CEO of bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland to leave
Bailed-out U.K. lender Royal Bank of Scotland said Wednesday that Stephen Hester will step down as chief executive later this year — a move that ...
Facebook introduces hashtags
Facebook is introducing hashtags, the number signs used on Twitter, Instagram and other services to identify topics being discussed and allow users ...
UK to start regulating e-cigarettes as medicines
Britain will start regulating electronic cigarettes and other products containing nicotine as medicines, according to the country's top regulator.
Fiat: supplier delays will force shutdowns
Italian carmaker Fiat says it will temporarily stop production at some European car plants in the coming days due to insufficient deliveries of ...
US chief executives more optimistic about hiring
Chief executives for the largest U.S. companies are more optimistic about sales over the next six months and plan to add more workers. The Business ...
Vodafone makes approach for German cable company
Mobile phone company Vodafone has approached Germany's biggest cable operator about a possible takeover. Vodafone said Wednesday It has had ...
UK top court rules against oil tycoon in divorce
Britain's top court on Wednesday handed an oil tycoon a costly setback in a divorce case, ruling he must give his ex-wife assets held by companies he ...
Waze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech
Google Inc.'s $1.03 billion purchase of Israeli navigation software maker Waze marks an important milestone for the country that affectionately calls ...
Hepatitis A linked to frozen berries sickens 87
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix sold at Costco has grown to 87 people with ...
US stocks end a choppy day with a loss
Renewed concerns that central banks will ease off their support for the global economy hit the U.S. stock market Tuesday. Indexes began sliding from ...
Dole CEO makes buyout bid; values co. at $1.07B
Dole Food Co.'s Chairman and CEO David Murdock and his family on Tuesday offered to buy the fresh fruits and vegetable business with a bid that values ...
Analysts: Midwest drivers to see lower gas prices
The worst may be over for drivers in the upper Midwest who have been grappling with the highest gasoline prices in the continental U.S. Analysts said ...
Court hears terse testimony in e-book trial
Macmillan CEO John Sargent, who testified this week at a trial over alleged price-fixing of e-books, was no one's idea of a friendly witness. Of the ...
Lululemon's shares fall after CEO announces exit
Lululemon Athletica's CEO Christine Day may not be a household name to the athletic wear company's legions of loyal shoppers. But for investors, she's ...
Google snaps up Waze to add to mapping service
Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1.03 billion deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while allowing it to ...
Marlboro maker Altria jumping into e-cigarettes
Tobacco company Altria Group Inc. is launching its first electronic cigarette under the MarkTen brand in Indiana starting in August and expanding its ...
Booz Allen says it's fired Snowden after NSA leak
Government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton said Tuesday that it has fired Edward Snowden, the employee who leaked details of a secret National Security ...
Senate passes farm bill, moving debate to House
The last time Congress passed a farm bill, Democrats had control of the House and the food stamp program was about half the size it is today. That was ...
Juncker concedes mistakes on Greek bailout
Former Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker conceded Tuesday that mistakes were made in the bailout of Greece — days after a similar admission by ...
Iran denies malfunction at nuclear power plant
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman is denying reports that the country's Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant has suffered a malfunction.
Sony takes aim at Microsoft with PlayStation 4
Sony broke out the heavy ammunition Monday against Microsoft, announcing its forthcoming PlayStation 4 will cost $399 — $100 less than the competing ...
Apple unveils music streaming service
Apple unveiled an Internet radio service called iTunes Radio on Monday and said the service will personalize listeners' music based on what they've ...
Microsoft hypes next-gen Xbox One games at E3
Microsoft has its head in the cloud with Xbox One. The company focused on how cloud computing will make games for its next-generation Xbox One console ...
Brazil govt to perform crash tests after AP report
After a decade of spiking fatalities from passenger car wrecks, the Brazilian government said Monday it plans to build its first auto crash test ...
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