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Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as investors fretted over the details of a deal to save Greece from financial collapse and preserve its place among nations that use the euro. Japan bucked the trend as the yen...More >>

Mazda stock dived nearly 7 percent Thursday after the struggling car maker said it will raise about $2 billion from selling new shares to invest in assembly plants and developing new vehicle technologies.More >>

Eric Mueller's vacation started when his plane filled with smoke. Soon, people slid down an emergency chute, inflated life vests and climbed into a raft.More >>

Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman pleaded for patience Thursday as she described operational challenges and other internal problems that contributed to a decline in earnings at one of the world's largest technology...More >>

Federal regulators have filed civil fraud charges against the chairman and the former CEO of a Chinese company, accusing them of duping people to invest in a coal company that was an empty shell.More >>

Newspaper publisher and TV station owner Media General said Wednesday that it is exploring the sale of its newspaper operations, which produce nearly half its revenue.More >>

MGM Resorts International said Wednesday that high costs kept it in the red in the fourth quarter, but it lost less than a year earlier as more people stayed at its Las Vegas Strip casinos and visitors spent more on the...More >>

By The Associated Press SALES UP: Sales of previously occupied homes rose in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.57 million, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. That's...More >>

Key barometers in the Treasury market late Wednesday, compared with late Tuesday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:More >>

Oil prices rose Wednesday on the expectation that world supplies could be squeezed further because of ongoing tensions with Iran.More >>

By The Associated Press CLIMB, INTERRUPTED: Stocks fell for the first time in four trading sessions and one day after the Dow Jones industrial average passed 13,000 for the first time in nearly four years.More >>

The European Commission said Wednesday Johnson & Johnson has offered concessions hoping they will convince the EU's antitrust regulator to clear J&J's takeover of Swiss orthopedics maker Synthes.More >>

By SANDY SHORE AP Business Writer Platinum prices rose Wednesday as a South African mine strike raised the prospect of smaller global supplies.More >>

U.S. motorists have bought less gasoline every week for the past 48 weeks, according to a survey published Wednesday by MasterCard SpendingPulse. At the same time, prices have risen. Those trends should continue, say...More >>

Key currency exchange rates Thursday, compared with late Wednesday in New York.More >>

The dollar rose to a seven-month high against the Japanese yen, a week after the Bank of Japan announced a surprise increase of its economic stimulus program.More >>

Next to filing for bankruptcy protection, nothing wrecks your chances of qualifying for a home loan like a foreclosure.More >>

Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship found eight bodies Wednesday on one of the passenger decks, including that of a missing 5-year-old Italian girl, authorities said.More >>

Turkey says Turkish and Chinese companies have signed deals worth $1.4 billion during a visit to Istanbul by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping.More >>

By the Associated Press STIMULATING DISCUSSION: Minutes of their last meeting showed Bank of England rate-setters were divided about injecting another 50 billion pounds ($79 billion) into the economy. Two...More >>

Federal regulators said Tuesday that they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages - at least for the time being - that have left patients and parents frightened about missing...More >>

European markets reacted cautiously Tuesday to the news that Greece finally secured its second massive bailout, but Wall Street was more upbeat, with the Dow trading above 13,000 points for the first time since May 2008.More >>

Greece scrambled Wednesday to push through a batch of emergency laws that will further cut incomes and state spending, a day after securing a new bailout and debt relief deal designed to stave off bankruptcy.More >>

Just after accepting the least-wanted job in Greece more than three months ago, Lucas Papademos pointedly remarked that he was not a politician.More >>

Apple Inc. defended its right to use the iPad trademark in China in a heated court hearing Wednesday that pitted the electronics giant against a struggling Chinese electronics company that denies having sold the mainland...More >>

PSA Peugeot Citroen is in talks over a possible alliance with Detroit-based General Motors, a deal that could dwarf France's leading car maker's existing partnerships with BMW, Mitsubishi Motors and Toyota.More >>

Honda is recalling nearly 46,000 Odyssey minivans because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly, and have on at least two occasions.More >>

President Barack Obama is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent and wants an even lower effective rate for manufacturers, a senior administration official says, as the White House lays down an...More >>

The European Union's executive arm said Wednesday it plans to withhold euro495 million ($655 million) in EU development funds from Hungary after the country failed to reduce its deficit.More >>

By The Associated Press Painful budget cuts and tax increases haven't eased government debt burdens in Greece, Portugal, Ireland and some other European countries. Still, the interest rates on some...More >>

Europe has endured the pain of layoffs, wage cuts and tax increases designed to bring government debt under control.More >>

The government's new consumer-watchdog agency is launching a probe into costly overdraft fees charged by big banks.More >>

As governments bicker over who should do what to slow the pace of global warming, the U.N.'s climate chief is increasingly looking to business leaders to show the way forward to a low-carbon future.More >>

Portuguese workers issued a spontaneous "Ja chega!" - "That's enough!" - to the government, rejecting its appeal to stay at their jobs during Carnival, one of their most beloved holidays.More >>

Grubb & Ellis Co. said Tuesday it has sought bankruptcy protection as part of a deal to sell most of its assets to the parent of rival commercial real estate services company Newmark Knight Frank.More >>

Chesapeake Energy Corp. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled as the company benefited from hedging positions that offset lower prices for oil and gas.More >>

More people opened new credit card accounts last year, as the banking industry began to loosen standards it tightened during the recession.More >>

Interest rates on three-month and six-month Treasury bills dropped in Tuesday's auction after rising the previous week.More >>

A second $172 billion bailout, and a deep debt write-off for financially stricken Greece, will ward off a financial disaster in Europe.More >>

Barnes & Noble said Tuesday that its fiscal third-quarter net income fell 14 percent, as rising costs offset higher sales. The company also said it will introduce a cheaper Nook Tablet.More >>

It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed.More >>

Home Depot Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 32 percent as homeowners spent more on renovation projects in part due to the mild weather in the U.S.More >>

Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.More >>

By The Associated Press A MILESTONE, BRIEFLY: The Dow finally edged over the 13,000 mark, a milestone it hadn't reached since May 2008, three times in intraday trading. But stocks started falling at...More >>

Oil prices have climbed to the highest level since May on concerns that Iran will cut off more oil to Europe. Here's how energy contracts traded on Tuesday.More >>

By SANDY SHORE AP Business Writer Metals prices jumped Tuesday on expectations that demand may improve after a new Greek bailout package was approved and China took another step to stimulate economic growth.More >>

The euro rose against the dollar Tuesday after a deal to give Greece its second bailout was approved, saving the country from having to default on its debt.More >>

By The Associated Press MIXED REACTION: Greeks were torn between relief and foreboding on the news that their country has received a 130 billion euro bailout. While the aid will protect them from a...More >>

By TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer Medco Health Solutions Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income rose 12 percent, as gains from generic prescriptions and the pharmacy benefits manager's specialty business...More >>

The French lower house of parliament has approved financing for the permanent European bailout fund and new belt-tightening measures for France.More >>

The government regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has submitted a plan to Congress that would shrink the mortgage giants' role in the housing market.More >>

Greeks were torn between relief and foreboding on the news Tuesday that their country has received a new massive bailout - while the aid will protect them from a calamitous default and keep them in the euro bloc, it will...More >>

Shares of oil and gas company Weatherford International Ltd. tumbled Tuesday, a day after the oilfield services company disclosed that investors should not rely on previously issued financial statements until it can resolve...More >>

By The Associated Press CHINA ARRIVES: Great Wall Motors launched operations in Bulgaria on Tuesday, becoming the first Chinese automaker to assemble cars in the European Union.More >>

Fortis Inc. said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy CH Energy Group Inc. in a cash deal worth just under $1 billion, marking the Canadian utility's entry into the regulated U.S. electric and gas distribution market.More >>

Great Wall Motors launched operations in Bulgaria on Tuesday, becoming the first Chinese automaker to assemble cars in the European Union.More >>

By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press Oil prices remained above $104 Tuesday but retreated from recent highs after European leaders agreed to lend Greece €130 billion ($172 billion) to avoid a debt default.More >>

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled, as strong demand for used cars boosted the resale values of its vehicles and lowered the company's costs.More >>

Iran has laid out conditions for future oil exports to other European countries after halting sales to Britain and France earlier this week, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.More >>

Markets reacted cautiously Tuesday to the news that Greece finally secured its second massive bailout in less than two years, which is aimed at giving the debt-ridden country the breathing room to enact widespread economic...More >>

After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use the euro reached an agreement early Tuesday to hand Greece €130 billion ($170 billion) in additional bailout loans to save it from a potentially disastrous default...More >>

Construction giant URS Corp. has offered $1.25 billion in cash to buy the Canadian oil and gas contractor Flint Energy Services Ltd.More >>

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to buy a controlling interest in the fast-growing Chinese online retailer Yihaodian.More >>

Spain said Monday it will soon send hulking military transport planes to Florida to retrieve 17 tons of treasure that U.S. undersea explorers found but ultimately lost in American courts, a find experts have speculated could...More >>

A dozen European Union leaders, including British Prime Minister David Cameron and Italian Premier Mario Monti, called Monday for an open-markets strategy to stimulate growth and jolt the region out of its economic doldrums.More >>

Tehran is considering extending an oil embargo on France and Britain to other European countries, a semiofficial Iranian news agency reported Monday.More >>

Lloyds Banking Group has canceled bonus payments for its former chief executive and a dozen other directors over their involvement in the costly misselling of payment protection insurance.More >>

Danish brewer Carlsberg said Monday its net profit nearly tripled in the fourth quarter with higher revenues and a focus on cost-cuts, but said the market climate remains challenging.More >>

Bank of Ireland, the only one of Ireland's six banks to avoid nationalization, on Monday reported it returned to net profit in 2011 thanks to heavy debt restructuring in the face of continued losses from dud loans.More >>

Japan posted a record high trade deficit in January after its nuclear crisis shut down nearly all the nation's reactors for tougher checks, sending fuel imports surging. Exports were hurt by a strong yen and weak demand.More >>

Wynn Resorts Ltd. is looking to sever ties with its biggest stakeholder and one-time ally.More >>

A state appeals court has upheld a class-action lawsuit filed by servers at several San Francisco Bay area Hooters restaurants.More >>

Despite the goodwill expressed with diplomatic gestures, Champagne toasts and speeches on cooperation during Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to the farm belt this week, the world's two largest economies...More >>

United Parcel Service, the world's largest package delivery company, said Friday it is still in talks to acquire TNT Express even though the Dutch package delivery company rejected a $6.43 billion bid.More >>

Key barometers in the Treasury market late Friday, compared with late Thursday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:More >>