Economy

West official: Some residents can come home
A town official says the area impacted by a fertilizer plant blast is safe and some residents will be allowed to return to their homes. City Council ...
Automakers target Chinese buyers at Shanghai show
Global and Chinese automakers showcased family-friendly sedans and SUVs targeting coveted urban buyers at China's biggest auto show Saturday as ...
Iran seeks to export oil to North Korea
Iran's oil ministry says the country is considering exporting oil to North Korea as a way to improve its battered economy. The official IRNA news ...
$10M gift spurs restoration at Jefferson's estate
One-time slave quarters will be recreated at Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello, and more of the Declaration of Independence writer's living ...
Boston travel: Trains, buses halted, planes flying
Mass transportation to and from the Boston area was virtually shut down Friday while police engaged in massive manhunt before capturing a suspect in ...
FAA approves resumption of Boeing 787 flights
Boeing's beleaguered 787 could be flying again within a week after federal officials approved a fix for its batteries, even though the root cause of ...
Beer makers and DOJ reach deal
Anheuser-Busch InBev has reached a final agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that could settle a dispute over its $20.1 billion acquisition ...
McDonald's fails to boost sales with Dollar Menu
McDonald's managed to eke out a higher profit for its first quarter even as the world's biggest hamburger chain failed to lift sales with its Dollar ...
GE 1Q earnings rise on NBC sale; Europe drags
General Electric's first quarter results were dragged down by deteriorating economic conditions in Europe, highlighting the danger that the region's ...
Suitors back away from Dell bids amid PC slump
Buyout specialist Blackstone Group LP is dropping its effort to acquire Dell, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly unlikely to follow ...
Stocks recover slightly, ending tough week
Strong earnings from a pair of technology giants helped the stock market recover some of its losses Friday, a positive end to Wall Street's worst week ...
SeaWorld makes a splash on NYSE as stock gains
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. made a splash Friday in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The owner of theme parks famous for water ...
Airlines, pilots sue government to stop furloughs
Predicting a nightmarish air travel snarl that will stretch from coast to coast, the airline industry and the nation's largest pilots union joined ...
Stock markets edge higher to end turbulent week
Stock markets edged higher Friday, as a mixed set of earnings capped a turbulent week on Wall Street. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 13 points ...
VA moves to process oldest disability claims first
Veterans waiting more than a year for a decision on their disability claims are moving to the front of the line, under a new program announced Friday.
Peltz discloses stakes in PepsiCo, Mondelez
Activist investor Nelson Peltz has disclosed stakes in Mondelez and PepsiCo, following earlier reports that the billionaire could be pushing for a ...
Fitch cuts British bond rating from AAA
Fitch Ratings on Friday stripped the U.K. of its cherished top AAA credit score, citing a weaker economic outlook that continues to hinder the country ...
Toyota to build Lexus in Kentucky, add 750 jobs
Toyota will start building the Lexus ES 350 at a factory in Georgetown, Ky., starting in 2015, producing a luxury brand vehicle for the first time in ...
SAP co-CEO: Cloud computing business profitable
The co-CEO of business software maker SAP says its push into cloud computing is starting to make money — and predicted it would reach profits that ...
Greek farm shootings highlight migrants' plight
After months of pressing the strawberry plantation over pay, the Bangladeshi migrant laborers gathered in the field hoping that a deal was near.
Microsoft shares up after reassuring 3Q report
Microsoft bucked the gravitational pull of a recent report on flagging PC sales and its shares rose Friday after topping Wall Street expectations for ...
Court turns down lawsuits against Mexican trucks
A federal appeals court has turned down lawsuits by two groups seeking to block a pilot program allowing Mexican trucks to operate throughout the U.S.
UK alleges GSK paid off competitors to delay drugs
Britain's competition watchdog accused GlaxoSmithKline on Friday of paying off competitors to delay launches of their own versions of GSK's ...
The S&P 500 rises; Dow is down, led by IBM
The broad Standard & Poor's 500 index opened higher early Friday, capping a volatile in stock markets. Stocks of technology companies were the big ...
Nissan recalls SUVs to fix brake problem
Nissan is recalling more than 19,000 Nissan and Infiniti SUVs because a brake part can fail and make it harder for the driver to stop the car.