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Telecom, tobacco, utility and real estate stocks are getting crushed lately now that it looks like the Federal Reserve is getting ready to raise rates again. Why? Investors don't need the safety of big dividends if bond yields are going up.

Crude oil prices are now up 12% since OPEC reached an understanding to cut output for the first time in eight years. Crude's latest milestone came on Thursday as it hit $50 for the first time since late June.

Police in India have shut down a call center scam targeting U.S. citizens in which fraudsters allegedly posed as IRS staffers.

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Samsung shares jumped 4.5% in Seoul on Thursday after an activist hedge fund called for an overhaul of the South Korean company's structure.

The slump in the U.K. currency will cost the airline about 180 million pounds over two years.

Here's what you need to know about the markets before you start your business day.

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Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes said that shuttering its clinical labs and Theranos Wellness Centers would affect 340 employees in three states.

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Apple employees, customers and members of the media paid tribute to Apple cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs.

4chan owner Hiroyuki Nisimura posted that the site is struggling to support itself and may shut down.

Facebook Messenger users can now choose to make their messages extra secure with Secret Conversations feature.

The European Union is debating whether to give teenagers a rail pass worth 407 euros ($456) when they turn 18.

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Disney's new mega theme park in Shanghai appears to be struggling to become a blockbuster hit with China's cost-conscious consumers.

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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenberg says the first person to arrive on Mars will do so on a Boeing rocket.

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After a steady diet of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and given all the heat atop the tickets, Mike Pence and Tim Kaine were supposed to represent a scuffle between '70s sitcom dads. It didn't turn out that way.