Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (GT.N) reported a much higher-than-expected third-quarter profit, helped by an 18 percent rise in revenue per tire, and its shares rose more than 7 percent.
Whirlpool Corp., the world's largest maker of household appliances, will cut production and axe about a tenth of its workforce in North America and Europe, as demand softens for big-ticket items like washing machines and fridges.
Merck & Co. announced on Friday that its net income grew to $1.69 billion from $372 million in the prior-year quarter, as gains from the company's diabetes and asthma medication offset losses from their Remicade and Simponi treatments for inflammatory diseases.
Preference and savings shares in Italian auto maker Fiat SpA and truck and heavy machinery maker Fiat Industrial SpA soared on Friday after the two groups announced plans to convert these share classes into ordinaries.
Occidental Petroleum Corp expects to have drilled 195 shale oil wells in its home state of California by the end of this year, although it would like to drill far more if the permitting process allowed it.
Third-quarter profit at Canadian Oil Sands Ltd (COS.TO: Quote), the biggest partner in the Syncrude Canada Ltd joint venture, rose 25 percent on higher oil prices and increased production, the company said on Thursday.
Canadian patent licensing company Mosaid Technologies (MSD.TO: Quote) said late on Thursday that it agreed to be bought by U.S.-based private equity firm Sterling Partners for C$590 million ($596 million), which trumped a hostile bid from rival Wi-Lan Inc (WIN.TO:Quote) for C$532 million.
Ohio Police witnessed a bizarre turn of events, following a high-speed chase which allegedly crossed the speed limit to go over 120 mph, when the traffic violator turned out to an almost-nude woman dressed in fishnet top.
Relativity Media on Thursday unveiled the first film to emerge from the Chinese co-production/distribution deal it jointly announced over the summer.
IBM has announced that, for the first time in its history, it will have a woman, Virginia Ginni Rometty, run the company.
United Continental Holdings, Inc. on Thursday reported its net income plunged 23.4 percent year over year as fuel expenses and merger-related costs weighed down its performance.
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Hershey Co said sales and earnings growth would slow next year, as costs for ingredients remain high, sending its shares down 4 percent.
German drugs and plastics maker Bayer confirmed its full-year outlook and posted better than-expected quarterly earnings on strong growth in emerging markets.
When Bernie and Ruth Madoff attempted suicide on Christmas Eve of 2008, they did so in the couple's penthouse duplex atop 133 East 64th Street. When Madoff went to jail, they had to forfeit their many homes, which each gained an aura of infamy. Some have done better than others in the luxury sales market.
Bernie Madoff, the infamous entrepreneur and investor who operated one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history, is speaking to the media as part of a resurgent interest from the public.
The Federal Highway Administration reports that travel on U.S. roadways through the first eight months of 2011 has reached its lowest level since 2003.
Chemical giant BASF's earnings slipped 4.3 percent in the third quarter on economic uncertainty and cautious spending among its customers.
California political leaders chose a site near the headquarters of Solyndra to kick off hearings on how the state's growing cleantech industry can proceed in the wake of that solar company's dramatic collapse.
Title insurer First American Financial Corp posted third-quarter profit that missed market estimates, hurt by higher claims and lower orders.
Major European energy groups posted big jumps in profits on Thursday, driven by higher oil and gas prices and new capacity coming onstream.
Exxon Mobil Corp's profit rose 41 percent in the third quarter, slightly ahead of Wall Street estimates, as gains in crude oil prices and higher refining margins boosted results.
Canada's fifth-largest independent oil producer, warned that full-year production would miss its own expectations, and reported a drop of almost two-thirds in quarterly profit on lower production rates at some assets.
Europe's banks were told to cut dividends and bonuses to help them find 106 billion euros ($146 billion) to shore up their capital, and agreed to halve the value of their Greek government debt.
Warner Bros. has stopped selling its new releases to Blockbuster in an attempt to force the chain to accept a 28-day rental window. Warners wants Blockbuster to wait that long before renting out DVDs or Blu-rays, the way Netflix and Redbox do.
Workers represented by the United Auto Workers union ratified a four-year contract with Chrysler Group LLC, the last Detroit automaker to reach a labor deal.
Visa said on Wednesday quarterly net income rose by 14 percent, as the company processed more card payments and payment volumes increased.
BP passed its final hurdle to returning to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, receiving its first permit to drill a new well since its role in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
U.S. packaging company Bemis Co.'s third-quarter earnings slipped 9 percent from the prior-year period as customers who use the company's packaging products faced lower sales volumes and tightened their purse strings.
Robert Charles Duffy, a co-founder of Marc Jacobs International, has sold 62 Bank Street for $7.05 million, according to New York City records.
