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Chiquita Brands International Inc., which produces bananas, other fresh-cut fruits and packaged salads, said Tuesday it agreed to sell its German ...…
May 13 2008 10:11AM EDT
Italian aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica will buy U.S. military contractor DRS Technologies Inc. for $4 billion, the companies announced ...…
May 13 2008 7:28AM EDT
Nissan reported a big jump in fiscal fourth quarter profit Tuesday compared with the previous year. But like other Japanese automakers pinched by a ...…
May 13 2008 7:05AM EDT
Airbus on Tuesday announced new delays on deliveries of the superjumbo A380 this year and next, saying it needs more time and resources to get the ...…
May 13 2008 4:35AM EDT
In an effort to expedite aid to Myanmar, hard hit by Cyclone Nargis, the Treasury Department announced Monday that it is removing the limit on ...…
May 12 2008 2:22PM EDT
Pollo Campero, a Latin American fried-chicken favorite that had been seen in the United States only in takeout boxes aboard arriving flights, has ...…
May 12 2008 11:27AM EDT
The Supreme Court - apparently handcuffed by possible conflicts of interest - has allowed a multibillion-dollar federal lawsuit from South African ...…
May 12 2008 11:27AM EDT
HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday that first-quarter profit was better than a year ago, despite a $3.2 billion write-down on subprime mortgage assets ...…
May 12 2008 7:39AM EDT
The U.S. dollar gained Monday against the euro as markets awaited hints from the U.S. Federal Reserve about interest rate moves and economic ...…
May 12 2008 5:07AM EDT
Oil prices retreated Monday in Asia from last week's record close near $126 a barrel as the dollar strengthened against the euro and yen.. ...…
May 12 2008 4:29AM EDT
Microsoft Corp. on Friday said it has appealed a $1.39 billion fine imposed in February by the European Commission for the company's failure to ...…
May 9 2008 6:40PM EDT
The gap between the nation's imports and exports narrowed in March, as imports fell more than exports, according to a government report released ...…
May 9 2008 9:06AM EDT
German insurer Allianz SE said Friday first-quarter net profit fell 65% due to difficult market conditions as it wrote down $1.3 billion tied to ...…
May 9 2008 8:55AM EDT
The euro was higher against the dollar Friday after the European Central Bank signaled that it was unlikely it would consider any interest rate ...…
May 9 2008 7:29AM EDT
The U.S. Commerce Department sided with a Wisconsin papermaker in its complaint alleging illegal subsidies and dumping by China and Germany on ...…
May 8 2008 11:16AM EDT
The Bank of England has announced it is keeping official interest rates unchanged at 5.0% as it deals with conflicting pressures from a slowing ...…
May 8 2008 7:28AM EDT
Best Buy Co. Inc., the biggest U.S. electronics retailer, is paying $2.1 billion to take a 50% stake in the European retail operation of The ...…
May 8 2008 7:03AM EDT
The dollar rose to a two-month high against the euro in Asia Thursday on speculation that weaker-than-expected euro-zone economic data might make ...…
May 8 2008 6:41AM EDT
Toyota's profit for the January-March quarter dropped 28% from the previous year as a strengthening yen and lagging North American sales chipped ...…
May 8 2008 4:48AM EDT
Toyota Motor Corp., the second-biggest automaker by U.S. sales, is raising its prices on some U.S. models later this month amid increased worries ...…
May 7 2008 8:14AM EDT
NYSE Euronext said Tuesday its profit more than tripled in the first quarter, reflecting the addition of Euronext NV's activities to those of the ...…
May 6 2008 8:11AM EDT
Oil futures hit an all-time high near $121 a barrel in Asian trade Tuesday on worries about threats to supply and a weakening of the U.S. dollar. ...…
May 6 2008 5:02AM EDT
Swiss bank UBS AG announced Tuesday it would cut 5,500 jobs and reported a net loss of $10.97 billion for the first quarter of this year.. . This ...…
May 6 2008 4:24AM EDT
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