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Elevator-maker Kone is developing lighter, stronger elevator cables that would allow future skyscrapers to possibly reach heights higher than 3,000 feet.
With revelations the NSA has been tracking data on the Internet, some are wondering how they can hide their activity from prying eyes.
Shares of Hormel tumble after the producer of SPAM lowered its earnings outlook for the year. Could the canned meat maker be a takeover target like Smithfield Foods?
Third Point's Dan Loeb upped his stake in Sony and pushed the Japanese electronics company to spin off its entertainment arm.
The U.S. and Europe begin negotiations on an historic transatlantic free trade pact.
Automaker to recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys that federal safety agency says pose fire risk in case of rear-end collision.
Boeing is the 2nd best Dow performer this year as worries about Dreamliner battery problems fade.
Several companies are doing well in India by adapting to the market instead of the other way around.
Markets obsess about the Fed and Japan. But if the Fed trims QE, that should lift the dollar.
A startup hopes to speed up Earth's efforts to make contact with interstellar aliens.
NASA selected eight astronauts with four females for the class of 2013. They will carry on flight mission to low-Earth orbit, an asteroid and eventually Mars.
10,000 Apple accounts were subject to U.S. data requests over seven months.
Google's unorthodox stock split cleared its last hurdle after a settlement with dissenting shareholders.
For the first time this year, nation's 18 largest banks have submit mid-year stress tests showing how they would perform if they were hit with an economic shock, like a spike in interest rates.
| Indexes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 | 6,374.21 | +43.72 | +0.69% |
| Hang Seng | 21,225.88 | -0.02 | -0.00% |
| Nikkei 225 | 13,007.28 | -25.84 | -0.20% |
| Dow | 15,318.23 | +138.38 | +0.91% |
| Commodities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | $98.54 | +0.10 | +0.10% |
| Gold | $1,368.10 | +1.20 | +0.09% |
Exxon Mobil reclaimed the top spot on the Fortune 500, pushing Wal-Mart to No. 2. See the full list of America's largest corporations.
Which companies have the best reputations? Apple tops the list for the fifth year in a row. See who else made the top 50 this year.
These days innovators, risk-takers, and company builders are the ones generating heat -- and Asia is full of them.
Fortune's annual ranking of the 50 largest corporations in Asia.
Looking for smart labor, solid infrastructure, and potential customers? Here are 15 markets to put on the map.
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