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Scientist Stephen Hawking warns further enhancements to artificial intelligence could doom mankind.

In reduced economic circumstances the big test for Russia is whether it will be forced to retrench, or whether Vladimir Putin will take his chances on expansionist foreign policy at a moment when there's less money to go around to combat legitimate threats.

Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer says a rate hike might be delayed if inflation fails to take hold.

A question, dear reader. You are setting out to measure gender inequality. One of the indicators in front of you has a gender splt of 49/51. Another has a 72/53 divide. Which of the two is more redolent of a happy, inequality-free nirvana?

Banks around the world are in profit for the first since the financial crisis—except for in Europe, according to a new report by BCG.

The pace of hedge fund failures is picking up after another year of relatively weak returns.

Have a shady neighbor? Don’t trust your delinquent nephew? Now you can now buy a TSA body scanner on eBay!

Traditional crafts still thrive in a medieval setting, but make time to explore the city's modern side too, says Kate Wickers

House Speaker John Boehner will propose a plan to fund most of the government's operations through Sept. 30, an aide says.

Investigators said a design flaw in a battery caused the fire on the Boeing 787 in 2013.

The Chinese market is looking attractive, but investors must learn the difference between shares traded inside and outside the mainland.

What's at stake for Apple as it fights a class action lawsuit that claims it engaged in anticompetitive practices.

Four o’clock in the morning sucks. It’s dark, often cold, and the only souls stupid enough to be awake are burglars and lousy radio hosts. So why, then, am I hopping with excitement at such an ungodly hour of the day?

CNBC's Dominic Chu crunches the numbers in the retail universe and looks at the winners so far this holiday season.

After Best Buy's website crashed twice on Black Friday, former Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson, discuses whether Best Buy can get back on track for the rest of the holiday season

Longer promotional periods are making it harder to compare Black Friday and Cyber Monday with years past, said analysts.

U.S. construction spending for October rose as both private and public outlays increased.

Sharon Epperson interviews Fidelity executive Kathleen Murphy about asset allocation in retirement plans.

The era of Apple Pay is here, meaning more ways for you to spend too much. Or maybe apps will make consumers stingier.

An indoor smoking ban in Beijing would send a bad signal

On Tuesday, the Defense Department identified the pilot killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed as Capt. William Dubois, 30, of New Castle, Colo. He was assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron, based out of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.

Biogen Idec's experimental medicine for Alzheimer's disease showed promise, prompting a move to advanced studies.

Americans were out in droves on Black Friday and glued to their computer screens for Cyber Monday. But it left us scratching our heads and wondering, Were these travel deals really bargains?

Putin is being pushed "further into a corner" by falling oil prices, Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer tells CNBC.

Autonomy founder Mike Lynch plans to ask US regulators to investigate evidence showing Hewlett-Packard making “false representations to the market”. The FT reports.