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With U.S. holiday shopping set to take off, Best Buy's founder and the company's current CEO are reportedly meeting in Minnesota this week.

The odd-even gas rationing system in New York City will be extended through Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Acting on intelligence gathered during a joint investigation by Chinese and U.S. law-enforcement authorities, Chinese police on Sunday arrested 73 people who are suspected of being involved in the counterfeit luxury-bag trade across national borders.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) Chairman and CEO David B. Speer died at the age of 61 after an illness, the company announced Sunday. He was 61.

One of the workers missing from Friday's oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico was confirmed dead when his body was recovered on Saturday afternoon.

Toys R Us has warned some customers they may not receive preordered Wii U consoles immediately upon the product's launch Sunday.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) employees who plan to walk out on the company during its busiest time of year appear committed to their plan as Black Friday -- aka the day after Thanksgiving -- approaches.

A house that belonged to the late singer Amy Winehouse will be auctioned, with a starting price £1 million ($1.59 million) less than when the house was initially placed on the market.

Small businesses are turning away from daily deal companies, and consumers are using their smartphones to find the best in-store deals.

An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded leaving at least two dead, several reports said.

A short week is in store for investors, with U.S. markets closed for the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday.

Sales of Activision Blizzard’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” topped $500 million in just 24 hours on the market, breathing life into a flagging console marketplace.

Panic ensued after Hostess announced closure of its operations that produce popular snacks like Twinkies following a nationwide strike.

The maker of the iconic American snack Twinkies is closing operations after 82 years.

India has ordered a probe into the alleged foreign exchange rule violations by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the country, according to media reports which quoted law enforcement officials.

The U.S. embargo against Cuba may be strained by that nation's discovery of a diabetes drug that may be marketed in Europe next year.

BP Plc is expected to plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster under a plea deal with the Justice Department that could be announced as soon as Thursday, two sources familiar with discussions tell Reuters.

As storm-ravaged homeowners living on the coasts of New Jersey and New York City continue to pick up the shattered, waterlogged pieces of their lives, pumping out the basement of the world’s financial capital was only starting to be completed.

Toyota's massive worldwide recalls to fix minor pumps and steering problems could be a sign automakers are just being more proactive.

Here's an idea: If Apple doesn't want Forstall's expertise on its mobile software anymore, Microsoft is looking for a new head for Windows.

Papa John's got slapped with a $250 million class action lawsuit for sending spammy text messages to its customers without their permission.

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling about 2.77 million vehicles worldwide, including the Prius hybrid car, due to problems with the steering mechanism and the hybrid system water pump.

The collapsed LIPA needs a new boss. Are former heads of IBM, Nassau County and the CIA candidates?

Papa John's is being sued for $250 million.

Move over Diet Pepsi and make way for “fat-blocking” Pepsi. The new product, named Pepsi Special, is now available for purchase in Japan, but does it work?

Home Depot reported third-quarter net income Tuesday that beat Wall Street's expectations, sending its stock 3.6 percent higher for the day, up $2.21 to close at $63.37 per shar

A comprised list of the best bargains for Black Friday 2012.

Activision Blizzard’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) finally released “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2," its most important game of the 2012 holiday season, on Tuesday at midnight. But does the game live up to its impossible critical hype and enormous commercial expectations?

South Africa's mining labor problems endure as negotiations drag. One forecast says strikes will contribute greatly to global platinum deficit for 2012.