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U.S. stocks rose at the open on Wednesday, boosted by earnings from Apple and Boeing, but focus could shift later in the day to the Federal Reserve's first two-day policy meeting of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI...

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) quarterly results smashed Wall Street expectations with record sales of big-screen iPhones in the holiday shopping season and a 70 percent rise in China sales, powering the company to the largest profit in corporate history. The company...

Chevron Corp (CVX.N) said it would work with BP Plc (BP.L) and ConocoPhillips (COP.N) to explore and appraise 24 jointly held offshore leases in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Chevron will be the operator of the leases in the northwest part...

A China regulator has accused Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) of failing to clean up what it called illegal business deals on the e-commerce titan's platforms, in an unusually strong government criticism of one of the country's biggest private...

Everton striker Samuel Eto'o has joined Italian Serie A side Sampdoria, signing a deal with the club until 2018. The 33-year-old passed a medical on Sunday, posting a picture on Twitter with the message: "Successful medical. Ready for a new...

Algeria reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Group C runners-up after beating Senegal. Sofiane Feghouli missed a great early chance when his poor touch allowed Bouna Coundoul to save at his feet. Leicester's Riyad Mahrez struck the opener when...

Chelsea unbeaten in six games against Liverpool Blues have won League Cup four times Liverpool not reached domestic final since 2012 Chelsea to face Spurs or Sheff Utd in 1 March final Branislav Ivanovic's extra-time winner sent Chelsea into the Capital One Cup...

Stoke City will be without striker Bojan Krkic for the rest of the season after he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during Monday's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Rochdale. The Spaniard, 24, was hurt chasing down the ball during...

Diego Costa's alleged stamps during Chelsea's Capital One Cup semi-final win over Liverpool were "absolutely accidental", says boss Jose Mourinho. Costa trod on Emre Can and Martin Skrtel in a second-leg tie that saw the Londoners progress after extra time. Mourinho...

The Itsekiri nation, under the aegis of a socio-political group, Itsekiri Legacy Rebirth (ILR), has vowed to work against President Goodluck Jonathan in the February general elections even as they promised to rally support for the aspirations of the...