COMPANIES

The country's business community sees China's quality as the same, but complains that speed and price aren't competitive.

Urban Outfitters has discontinued the sale of its flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that resemble prescription bottles after receiving mounting pressure from political leaders and anti-drug groups.

New York’s acid-tongued celebrity mogul says he’s building a 65-story hotel-condo on Canada’s west coast.

A prominent hedge fund’s suggestion to spin off part of Sony hasn’t yet been matched with a definite yes-or-no response.

The median price of U.S. homes increased in May at a double-digit rate compared to a year ago.

The global market for outdoor Internet hotspots is growing and estimated to be more than $37 billion in five years.

TPG-Axon manages to get rid of SandRidge Energy CEO Tom Ward, one of the most highly paid energy executives in the U.S.

France's data-protection regulator is leading a European drive to force Google to change its all-encompassing privacy policy.

European budget airline Ryanair wants to offer long-haul flights between Europe and the United States and boost its growth rate.

Apple's rumored low-cost iPhone will be priced too high for it to qualify as a budget phone, Pegatron's CEO says.

U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open on Thursday weighed down by weak Chinese data, and concerns about the Fed's bond-buying program.

Euro zone PMI data on Thursday hinted at an easing of the downturn despite signs the economy contracted for a seventh consecutive quarter.

President Obama is all set to announce a set of climate change reforms as early as next week.

Communists will likely pay more for their home-grown luxury sedan than for comparable German marques.

The cut, while painful for many Indonesians, may be necessary for a more stable economy in the future.

Microsoft almost acquired Nokia’s hardware business in a closed-door meeting in June, a new report says.

Asian markets fell sharply on Thursday as the FOMC signaled an end to monthly bond-buying on Wednesday and on weak China factory output data.

These 10 plane crashes -- the worst in commercial aviation history -- have altered the way we travel by air.

Blackstone has hired former NATO Commander Wesley Clark as their new deal adviser.

A recent promotional pool party for Jagermeister left eight guests hospitalized and one in a coma after liquid nitrogen was used to create smoke-filled pool effect.

India's biggest telecommunications company will also support social programs in Gabon.

Ford’s new $500 million engine manufacturing facility in Chongqing is part of its joint venture with Chang’an Automobile.

The big U.S. clothier did not explain its abrupt dismissal of its founder, or the reason for canceling the annual shareholder meeting.

In the court's first consideration of the issue, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against random alcohol testing in the workplace.

Major orders at the 2013 Paris Air show topped $100 billion on Wednesday.

The famed design duo has been sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for evading taxes on royalties worth one billion euros.

Restaurant Red Robin is under fire this week for releasing an ad calling the choice to be vegetarian a "phase."

Drugmakers are watching a fight between the EU and Lundbeck to see just how flexible European patent rights really are.

A Minnesota mother and son have been accused of stealing $5,000 worth of gopher feet from a trapper's freezer.