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The recall of Continental airbags comes on the heels of the massive Takata airbag recalls that have expanded to almost 34 million vehicles in the USA alone and has led to the company being fined with a $200-million civil penalty.

President Barack Obama’s first visit to a us mosque comes as Muslim-Americans say they’re confronting increasing levels of bias in speech and deeds.

Known as a “freedom of navigation operation”, the patrol represented a challenge not to any territorial claim over Triton, but to what the USA sees as excessive restrictions from all three claimants on the waters surrounding the island, US officials said.

Barack Obama on Wednesday offered an impassioned rebuttal of “inexcusable” Republican election-year rhetoric against Muslims as he made his first trip to an American mosque, seven years into his presidency.

President Obama, apparently embracing his position as a Democratic president with no elections left to fight, is proposing a hefty new tax on oil to fund cleaner energy and transportation.

Mr. Obama has been highly critical of both presidential candidates for proposing a ban on Muslim immigrants or a religious test for Syrian refugees entering the U.S.

Pyongyang has announced it will launch a satellite-bearing rocket sometime between February 8-25, which is around the time of the birthday on February 16 of late leader Kim Jong-Il, father of current supremo Kim Jong-Un.

Pentagon says that US Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an island claimed by China and two other countries in the South China Sea to counter efforts to limit freedom of navigation.

The company recently concluded 2015 on a strong note with better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter. Adjusted earnings per share was 94 cents, well above the 78 cents expected.

Although the Fed didn’t sound overly dovish in today’s FOMC statement, it is believed Fed will be postponing the next rate hike from March to June.

The crude market has been very volatile lately amid uncertainty about whether major producers will meet to discuss action to raise oil prices. Morgan Stanley analysts, including Adam Longson, head of energy commodity research, argue that investors are putting too much emphasis on...

If this key hub ran out of room to stockpile oil, that crude would have to be diverted elsewhere, and that would hurt oil prices.

New investor: This Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, shows the building that houses the Chicago Stock Exchange in Chicago. The acquisition comes amid an unparalleled worldwide shopping spree by Chinese investors, and it’s a true trophy buy for Casin Group, which will gain a foothold in...

Making his first visit to a us mosque as POTUS, President Obama scolded the TV networks for not doing their part to portray Muslims in series storylines other than ones about national security.

Del Pino is scheduled to meet Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi on Sunday as part of a tour of oil producers to lobby for action to prop up prices, which are close to their lowest since 2003.