As the argument heats up on whether the United States should revoke its 40-year ban on crude oil exports, interest groups will be choosing sides and adding their voices to the discussion. Monday's addition…
On its official enterprise blog site, Google announced Monday that it is kicking off a new referral program for its online office and productivity programs, Google Apps. Current users can receive $15 as a…
General Motors on Monday hired Anton Valukas, chairman of law firm Jenner & Block, to lead its internal investigation of the company's handling of complaints that led to at least 13 deaths and a…
Alternative energy company FuelCell Energy began trading Monday morning at a 13% premium to Friday's closing price, which was 18% higher than Thursday's close. Friday's bump came from news of a $2.8 million contract…
ThinkstockMore than 40% of health insurance plan customers were dissatisfied with their plan’s coverage, according to the latest data from J.D. Power’s 2014 Member Health Plan Study. Overall member satisfaction based on the survey…
In a near repeat of January's results, February same-store sales for McDonald's U.S. stores fell and the company's global sales were rescued by sales in Europe. McDonald's shares were down fractionally in premarket trading…
ThinkstockThe weekend report that Chinese exports fell by 18.1% in February had a definite impact on equities trading in Asia overnight. Commodities also took their lumps, and the one getting beaten up the most…
Automobile classified ad site Cars.com is reported to be out seeking a buyer at an asking price of around $3 billion. The site is owned by Classified Ventures, a consortium of newspaper publishers.
ThinkstockAlong with everything else that has been said about the changes to the SAT college admissions test, now the College Board, which owns the test, has said that it will provide a free test…
ThinkstockThe 1970s ban on exporting U.S. crude oil may or may not be lifted, but that is not going to slow down the export of what we might call ‘near-crude’. New, low-cost plants that…
ThinkstockWhen Chinese officials reported late Friday that the country’s exports had fallen 18.1% in February, the news came on top of another event that was perhaps even more nerve-rattling. The country had experienced its…
ThinkstockGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has recalled 1.6 million cars worldwide to repair a defect that led to 13 deaths. According to a report in The New York Times, the National Highway Traffic Safety…
courtesy Boeing Co.In the latest of a string of problems found on its 787 Dreamliner, The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) said Friday evening that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has told Boeing that hairline cracks have…
ThinkstockActivist investor Carl Icahn said on Friday that Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP) will begin using its Facebook page to disclose material non-public information. Icahn already uses Twitter and a website (www.shareholderssquaretable.com) to communicate…
ThinkstockThe Canadian National Energy Board on Thursday approved a plan by Enbridge Inc. (NYSE: ENB) to reverse the east-to-west flow of crude oil and permit the company’s Line 9B pipeline to transport crude from…
thinkstockMarch 7, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday but the Nasdaq quickly turned south and spent the rest of the day in the red. As a group tech stocks were down 0.6% in mid-afternoon…
Wikimedia CommonsWhen McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD filed its Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, the company listed a new risk factor to its business. The company said that its…
ThinkstockEver since the early days of the World Wide Web, people have talked about making individual news stories available for very small amounts of money. The so-called micro-payments idea never took off because it…
Mining giant Rio Tinto already owns 50.8% of Turquoise Hill Resources, and speculation that Rio Tinto will buy the other 49.2% has boosted Turquoise Hill's share price by nearly 13%.
Public interest advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint on Thursday with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opposing the recent $19 billion acquisition of messaging service WhatsApp by Facebook.