Get Bach to work: Company orchestras a German tradition
Can performing Beethoven symphonies together help employees team up on projects at work, too?
U.S. tax legislation fuels Santa rally in global stocks
Share prices were mostly higher in Asia on Monday, lifted by robust trade data from Japan that suggest a sustained recovery in demand in China and other major markets.
Asian markets mostly higher on upbeat Japan trade data
Share prices were mostly higher in Asia on Monday, lifted by robust trade data from Japan that suggest a sustained recovery in demand in China and other major markets.
More than $600,000 spent on police gear for pipeline protest
North Dakota law enforcement purchased more than $600,000 worth of body armor, tactical equipment and crowd control devices during the height of protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, state invoices show.
NASA drops replica Orion spacecraft to test parachutes
NASA says it successfully tested the Orion spacecraft's parachutes by dropping a replica spacecraft from an Air Force transport aircraft over a desert test site in southwestern Arizona.
Trump reconsiders rules protecting miners from black lung
President Donald Trump's mining regulators are reconsidering regulations meant to protect underground miners from breathing coal and rock dust, the cause of black lung disease, and diesel exhaust, which can cause cancer.
Airbus shakes up top management amid legal woes
European airplane maker Airbus says chief executive Tom Enders will step down in April 2019.
US industrial production rose 0.2 percent in November
U.S. industrial production rose 0.2 percent in November due to a rebound in extracting oil and natural gas after a stoppage due to Hurricane Nate.
California wildfires prompt tougher rules for utilities
California utilities may face tougher safety rules for power lines, phone lines and utility poles in parts of the state most prone to wildfires.
Delta orders 100 Airbus jets valued at over $12.7 billion
Delta Air Lines says it is ordering 100 Airbus jets valued at more than $12.7 billion with an option for 100 more, a deal that Boeing had hoped to land.
Correction: Conflicted Interests story
A recent change in Iowa's tax code spared Mark Chelgren's machine shop, welding company and wheelchair-parts plant from paying sales tax when buying certain supplies such as saws and cutting fluid.
Correction: Conflicted Interests-ABRIDGED story
A recent change in Iowa's tax code spared Mark Chelgren's machine shop, welding company and wheelchair-parts plant from paying sales tax when buying certain supplies such as saws and cutting fluid.
Coast Guard tracks 1,000 icebergs in shipping lanes in 2017
The U.S. Coast Guard says about 1,000 icebergs drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes this year, marking the fourth consecutive "extreme" ice season.
Company faces fine after FedEx workers exposed to radiation
U.S. officials want to fine an Idaho company that sent radioactive materials across the country that leaked from lead containers and exposed FedEx workers.
The Latest: California fires prompt tougher utility rules
The Latest on California toughening rules meant to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires (all times local): 11:45 p.m. California is ordering utility companies to do more to keep power lines from sparking devastating wildfires.
Israeli drugmaker Teva to cut quarter of global work force
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the world's largest generic drugmaker, says it is laying off 14,000 workers as part of a global restructuring.
Dakota Access developer, publication argue over lawsuit
The Texas-based developer of the Dakota Access pipeline and a Florida-based environmental publication are arguing in court over whether something billed as a social movement can be sued.
Greek unions strike as bailouts to end with austerity blitz
Greek workers have walked off their jobs for a 24-hour general strike that is shutting services across the country and suspending ferry services to and from the islands.
China suffers natural gas shortage as coal ban backfires
Chinese authorities have commandeered supplies of natural gas to heat homes, disrupting supplies to industry, after efforts to clear smog-choked air by banning coal use led to energy shortages in frigid weather.
Asian shares mixed as Fed hike gives investors few surprises
U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Wednesday ahead of an expected interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve.















