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Lines at Cuba travel agencies on day 1 of new law
Cubans formed long lines outside travel agencies and migration offices in Havana on Monday as a highly anticipated new law took effect ending the ...
Bitter cold grips West; citrus and lettuce damaged
As an unusual cold spell gripped parts of the West for a fifth day, some California citrus growers reported damage to crops and an agriculture ...
Apple stock wilts on worries about iPhone demand
Apple's stock slipped below $500 for the first time in 11 months on Monday as investors reacted to reports signaling the company's latest iPhone is ...
NH $700M case against 2 oil companies begins
Day one of what is expected to be a marathon pollution trial over the gasoline additive MTBE ended Monday with lawyers for the state of New Hampshire ...
Oracle says Java is fixed; feds maintain warning
Oracle Corp. said Monday it has released a fix for the flaw in its Java software that raised an alarm from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ...
Music retailer HMV says it's looking at bankruptcy
British music and entertainment retailer HMV says it is preparing to enter a form of bankruptcy after failing to secure a reprieve from its lenders.
Jeep in talks to build some vehicles in China
Chrysler's Jeep brand is in talks to build some of its vehicles in China for that market as the automaker looks to build on growing interest in its ...
Hitting the debt limit: What bills would be paid?
Reiterating a threat he first issued in the summer of 2011, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Republicans that older Americans might not get ...
Samsung sells 100 million Galaxy S smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that global sales of its Galaxy S smartphones surpassed 100 million units since the first model in the series was ...
Dell's stock soars on report of possible buyout
Dell's stock soared 13 percent Monday on a report that the struggling personal computer maker is in talks to take the company private.
Toyota hints at racier new Corolla design
The Toyota Corolla is getting a facelift. But the jury is still out on how extreme its makeover should be. Toyota hinted at a new, edgier style for ...
Moody's downgrades top 3 Cyprus banks
Moody's Investor Service has downgraded Cyprus' top three commercial banks, bring them closer to the bottom of junk status, because of uncertainty ...
2012 military suicides hit a record high of 349
Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are ...
Coca-Cola to address obesity for first time in ads
Coca-Cola became one of the world's most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it's taking to the airwaves for the first ...
Oil gains on forecasts for Northeast cold spell
The prospect of chilly temperatures in the Northeast gave the price of oil a boost Monday. Benchmark oil rose 58 cents to finish at $94.15 per barrel ...
Stocks end mixed on Wall Street; Apple slides
Stocks are ending mixed on Wall Street as investors wait for more earnings reports to come in. Apple dropped on concern that demand for the iPhone 5 ...
Ram pickup, Cadillac ATS win auto show awards
The two American automakers that emerged from bankruptcy protection in 2009 have earned bragging rights for a pair of new vehicles. General Motors' ...
Obama demands quick action to raise debt limit
President Barack Obama demanded on Monday that lawmakers raise the nation's $16.4 trillion federal debt limit quickly, warning that "Social Security ...
Swatch in $1 billion deal for Harry Winston brand
Switzerland's biggest watch maker, Swatch Group AG, will pay about $1 billion to acquire Canada's Harry Winston watch and jewelry brand, officials ...
Ukraine reportedly seeking $15 billion IMF loan
Ukrainian news agencies are reporting that the government is seeking a fresh $15 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. They say that ...
Eurozone industrial output down for 3rd month
Industrial output across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro fell in November for the third straight month, official figures showed ...
A look at corporate deals the EU has ruled on
United Parcel Service Inc. has walked away from a proposed $6.9 billion takeover of the Netherlands TNT Express NV, claiming European Commission ...
Gazprom's EU partners anxious for price cuts
Russian energy giant Gazprom is spending billions to expand its already massive footprint in Europe. But it will have to tread carefully at a time ...
Czechs open new pipeline importing Russian gas
The Czech Republic has opened a pipeline that provides an alternate route for Russian gas imports and will help supply other parts of the EU.