Merrill Lynch cut the target price on Yum stock from $100 to $80 while maintaining th...

Privately held PC and software giant Dell is considering a takeover of data storage specialist EMC, in a deal would combine two tech sector stalwarts responding to industry shifts towards cloud computing and mobile devic...

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All-day breakfast undermines the true pleasure of the iconic sandwich: anticipating and then missing out on it.

The scholar and cultural critic Juliet Schor argues that the once-niche opposition to hyper-consumerism is becoming more mainstream.

Alibaba Group is mounting a new campaign to reassure shareholders of its growth prospects after investors dumped its shares over slowing revenue growth, China's economic woes and other issues.

Streaming music company Pandora says it will buy Ticketfly for $450 million in a move that takes the company into ticket sales and event marketing. Pandora runs a free music streaming service and says 80 million people u...

Surveyors point to a pick-up in activity but say the shortage of homes for sale is still hampering the market.

Chinese stocks catch up to a rally in global equities after the market was closed for a week-long holiday.

Fiat Chrysler has avoided an expensive strike at its U.S. plants after reaching a tentative labor agreement with the United Auto Workers union.