TV stations in 22 U.S. cities announced Thursday that they will start broadcasting their signals this year in a format designed to be received by mobile devices like...

Job cuts that have afflicted almost every sector of the economy reached into the oil industry Thursday, as the biggest oilfield service providers said they were cutting...

While there are plenty of reasons to stick with a mutual fund even if it’s had one bad year, sometimes it makes sense to bail. Here’s some advice from...

Chile’s central bank is cutting its benchmark lending rate buy a full point to 7.25 percent, citing declining inflation and a need for economic stimulus.

Chevron Corp. says its fourth-quarter profit will be significantly lower than the prior quarter because of the big drop in oil prices.

Dismal sales figures for the holiday shopping season are probably a sign of worse to come for merchants in 2009 _ not only more sharp discounts and cheaper groceries...

Gold prices pulled off a moderate advance Thursday, but other commodities slumped for a second straight day as a profit warning from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. amplified...

Fiscal fitness is knocking weight loss off the top of many New Year’s resolution lists, thanks to 2008’s market drubbing. That often means casting off last...

Schlumberger Ltd., the world’s largest oilfield services company, says it’s eliminating up to 1,000 jobs in North America, or about 5 percent of its work...

TV makers are adding sexy new features like streaming Internet movies and 3-D capabilities this year, betting that they can keep consumers away from basic, no-frills...

Palm Inc. unveiled a new touch-screen smart phone and operating system Thursday, marking its latest attempt to catch up with competition from Research In Motion...

The European Union says gas supplies should restart after it struck a deal with Russia on supervising the gas flow through Ukraine.

Retailers confirmed fears that the dismal holiday shopping season was the worst in decades when they reported December same-store sales _ a figure the retail sector...

The number of laid-off workers who are continuing to draw unemployment checks jumped more than expected to 4.6 million at the end of December and is likely to keep...

Free calls over Skype, the Internet communications service, could be coming soon to the iPhone.

Ecuador says inflation more than doubled in 2008 to a six-year high of 8.8 percent.

The markets can help the nation emerge from the current financial crisis by providing transparency for secretive investments that helped fuel the disaster, but the...

The Food and Drug Administration says patients should not stop taking Vytorin or other cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on its review of a controversial study.

The Treasury has auctioned off a massive $54 billion in notes and other longer-term securities this week. And at each auction, demand was twice as high as supply.

A trio of Democratic senators say they have reached a deal with Citigroup Inc. on a plan to let bankruptcy judges alter home loans in an effort to prevent...