Julie McCarthy’s description of a 100,000 acre soy farm in Brazil seems to symbolize peace, progress, and economic development: trends for a new Latin America. From...

Published reports say General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM.

The Federal Communications Commission has sided with the National Football League in a long-running programming dispute with Comcast Corp., ruling that Comcast should...

Selected quotes on actions taken by the Group of Seven major industrial countries on Friday to combat the worldwide financial crisis:

Finance officials from the world’s top economic powers endorsed a plan Friday to stem the worst financial crisis in more than a half-century.

Text of G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors’ plan of action, as provided by the Treasury Department:

Gold and silver plummeted Friday after Wall Street posted another big loss and forced investors to dump holdings in precious metals to raise badly needed cash.

Wall Street capped one of its worst weeks ever with a wild session Friday that saw the Dow Jones industrials rocket within a 1,000 point range before closing with a...

“There’s nothing that’s come anywhere near this.”

Finance officials from the world’s top economic powers endorsed a sweeping plan Friday to stem the worst financial crisis in more than a half-century.

Developing countries warned on Friday that the global financial crisis could dampen their growth prospects and recommended an international response to prevent...

With its iconic stagecoach, Wells Fargo & Co. has evoked images of the wild West throughout its 156-year history.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the administration will move ahead with a plan to buy stock in financial institutions.

Finance officials from the world’s top economic powers have pledged to take all action necessary to stem the worst financial crisis in more than a half-century.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange:

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Wall Street capped its worst week ever with a wild session Friday that left stocks with a widely mixed finish. Late-day buying helped curb steep losses and gave the...

PepsiCo, the nation’s second-largest beverage company, said Friday it was launching a new marketing campaign to refocus attention on soft drinks, which have seen...

Wall Street has ended a wild session with its best showing of the week after investors went in search of bargains among stocks devastated by seven days of massive...