
Tiny Chevrolet Sonic helps Detroit shake off rust
When the word reached the Orion Assembly Plant, it spread along the serpentine assembly line like news of a death or natural disaster: General Motors, ...
Oil finishes higher on EIA supply report
The price of oil finished higher Friday after the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration reported a much bigger drop in the nation's ...
US service firms grow by most in 10 months
A gauge of U.S. service firms' activity expanded in December by the most in nearly a year, driven by a jump in new orders and hiring. The Institute ...

New tax law packed with breaks for businesses
Tucked into the "fiscal cliff" tax package approved by Congress are billions of dollars in tax breaks that should make the new year a lot happier for ...

Political brinksmanship still threatens US economy
Lawmakers managed to avoid driving the United States over the so-called fiscal cliff with a late-night vote Tuesday. But higher taxes and ...

Plan for NYC Ferris wheel rolls on, despite Sandy
As the city grapples with rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy, developers are pressing ahead with plans for an ambitious addition to the shoreline of ...

Brazil debates treatment options in crack epidemic
Bobo has a method: Cocaine gets him through the day, when he cruises with a wheelbarrow around a slum on Rio's west side, sorting through trash for ...

He's not running, but Italy's Monti has a plan
For someone not running for political office, Premier Mario Monti has an awfully detailed plan for how to fix Italy's financial woes and bring the ...

It's all-hands-on-deck for final retail push
With the final retail push under way, L.L. Bean CEO Chris McCormick is playing Santa's helper against a backdrop of conveyor belts and beeping ...

Strike looms at East and Gulf Coast ports
Weeks after a critical West Coast port complex was crippled by a few hundred striking workers, the East Coast is bracing for a possible walkout ...

Oregon lawmakers OK tax deal for Nike expansion
A deal proposed by Nike Inc. to create hundreds of jobs in Oregon in exchange for a guarantee that the state won't change a favorable corporate tax ...

Oregon approves tax deal for Nike expansion
A deal proposed by Nike Inc. to create hundreds of jobs in Oregon in exchange for a guarantee that the state won't change a favorable corporate tax ...

Right-to-work law gives Michigan unions new task
Now that Michigan has become a right-to-work state, unions in this stronghold of organized labor confront a new and urgent problem: convincing members ...

Obama's fiscal cliff strategy is tricky balance
Playing both sides, President Barack Obama is trying to balance his public pressure campaign on Republicans over the looming "fiscal cliff" with his ...

US wholesalers boost stockpiles in October
U.S. wholesale businesses increased their stockpiles in October but their sales fell sharply, a mix sign for economic growth. The Commerce Department ...

Solid evidence elusive in right-to-work debate
Gov. Rick Snyder says one reason he supports right-to-work legislation in Michigan is the economic boost a similar law has given Indiana, although ...

Mexican leader proposes sweeping education reform
President Enrique Pena Nieto is proposing sweeping reforms to a public education system widely seen as moribund, taking on an iron-fisted union leader ...
Clinton, Bush fund helping Haiti businesses ends
A pro-business fund that was created by former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush in the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake ...

Populist emerges in Romania's bitter election
Media tycoon Dan Diaconescu drives a white Rolls Royce, looks like a used car salesman in his shiny mauve jacket, promises to create thousands of jobs ...

Growth of US service firms accelerated last month
U.S. service companies grew at a slightly faster pace in November because sales and new orders rose, a good sign for the economy. The Institute for ...
18th-century French chateau razed 'by mistake'
Residents of a sleepy French village in Bordeaux have been left dumbfounded after discovering their local 18th-century chateau was completely ...
Ryan, Rubio plot party future as 2016 talk starts
Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio, two potential 2016 presidential candidates, laid out policy prescriptions for their Republican Party on Tuesday night, ...

Small-bore proposals to help avert fiscal cliff
Sure the rich may have to pay more in taxes. But a "fiscal cliff" budget deal could mean pain for nearly everyone else, too: higher airline ticket ...

Obama pipeline decision may preview energy policy
It's a decision President Barack Obama put off during the 2012 campaign, but now that he's won a second term, his next move on a proposed oil pipeline ...