COMPANIES

To date, crowdfunding has been downplayed in Wall Street's Concrete Canyon. But that may be about to change.

With the surge of natural gas production in the U.S., rail companies are looking for ways to power locomotives with this cheaper alternative.

Chinese VAT and duties adds $36,700 to the price tag. Tesla says it won’t mark-up the Model S price just because it’s sold in China.

South African miners began indefinite strikes against the world’s top three platinum producers on Thursday, threatening global supplies.

With notes of wheat and a touch of sweetness, it's a jelly bean flavor fans have been clamoring for for years.

Data on manufacturing PMI and existing home sales, along with quarterly earnings will have investors' attention.

Since October, foreign exchange trends worsened for U.S.-based companies in the second quarter, with the dollar strengthening overall.

Magnum Entertainment raised $16.3 million in an initial public offering that was oversubscribed more than 1,200 times.

A Princeton team concluded that Facebook will be as obscure as Myspace in a few years.

Netflix, Inc. on Wednesday is expected to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 66 cents a share on revenue of $1.17 billion.

If successful, anticipatory shipping could eliminate one of the few advantages brick-and-mortar shops have over Amazon.

Brent crude is currently trading at $107 per barrel and has traded in a $100-$114 range since last April.

An upgrade of Iran's petroleum infrastructure would increase the value of the nation's oil assets.

There are no official stats on humanely raised hogs, though as a slice of the world’s pork market, they likely aren’t overwhelming.

Scotland is known for its wind turbines, but tidal turbines beckon. Is this the future of its renewable energy program?

Recent minicar crash tests rank the Chevy Spark safest and the Honda Fit as least safe.

At Davos, researchers from Swiss banking giant UBS released a provocative white paper on global banking, trade and technology.

After a Q3 to forget, United seems to have turned its fortunes around, with analysts expecting a much improved Q4.

Despite slow consumer demand in the Americas, strong holiday sales and new products mean a good first quarter.

Earnings will continue to be in focus as investors hope for a rebound from a sluggish start.

It takes 40 seconds to download a movie in South Korea, where the Internet speed is reportedly 65 percent faster than it is in the U.S.

Americans are driving fewer autos for shorter distances. And the trend started before the Great Recession.

The rust, which can cause complete crop failure, threatens up to 80 percent of the world’s wheat supply.

The boom in U.S. oil demand indicates an economic recovery.

Wall Street is rejecting the rationale for vertical integration in light of Dow Chemical's falling feedstock costs.

Revenue growth from eBay's PayPal likely accelerated in Q4, but marketplace revenue remains in focus.

One non-Keynesian analyst argued that using debt to boost economic growth is dangerous.

The New York area is set for another cold day weather-wise, but earnings ought to heat things up in the markets.

Police had outstanding arrest warrants out for the two in connection with credit- and debit-card fraud, media reports said.