COMPANIES

The C$4 billion cash deal will significantly expand Manulife's presence in Quebec and make Standard Life's earnings less volatile.

Phablets are expected to have a bigger impact on the smartphone market in the future and Apple’s larger iPhone 6 could deal a blow to Samsung.

The contest page for the 'My Ultimate Bucket List' contest had earlier announced “Bon voyage and good luck!”

Icahn became Family Dollar's largest shareholder in June, when he disclosed a 9.4 percent stake in the struggling retailer.

Michael Bloomberg couldn't stay away from the company whose revenues nearly doubled under CEO Daniel Doctoroff's tenure.

A press conference in Carson City is reportedly scheduled to announce Tesla Motors' selection of Nevada for its new battery factory.

Consumer confidence, higher cash incentives and inventories plus zero-percent deals are putting U.S. new-car sales at pre-recession levels.

CVS pharmacies have stopped selling tobacco products, a move that will lose money at first but help rebrand the chain as a health care company.

Thailand's rice industry, already hurt by internal politics, is having trouble exporting to West Africa.

The North Carolina-based utility will own 40 percent of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will cut through the Marcellus and Utica shale gas basins.

The sale of Chevron Energy Solutions follows a series of similar moves by oil giants Shell and BP in recent years. Is renewable energy bad business for big oil?

Sedan and crossover sales offset losses in Ford truck and Lincoln luxury brands.

European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger spoke to fears that Russia could cut off Europe's natural gas supplies in the winter.

GM reported strong demand for Sierra and Silverado, but not enough to pull overall sales into growth territory.

Amid overall flat growth in air travel globally, Russian domestic air travel grew almost 10 percent in July.

Consumers flocked to the Rogue and Nissan’s core sedan models, but Infiniti sales dropped.

Chrysler's sales were up 20% in August ahead of its stock exchange listing as Holland-based Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles.

The new iPad Air is likely to be thinner and faster than its predecessor, thanks to a more powerful processor.

The iPhone 6, which is expected to sport NFC-based mobile-payment capabilities, has reportedly attracted over 33,000 preorders for China Mobile.

The northern French port town has seen a flood of immigrants fleeing war and famine, and trying to get to the UK.

Google is backing a second project in the field of quantum computing, based on superconducting electronics, in collaboration with UCSB.

Pacific Bluefin and BigEye tuna stocks have fallen sharply, forcing regulatory bodies to enforce fishing restrictions to help stocks recover.

The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer says it is investigating "unusual activity" in its credit card information systems.

A Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Florida was forced to land early on Monday night after a passenger became irate over a reclined seat.

The company's reputation as a maker of future-tech that "just works" took a big hit this week.

Law enforcement is concerned that legalizing marijuana in the U.S. will lead to more pot-related traffic accidents.

Bragging that Rahm Emanuel supports its merger with TWC, Comcast failed to mention its numerous campaign contributions.

Already targeted by sanctions from the Obama administration, a Russian bank has hired former Sens. John Breaux and Trent Lott as lobbyists.

Stock in the Tesla Model S Maker gained $46 in value last month.