COMPANIES

Two tiny Walmart.com stores are making Southern California malls their home for the holidays, launching the latest salvo in the war for online retail dominance.

James Murdoch blamed other senior News Corp executives on Thursday for not telling him more about potential evidence of widespread phone-hacking at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid that he oversaw.

FBR Capital Markets lowered its earnings and revenue estimates of Adobe Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) citing challenges in the transition and end-market demand.

Aluminium losses, rising costs and the weakening rupee hit India-focused miner Vedanta Resources' profits in the first six months of its financial year, despite higher sales and prices.

The head of India operations at UBS AG, Manisha Girotra, has resigned, according to an internal memo.

The head of India operations at UBS AG , Manisha Girotra, has resigned, according to an internal memo, the latest high-profile exit from the Swiss bank in the world's second-fastest growing major country.

Following are some of the stocks that declined in the extended trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange.

Following are some of the stocks that gained in the extended trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange.

Tokyo's stock exchange warned scandal-hit Olympus Corp on Thursday it will be delisted after 62 years as a publicly traded company if it fails to report earnings by December 14, another blow to the Japanese camera-maker's chances of survival.

Online coupon company WhaleShark Media has raised $150 million in financing from JP Morgan and Institutional Venture Partners.

Beating street estimates, software services exporter Mahindra Satyam on Thursday posted more than 10-fold jump in quarterly net profit.

The impact of Thailand's floods on Honda Motor Co has extended to a fourth continent, while in contrast Toyota Motor Corp showed further signs of recovery from the disaster.

Former MF Global customers like Koch Industries, who pulled billions of dollars out of the stricken broker's accounts weeks or months before its collapse, have counted their blessings in recent days.

Boeing Co. has started its work on assembling the 1000th 777 aircraft in Everett, Washington after receiving orders from Dubai-based Emirates Airlines.

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling about 550000 vehicles worldwide to replace an engine component that could hamper steering. This will include 420,000 in the U.S. Nearly 27,000 vehicles were recalled in Canada and 38,000 recalled in Japan.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' weak quarterly revenue raised fears about the company's growth potential, as sales of its Keurig coffee makers did not rise as much as Wall Street had expected, sending its shares down 34 percent.

The Commerce Department said on Wednesday it would investigate whether Chinese companies sell solar panels in the United States at unfair discounts and receive illegal government subsidies.

Gasoline and diesel prices fell in the Portland, Oregon, market as two refineries finished seasonal overhauls, traders said.

Wells Fargo & Company announced on Wednesday the formation of a commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) finance group.

Black Friday is quickly approaching with just three weeks left, as customers eagerly await sale announcements from their favorite stores. Luckily for some, certain ads have already leaked to the public, allowing customers to map out exactly what they want and exactly where they need to go to get it.

The fight over the AT&T/T-Mobile merger is heating up, and the argument is focused on jobs.

American Express Co. is launching a $100 million fund as a new multi-year program designed to help accelerate the company's digital transformation, as it tries to add consumers in new geographies and attract younger generations.

Median home prices fell in 111 of 150 metro areas in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The National Meat Association says a California law mandating humane treatment and euthanization of animals is preempted by a federal meat inspection law.

PriceSmart Inc. announced in its fourth-quarter earnings report Wednesday that its profit fell from the same period last year, as higher revenues were not enough to outweigh higher costs of business.

Wendy's Co. reported further losses in its third-quarter earnings report released Thursday, as the fast-food conglomerate deals with higher costs of food and continued costs from its sale of the Arby's restaurant chain in July.

Wholesale companies reduced their stockpiles in September for the first time in nearly two years as distributors tried to keep pace with sales that rose more than forecast.

General Growth Properties, the large mall operator that exited bankruptcy protection last year, reported core funds from operation (FFO), which measures its ability to generate cash, of $224.2 million, or 23 cents per share, up slightly from FFO of $223.2 million in 2010.

Republic Airways has decided to split or even sell its subsidiary Frontier after announcing substantial third quarter losses for the company.