Brazil's Odebrecht signs contract with power utility
The giant Brazilian construction company at the center of Latin America's largest corruption scandal has signed a $174 million contract with the power utility company Furnas, which is a subsidiary of Brazil's electricity holding company, Eletrobras.
Will Buffett rescue GE?
Has GE’s stock fallen to the point where famed value investor Warren Buffett is considering a stake?
AkzoNobel selling specialty chemicals unit for about $12.5B
Dutch chemicals and paint maker AkzoNobel is selling its specialty chemicals unit to The Carlyle Group and investment firm GIC for 10.1 billion euros (approximately $12.5 billion).
Asian shares gain on easing US-China trade war fears
U.S. stocks rose sharply in early trading Monday as the market made up some of its huge losses from last week.
Texas steel company’s Indian parent invests $500M
New capacity was planned long before President Trump imposed tariff.
The Latest: Judge: Study less mining for top US coal region
The Latest on a judge's ruling on coal mining and climate change (all times local): 2:15 p.m.
Judge: Less mining must be studied for No. 1 US coal region
A judge has ruled U.S. government officials engaged in regional planning for an area that supplies 40 percent of the nation's coal must consider reducing coal mining to fight climate change.
Frontier gun maker Remington seeks bankruptcy protection
U.S. gun maker Remington Outdoor Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, after years of falling sales and lawsuits tied to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
Stocks recover as trade tensions ease amid compromise hopes
Asian stocks fell for a third day Monday amid mounting fears about U.S.-Chinese trade tensions.
China 'open' to talks with US amid spiraling tariff spat
China's government said Monday it is open to negotiating with Washington amid a spiraling tariff dispute following a news report American officials have submitted a list of market-opening requests.
Nuns, funds and guns: the firearms debate on Wall Street
Some of Wall Street's heaviest hitters are stepping into the national debate on guns as investment firms ask firearms makers what they are doing about gun violence.
Some fear steel tariff could hurt auto industry in the South
German business leaders are expressing concerns that President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariff on imported steel could affect the auto industry in the South.
Stocks tumble on trade fears; S&P has worst week in 2 years
Stocks around the world plunged Friday as investors feared that a trade conflict between the U.S. and China, the biggest economies in the world, would escalate.
Wayne Huizenga, who built his fortune from trash, dies at 80
H. Wayne Huizenga, a college dropout who built a business empire that included Blockbuster Entertainment, AutoNation and three professional sports franchises, has died.
Hurricane Harvey's toxic impact deeper than public told
A toxic onslaught from the nation's petrochemical hub was largely overshadowed by the record-shattering deluge of Hurricane Harvey as residents and first responders struggled to save lives and property.
Attorneys general from 4 states back coal ash cleanup ruling
Four state attorneys general are supporting a judge's order for a federal utility to clean up coal ash at a Tennessee plant.
Mozilla, Tesla, other businesses take a Facebook pause
Some companies are distancing themselves from Facebook following revelations of a major leak of user data to political consultants associated with the 2016 Trump campaign.
Stocks tumble on trade fears; S&P has worst week in 2 years
Stocks are stabilizing on Wall Street following a huge slump a day earlier when worries about an escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and China rattled investors.
United gives $10,000 travel voucher to 'bumped' passenger
A passenger who was bumped off a full flight has scored the maximum prize — a $10,000 travel voucher.
Wayne Huizenga, who went from trash to billions, dies at 80
College dropout Wayne Huizenga started with a trash hauling company, struck gold during America's brief love affair with VHS tapes and eventually owned three professional sports teams.












