COMPANIES

Chevron Corp. on Tuesday lost a U.S. Supreme Court bid to block an $18.2 billion judgment against it in Ecuador in a case over pollution in the Amazon jungle.

A car was completely sliced in half after a deadly accident in New York on Monday morning.

Talks to merge two European aerospace giants still lack Germany's approval, and a BAE shareholder has expressed reservations.

Japanese car sales plunged in China in September, and the slump threatens to stall their momentum in the No. 1 auto market.

ING Groep N.V. (NYSE:ING) will sell its $26.5 billion UK operations to Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) at a discount.

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST) will report fourth quarter earnings Wednesday; analysts estimate $1.31 earnings per share.

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) will open what is expected to be a disappointing earnings season when it reports Q3 results Tuesday. But does it really matter?

Gasoline prices in California will fall now that Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered a shift to winter blend after refineries making summer blend went offline.

Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC.N) struck a deal to buy BP Plc's (BP.L) Texas City refinery and related infrastructure for up to $2.5 billion, a purchase that will make Marathon the fourth-largest U.S. refiner and give it a bigger potential slice of the market for refined product exports.

Wal-Mart and American Express offer prepaid debit card as consumer rights advocates call for stronger rules for this third form of plastic.

A Lancashire teenager was forced to have part of her stomach removed after consuming a drink prepared with liquid nitrogen.

Japanese auto giants like Toyota plan to halve China production after sales slumped. Non-Japanese brands stand to gain.

Here's a guide to the best holiday sales and deals for Columbus Day 2012.

The largest health insurer in the U.S. announces 90 percent purchase of Amil Participações SA in Latin America's largest insurance market.

Amazon.com Inc announced Friday that it will buy its Seattle corporate headquarters for over $1 billion from Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen's investment firm, Vulcan Inc. This is highlighted to be the biggest commercial real estate deal for a single property this year.

Yum Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) -- owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands -- will likely report a nearly 17 percent profit gain in the third quarter.

Best Buy director buys stock after more details emerged regarding former CEO's takeover bid.

Renault is said to be planning to reduce national production of its popular Clio subcompact to less than 30%.

The U.S. brokerage unit and a European unit of the former Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said they settled a dispute over $38 billion in claims over client and creditor assets, a major step toward allowing customers and creditors to recover money.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is seeking the legal opinion on cancelling the license of the crisis-laden private Indian air carrier, Kingfisher Airlines.

It’s that time of the year again. Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) will kick off earnings season when it reports on Tuesday.

Kingfisher Airlines extended partial lockout till Oct.12, as talks between the management and employees failed to resolve the impasse over salaries that have not been paid for over six months.

Dozens of lawsuits over Facebook's IPO fiasco against Facebook, Nasdaq and various underwriters will be centralized before a federal judge in New York, a panel of federal judges ordered Thursday.

U.S. privately run businesses have seen their sales cut in half this year, is it any wonder they're not hiring?

Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) have finalized a strategic partnership to create Nook Media.

Anyone with a GE Profile brand front load washer with model numbers that begin with WPDH8800, WPDH8900 and WPDH8910 were advised by the commission to stop using the appliances.

Ten years later, the ghost of Argentina's 2001 default still lingers as hedge fund takes naval vessel.

Oil India Ltd (OILI.NS) and Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS) have jointly bought a 30 percent stake in Houston-based Carrizo Oil & Gas's (CRZO.O) Niobrara shale asset in Colorado for $82.5 million, the companies said in a statement, according to a Reuters report.

A Reddit user raised concerns about Clif Bars after uploading photos of a maggot-infested package.