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Consumer Product Safety Commission said Whirlpool Corp.'s Maytag unit is recalling about 1.7 million dishwashers because of a fire hazard.

A key air pollutant has increased in China this year, highlighting?serious challenges faced by?world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases as it tries to curb pollution.

Authorities are investigating the cause of explosion that leveled part of a bullet-manufacturing plant in Oregon, shaking the ground and rattling windows several blocks away.

General Motors and Ford reported double-digit growth in China sales in May and new monthly records.

Securities and Exchange Commission is pursuing fraud charges against three former execs of ATM maker Diebold after reaching a $25 million settlement with the company.

Police say two pallets loaded with bottles of vodka sauce fell onto a worker at a New York packing plant, killing her.

Mercury's death is the latest in a string of casualties as Detroit carmakers try to cut costs and invest more heavily in fewer offerings.

Company extended by two months the expiration date of its $5.1 billion hostile takeover bid for rival Airgas Inc., with Airgas reiterating its opposition to the offer.

Labor Department says productivity advanced at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in January-March period, slowest pace in a year and lower than 3.6 percent rate initially reported.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance fell for the second straight week, but claims still remain at elevated levels.