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The contested South China Sea boasts rich oil and gas reserves and could play a key role in a conflict over Taiwan.

The Merten & StorckCarbon Steel Frypan uses a manufacturing process that flattens the surface with the help of steel ball blasting. An Oct. 25 Off Duty article about nonstick pans incorrectly said the ...

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The policy-setting board of the Reserve Bank of Australia faces a troubling set of economic data this week.

A private gauge of China’s manufacturing activity showed Chinese factories continued to increase production in October, ...

Victories by Mamdani and centrists in Virginia and New Jersey would be unlikely to settle the path forward.

Inflation is lower than expected after President Trump’s steep levies.

Home buyers are embracing adjustable-rate mortgages, chancing higher payments later for lower ones now.

George Tidmarsh, who resigned Sunday, is accused in a lawsuit of seeking a bribe and defaming a drug.

Asian currencies consolidated against the dollar in the early Asian session.

Mayor Carlos Manzo of Uruapan in Western Mexico took on cartels that ran extortion rackets on avocado growers.