Russian stock benchmarks dropped sharply Monday on declining world oil prices and new struggles for control of the world’s largest nickel miner, prompting trading...

The U.S. automotive sales slump worked its way to Janesville, Wis., Monday when General Motors Corp. told workers that it would stop making sport utility vehicles at a...

Attorneys general from three states are asking 11 companies that make baby bottles and baby formula containers to no longer use the chemical bisphenol A.

Wall Street snapped back from last week’s devastating losses after major governments announced further steps to support the global banking system, including plans...

Officials from the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are scheduled to meet later Monday with top executives from financial firms to work out details of the...

Waste Management Inc., the nation’s largest garbage hauler, on Monday withdrew its $6.73 billion bid to acquire smaller rival Republic Services, saying the move...

Sovereign Bancorp says it is in advanced discussions with Spain’s Banco Santander regarding a possible buyout of the Philadelphia-based thrift.

Waste Management Inc., the nation’s largest garbage hauler, on Monday withdrew its $6.73 billion bid to acquire smaller rival Republic Services, saying the move...

European governments say they are putting nearly $2 trillion on the line to protect the continent’s banks through guarantees and other emergency measures.

Just because your band doesn’t have the bucks for a six-figure advertising campaign doesn’t mean you wouldn’t be interested in promoting it on...

Payless ShoeSource is going green as it plans to sell a line of ecologically friendly shoes and handbags at low prices.

Iraq’s oil minister met 34 oil company representatives in London on Monday to set out the ground rules for foreign multinationals’ first bite at the...

Morgan Stanley got a much-needed cash infusion on Monday, raising $9 billion by selling preferred shares to the Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. Morgan...

German memory-chip maker Qimonda AG is cutting 3,000 jobs and selling its stake in Inotera _ a joint venture with Taiwan’s Nanya Technology Corp. _ to Micron...

General Motors Corp. says it will idle its Janesville, Wis., sport utility vehicle factory on Dec. 23, earlier than the company had expected.

Wall Street is snapping back from last week’s devastating losses on growing hopes the stock market will finally find some footing. Investors are cautiously...

A Silicon Valley company is claiming a major victory in its efforts to sell computers to schools that might otherwise be enticed by low-cost laptops such as the...

Morgan Stanley says Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has completed its $9 billion investment in the firm, giving it a much-needed capital infusion.

The Bush administration says it is moving quickly on a number of fronts to get a $700 billion rescue program up and running, including consulting with private law firms...

New Zealand saw strikes at two workplaces this weekend. On Saturday workers at produce distribution company Turners and Growers walked off the job. The workers plan to...