Asian stocks were narrowly mixed Friday amid more corporate gloom and worries that a key U.S. jobs report could show recession in the world’s largest economy is...

Trying to survive a deepening recession, employers are cutting their work forces to the bone, leaving more Americans unemployed and with dim prospects of finding a new...

Oil prices rose to above $42 a barrel Friday in Asia as traders speculated that a second front is opening in Israel’s Gaza offensive, but analysts said gains...

In the shadow of the U.S. auto industry’s troubles, Ford Motor Co. on Thursday showed off the latest version of its voice-activated in-car entertainment and...

Hewlett-Packard Co. said late Thursday that it would stop a distributor from selling its products in Iran. The computer and printer maker acknowledged that it knew the...

Troubled South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor says it has applied for court receivership.

China is taking new steps to shore up its aviation industry amid global economic turmoil, giving struggling airlines a $360 million tax break and $26 billion in loans...

South Korea’s central bank cut its key interest rate Friday for the fifth time in just three months to help shore up the country’s sagging economy.

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.