With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own...

Amazon.com Inc. doesn’t seem to be bothered by high gas prices or the sputtering U.S. economy.

Leaders of a church destroyed on Sept. 11 have surrendered land needed to rebuild the World Trade Center site in a $20 million deal with the government.

The bubble might have burst for off-Broadway’s “Gazillion Bubbles Show.” Someone has stolen the show’s specialized soapy bubble solution, which...

Have you ever pedaled on a stationary bike at the gym and thought to yourself: ‘What if this energy I am exerting could be used for something better than just making...

Ethan Hawke and wife Ryan Shawhughes are the new parents of a baby girl.

Amazon.com Inc. showed that it wasn’t being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, reporting Wednesday that its second-quarter profits more than doubled...

The movie-rental service Netflix Inc. is closing a small unit that finances independent movies, partly to avoid competing with Hollywood studios with which it partners...

Commodities extended their slide Wednesday as crude oil fell below $125 a barrel, dragging down gold, soybeans, wheat and other hard assets as traders shifted money...

In the English-speaking world, many cell phone users leave emergency contact information in the devices’ address books under an entry labeled “ICE” _...

Install a little photo program to show off pictures of your dog on Facebook, and you might find you’re really spreading an ad.

Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine.

Consumers helped bring McDonald’s Corp. back to profitability in the second quarter by spending on breakfast biscuits, chicken sandwiches and drinks despite the...

Is it a long, long way to Tipperary? Don’t know if you’re on the path to Bath?

Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that high prices and the weak economy are...

Stocks rose moderately Wednesday as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased some of Wall Street’s concerns about the economy.

Stocks rose moderately Wednesday as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased some of Wall Street’s concerns about the economy.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

Oil prices headed back lower Wednesday, failing to sustain a brief push into positive territory, after the government reported gasoline supplies rose far more than...