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In fall Apple season, rival phone makers struggle
It's shaping up to be a cold fall for smartphone makers other than Apple, as the trendsetter of the phone industry gears up to release the next iPhone
Can 'FarmVille 2' save struggling Zynga?
Not long ago, online games company Zynga looked on pace to unseat much bigger, well-established rivals as it rode the popularity of "FarmVille," the ...
Nokia shows off new Windows smartphones
Nokia revealed its first smartphones to run the next version of Windows, a big step for a company that has bet its future on an alliance with ...
Facebook stock up on Zuckerberg's no-sale pledge
Facebook's stock increased nearly 5 percent on Wednesday following a disclosure that its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, won't sell stock in the company for at ...
Stocks barely move; FedEx sinks on profit warning
U.S. stock prices are closing mixed, held in check by a warning from the huge package delivery company FedEx that its profits would be hurt because ...
Gazprom shares down as EU opens antitrust probe
Shares in Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom suffered their biggest drop in five weeks Wednesday, on news that it is the subject of a European ...
Facebook says CEO won't sell stock for 1 year
Facebook's stock got some reprieve in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company said its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, won't sell stock in the company for ...
Campbell Soup profit rises amid turnaround push
Campbell Soup is preparing to flood supermarket shelves with dozens of new products in the year ahead, but the push to revive its mainstay soup ...
Stocks end mixed on weak US economic reports
Stocks zigged and zagged after reports that the U.S. economy is weakening at a time when China and Europe are also slowing. The Dow Jones industrial ...
Campbell Soup profit rises as soup sales get boost
Campbell Soup on Tuesday reported a stronger-than-expected profit for its fiscal fourth quarter as retailers ran promotions to warm up soup sales and ...
Spain's Santander eyes $4.3 billion in Mexico sale
Banco Santander says it hopes to raise up to €3.4 billion ($4.3 billion) from a public offering of shares in its Mexican subsidiary. The Spanish bank ...
Campbell Soup 4Q profit rises on US soup sales
Campbell Soup's net income rose 27 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter on strong sales of soup and other simple meals in the U.S. The results beat ...
PeopleSoft founder seeks windfall in Workday IPO
The billionaire who founded business software maker PeopleSoft is looking to strike it rich again by taking his latest startup public. The startup, ...
Japan Airlines sets price range for share sale
Japan Airlines, which was bailed out by the government and removed from the Tokyo stock market, has set the indicative price range for a relisting ...
Yelp shares surge as insiders hold on to stock
Yelp's early backers apparently still have a high opinion of the online business review service, much to Wall Street's relief, after insiders at ...
Stocks edge up after US growth revised higher
Slightly better economic growth and stronger housing sales nudged the stock market higher Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average managed a ...
Stocks mixed in thin trading; oil creeps over $96
Mixed economic data kept the stock market hovering near break-even Tuesday. One report on home prices looked encouraging, and another on consumer ...
Ask beats Answers with $300M bid for About.com
The New York Times Co. is selling its troubled online information service, About.com, to the parent company of Ask.com for $300 million in cash.
IBM buys Kenexa for $1.3B in latest software deal
IBM is buying human resources management company Kenexa Corp. for about $1.3 billion, adding to its stable of cloud-based software. The Monday ...
Navistar CEO steps down, interim replacement named
Navistar International Corp. said Monday that its CEO has stepped down and named an interim replacement. The heavy truck and engine company said that ...
M&T buying Hudson City Bancorp in $3.7B deal
M&T Bank Corp. is buying Hudson City Bancorp Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3.7 billion that will broaden its reach in the eastern U.S
On a quiet day, Apple rules the stock market
The biggest story in the stock market Monday was Apple, but that wasn't saying much. Stocks barely moved. Trading was light, even by the slumberous ...
Hertz, at long last, buying Dollar Thrifty
Hertz is one-step closer to its long-awaited prize. More than two years after its original bid, it agreed Sunday to buy Dollar Thrifty Automotive ...
HP, Dell: PC makers in desperate need of a reboot
Hewlett-Packard Co. used to be known as a place where innovative thinkers flocked to work on great ideas that opened new frontiers in technology.
Samsung verdict could benefit Nokia, shares climb
Shares of Nokia Corp. surged on Monday after a Wall Street analyst said that the Finnish phone maker could benefit from the $1 billion patent verdict ...