United, Continental Merge to Become World's No. 1
United and Continental closed a deal on Friday that will ...
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Incomes, Spending Both Rose in August
Consumer spending rose by a moderate amount in August while ...
Manufacturing Expands for 14th Straight Month
Manufacturing activity expanded in September for the 14th straight month, ...
Car Sales Surge Mostly on New Crossovers
New models and Labor Day promotions didn't do much to ...
Microsoft Sues Motorola on Smart Phone Patents
Microsoft Corp. is suing Motorola Inc. for infringing on its ...
BOA Forced to Delay Foreclosures in 23 States
Bank of America is delaying foreclosures in 23 states as ...
Verizon Wireless May Refund $90 Mil. in Web Fees
Verizon Wireless could pay out up to $90 million in ...
Toshiba Unveils Glasses-Free 3-D TVs
Toshiba Corp. believes it has a solution for television viewers ...
Sanofi-Aventis Launches Hostile Bid for Genzyme
France's Sanofi-Aventis on Monday launched an $18.5 billion hostile takeover ...
Asia Stocks Up, Europe Down Ahead of U.S. Data
The continued relative strength of the yen hurt Japanese stocks ...
Poor Americans Bear High Cost of Going Bankless
The nickel-and-diming never stopped. The fees were constant: $28 to ...
Toyota Repaired 3.7 Mil. Cars Under Recalls
Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it had fixed about 3.7 ...
Feds Sue 3 Major Credit Card Cos., Settle with 2
The Justice Department on Monday sued the three largest U.S. ...
Foreigners Find Irresistable Deals in U.S. Housing Bust
The Viceroy, a swanky condominium complex in downtown Miami, gives ...
Content Partners Sign Up for Google TV's October Launch
Google Inc.'s effort to wed Web surfing with television viewing ...
Japan Cuts Key Interest Rate to Near Zero
Japan's central bank has cut its key interest rate to ...
World Stocks Rise on Oracle, RIM Earnings
World stock markets mostly rose Friday as positive earnings news ...
GM to Test All-Electric Chevy Cruze in Korea
General Motors says it will launch a test fleet of ...
GM to Court SAIC, Other Foreign Investors for IPO
Investment bankers handling the upcoming General Motors Co. stock sale ...
Lotte Group Buys Control of Pepsi Philippines
Lotte Chilsung Beverage, a Lotte Group affiliate, has paid $101 ...
Asian Stocks Rise on Hope of More Fed Action
Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday as hopes for more action ...
China Fines Toyota Finance Arm for Bribing Dealers
Authorities in eastern China say they have fined Japanese automaker ...
World's Airlines Treble Profit Forecast
Global airlines have rebounded faster than expected from the recession ...
Oil Slips to $74 Ahead of Key Fed Meeting
Oil prices slipped to near $74 a barrel Tuesday in ...
Strong European Debt Sales Lift Investor Mood
Solid bond auctions in Ireland, Spain and Greece helped to ...
IBM to Pay $1.7 Bil. for Data Miner Netezza
IBM Corp. said Monday it has agreed to pay $1.7 ...
August Jobless Rate Rose in Calif., 26 Other States
More than half of U.S. states saw their unemployment rates ...
Cessna Blames Economy for Cutting 700 Jobs
Cessna Aircraft announced Tuesday it will cut another 700 jobs, ...
MetroPCS Leads 4G Wireless Rollout in U.S.
MetroPCS Communications Inc., a regional cell phone company that mainly ...
Stocks Tilt Back Up After Fed Speaks
Stocks and bonds rose Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said ...
Twitter Hacker Causes Mischief with Feeds
A new way to cause mischief quickly spread through short-messaging ...
Asia Stocks Gain in Thin Holiday Trading
Asian stock markets posted modest gains in holiday-thinned trade Wednesday ...
CarMax Posts Higher Profits on Strong Used-Car Sales
Used car dealership chain CarMax says its fiscal second-quarter net ...
Yuan Hits New High As Dollar Weakens
The yuan hit a new high of 6.6997 against the ...
Adobe Profits Soar but Cautious on Outlook
Adobe Systems Inc. posted a 69 percent jump in quarterly ...
Michael Dell Flashes 7-Inch Android Tablet
Dell is working on a 7-inch tablet that runs Google's ...
Philly Becomes Biggest U.S. City with Casino
Six years after the state Legislature legalized gambling, Philadelphia is ...
Small Business Bill Set for Passage Amid Tepid Interest
A long-delayed bill to help struggling small businesses with easier ...
Euro Slips on Weak Business Sentiment
The euro gave up some of its recent gains against ...
France Hobbled by Strikes Over Retirement Age
French commuters squeezed onto limited trains or fought for rare ...
Blockbuster Seeks Chapter 11 Protection
Troubled video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
Home Sales Rose to 2nd Lowest Level of Decade
Sales of previously occupied homes rose last month, but not ...
Jobless Claims Nudge Back Up to 465,000
The tally of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits rose ...
Japan Intervenes Again to Weaken Yen
Traders said the Bank of Japan intervened in the currency ...
German Business Mood Highest in 3 Years
German business confidence unexpectedly rose to its highest level in ...
HSBC CEO to Leave After Losing Bid for Chairmanship
HSBC's chief executive has lost his bid to move up ...
Asia Stocks Dip on U.S. Jobs Data, Strong Yen
Asian stock markets fell Friday after a jump in U.S. ...
Asia Has 3 of World's Most Expensive Shopping Streets
A survey of rents in the world’s top 269 shopping ...
Korea Wins Control of UK's Dana Petroleum
Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) has won a controlling interest ...
Growth in Durables Orders Sends Stocks Up
Stocks resumed a September rally Friday as traders were encouraged ...
United, Continental Merge to Become World's No. 1
United and Continental closed a deal on Friday that will ...
Incomes, Spending Both Rose in August
Consumer spending rose by a moderate amount in August while ...
Manufacturing Expands for 14th Straight Month
Manufacturing activity expanded in September for the 14th straight month, ...
Car Sales Surge Mostly on New Crossovers
New models and Labor Day promotions didn't do much to ...
Microsoft Sues Motorola on Smart Phone Patents
Microsoft Corp. is suing Motorola Inc. for infringing on its ...
BOA Forced to Delay Foreclosures in 23 States
Bank of America is delaying foreclosures in 23 states as ...
Verizon Wireless May Refund $90 Mil. in Web Fees
Verizon Wireless could pay out up to $90 million in ...
Toshiba Unveils Glasses-Free 3-D TVs
Toshiba Corp. believes it has a solution for television viewers ...
Sanofi-Aventis Launches Hostile Bid for Genzyme
France's Sanofi-Aventis on Monday launched an $18.5 billion hostile takeover ...
Asia Stocks Up, Europe Down Ahead of U.S. Data
The continued relative strength of the yen hurt Japanese stocks ...
Poor Americans Bear High Cost of Going Bankless
The nickel-and-diming never stopped. The fees were constant: $28 to ...
Toyota Repaired 3.7 Mil. Cars Under Recalls
Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it had fixed about 3.7 ...
Feds Sue 3 Major Credit Card Cos., Settle with 2
The Justice Department on Monday sued the three largest U.S. ...
Foreigners Find Irresistable Deals in U.S. Housing Bust
The Viceroy, a swanky condominium complex in downtown Miami, gives ...
Content Partners Sign Up for Google TV's October Launch
Google Inc.'s effort to wed Web surfing with television viewing ...
Japan Cuts Key Interest Rate to Near Zero
Japan's central bank has cut its key interest rate to ...
World Stocks Rise on Oracle, RIM Earnings
World stock markets mostly rose Friday as positive earnings news ...
GM to Test All-Electric Chevy Cruze in Korea
General Motors says it will launch a test fleet of ...
GM to Court SAIC, Other Foreign Investors for IPO
Investment bankers handling the upcoming General Motors Co. stock sale ...
Lotte Group Buys Control of Pepsi Philippines
Lotte Chilsung Beverage, a Lotte Group affiliate, has paid $101 ...
Asian Stocks Rise on Hope of More Fed Action
Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday as hopes for more action ...
China Fines Toyota Finance Arm for Bribing Dealers
Authorities in eastern China say they have fined Japanese automaker ...
World's Airlines Treble Profit Forecast
Global airlines have rebounded faster than expected from the recession ...
Oil Slips to $74 Ahead of Key Fed Meeting
Oil prices slipped to near $74 a barrel Tuesday in ...
Strong European Debt Sales Lift Investor Mood
Solid bond auctions in Ireland, Spain and Greece helped to ...
IBM to Pay $1.7 Bil. for Data Miner Netezza
IBM Corp. said Monday it has agreed to pay $1.7 ...
August Jobless Rate Rose in Calif., 26 Other States
More than half of U.S. states saw their unemployment rates ...
Cessna Blames Economy for Cutting 700 Jobs
Cessna Aircraft announced Tuesday it will cut another 700 jobs, ...
MetroPCS Leads 4G Wireless Rollout in U.S.
MetroPCS Communications Inc., a regional cell phone company that mainly ...
Stocks Tilt Back Up After Fed Speaks
Stocks and bonds rose Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said ...
Twitter Hacker Causes Mischief with Feeds
A new way to cause mischief quickly spread through short-messaging ...
Asia Stocks Gain in Thin Holiday Trading
Asian stock markets posted modest gains in holiday-thinned trade Wednesday ...
CarMax Posts Higher Profits on Strong Used-Car Sales
Used car dealership chain CarMax says its fiscal second-quarter net ...
Yuan Hits New High As Dollar Weakens
The yuan hit a new high of 6.6997 against the ...
Adobe Profits Soar but Cautious on Outlook
Adobe Systems Inc. posted a 69 percent jump in quarterly ...
Michael Dell Flashes 7-Inch Android Tablet
Dell is working on a 7-inch tablet that runs Google's ...
Philly Becomes Biggest U.S. City with Casino
Six years after the state Legislature legalized gambling, Philadelphia is ...
Small Business Bill Set for Passage Amid Tepid Interest
A long-delayed bill to help struggling small businesses with easier ...
Euro Slips on Weak Business Sentiment
The euro gave up some of its recent gains against ...
France Hobbled by Strikes Over Retirement Age
French commuters squeezed onto limited trains or fought for rare ...
Blockbuster Seeks Chapter 11 Protection
Troubled video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
Home Sales Rose to 2nd Lowest Level of Decade
Sales of previously occupied homes rose last month, but not ...
Jobless Claims Nudge Back Up to 465,000
The tally of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits rose ...
Japan Intervenes Again to Weaken Yen
Traders said the Bank of Japan intervened in the currency ...
German Business Mood Highest in 3 Years
German business confidence unexpectedly rose to its highest level in ...
HSBC CEO to Leave After Losing Bid for Chairmanship
HSBC's chief executive has lost his bid to move up ...
Asia Stocks Dip on U.S. Jobs Data, Strong Yen
Asian stock markets fell Friday after a jump in U.S. ...
Asia Has 3 of World's Most Expensive Shopping Streets
A survey of rents in the world’s top 269 shopping ...
Korea Wins Control of UK's Dana Petroleum
Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) has won a controlling interest ...
Growth in Durables Orders Sends Stocks Up
Stocks resumed a September rally Friday as traders were encouraged ...