Stocks are falling in early trading amid growing anxiety over the financial sector, particularly mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the investment bank...

Oil prices jumped above $119 Thursday as rising antagonism with Russia underscored the possibility it could affect energy shipments from the world’s...

Auto parts maker Continental AG said Thursday it had ended a weeks-long standoff over a takeover bid from smaller rival as its suitor Schaeffler KG raised its offer and...

Yes, the Beijing party will be over soon and all marketers are shifting focus to London Olympics 2012. Visa is throwing party for London Olympics 2012 on Aug 24, the...

Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation’s largest bookseller, is reporting a 15 percent decline in second-quarter profit and is reducing its full-year sales outlook...

IAC/InteractiveCorp, which finished its division into five publicly traded companies Thursday, also enacted a one-for-two reverse stock split.

Kohl’s Corp. announced Thursday that Chairman Larry Montgomery has resigned as chief executive and will be replaced in that role by the retailer’s...

Stock futures are still trading lower, even after the Labor Department reported a larger-than-expected drop in unemployment benefit claims.

The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight weekly drop from a...

The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight weekly drop from a...

Burger King Holdings says its profit surged 42 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by improved sales and marketing. The results are above Wall Street...

H.J. Heinz says its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 11 percent, fueled by double-digit sales growth in North America and Europe.

German lender IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, which has been badly hit by the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, will be sold to U.S.-based private equity firm Lone Star...

Most states don’t recognize gay marriage _ but now Hallmark does.

Wall Street appeared headed for a lower open Thursday amid growing anxiety over the financial sector, particularly the embattled investment bank Lehman Brothers...

For long Big Macs have been the staple diet of gamers, kids and generally people who are seen as “normal” by the society at large. That may be one of the major...

Osram has come up with a clever campaign to advertise its energy-saving lamps. With its eco-friendly message of using electricity only when it’s required, select bus...

The U.S. dollar was lower against other major currencies in European trading Thursday morning. Gold rose.

Oil prices rose Thursday above $116 a barrel as investors considered a fall in U.S. gasoline inventories and a possible output tightening by OPEC at its next meeting in...

Auto parts maker Continental AG said Thursday it had ended a weeks-long standoff over a takeover bid from smaller rival Schaeffler KG and reached a deal after...