COMPANIES

Following the largest acquisition in its history, Apple is now planning to cut about 200 jobs in areas of overlap.

Verizon Wireless has caught the eye of FCC chairman Tom Wheeler, who questioned the mobile company over its data throttling practices.

Google-backed genetic testing startup 23andMe has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Three years ago, the automotive market's contribution to the U.S. economy was contracting. Not any more.

Malaysia Airlines is in serious financial and image trouble. After the losses of MH17 and MH370, a rebranding may be the way to go.

OSI, the American company at the center of a food safety scandal in China, has a history of alleged labor violations in the U.S.

Infosys CEO-in-waiting sees great oppotunity in building innovative software

Three manufacturers helped drive a 'surge' in electric car sales in Europe for 2013, a new analysis of official data found.

South Korean automaker Hyundai says 880,000 Sonata sedans in the U.S. won’t shift into the ‘park’ position.

Britain says it won’t fell behind in the push to make self-driving cars a thing on its roads.

The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that McDonald's could be named as an official employer for its franchise locations.

New European sanctions on Russia could cause the Kremlin to retaliate and cut off natural gas to Europe, according to analysts.

In most countries, the creation of electricity leads to the biggest source of water consumption

The U.S. Government Accountability Office called for legislative change to curb tax-avoidance by tobacco companies.

Amazon's move comes a day after Flipkart, India's largest online retailer, raised $1 billion from investors.

The overall smartphone market grew 23.1 percent annually in the second quarter of 2014 with a record 295.3 million shipments.

The acquisition is the latest by the smartphone pioneer to build on niche areas in an attempt to reinvent itself.

Spanx is branching out from undergarments to jeans.

Experts say that Whole Foods' Q3 earnings report will likely be disappointing, but they believe the company's long-term outlook is more promising.

The New York Times earnings show strong attention was paid to a leaked innovation report, even as dead trees still pay the bills.

Market breathes sigh of relief after Twitter beat expectations on the metrics that matter.

The impact of the BP oil spill, the largest oil spill in history, is far more widespread than previously thought, study says.

The embargo is one of a slate of economic sanctions on Russia by the European Union and United States announced this week.

Americans are borrowing more than ever before to buy new cars. That’s good for the industry — for now.

Unpaid credit card bills, medical bills and utility bills all contribute to past-due debt, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.

Bodies of some of the 298 victims killed in the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 remain in the open.

SpaceX’s president sees her company becoming the most widely used interplanetary cargo company by the end of the century.

Skymark was supposed to get hold of its first A380 at the end of this year, but the plane's delivery was expected to be delayed.

The company has said previously that the sourcing switch could cause many of its 3,100-plus stores to run out of chicken products.