COMPANIES

Pacific Gas & Electric faces a record penalty in connection with a 2010 pipeline explosion near San Francisco that killed eight people.

Wells Fargo and private-equity giant Blackstone Group agreed to buy $23 billion in General Electric's real estate holdings.

Amazon recently slammed federal regulators for being too slow to approve commercial drone testing.

Russia holds a significant portion of the vast hydrocarbon reserves in the Arctic but lacks the expertise to exploit them.

The company said the defendants are creating false, misleading and inauthentic 4- and 5-star customer reviews for products on Amazon.com.

Ashkan Soltani, the FTC’s new chief technologist, wants to look under Silicon Valley’s hood. Should tech companies be nervous?

The online professional networking site is stepping into the business of multilingual skills- training videos.

In Pennsylvania, homes near drilling sites are increasingly exposed to cancer-causing radon, a health study revealed Thursday.

During union campaigns, elected officials can get away with saying things employers cannot. South Carolina's governor called on workers to reject the International Association of Machinists.

New York state's top financial regulator has highlighted the dangers of lax bank oversight over third-party vendors.

Seeking to be more competitive against Uber, the ride-hailing firm hires a former Amazon exec to be its chief operating officer.

The recall affects "classic" tubs with May 11 and May 15 expiration dates.

The upcoming Galaxy Note 5 and Note 5 Edge are expected to have the highest pixel densities ever featured on a phone.

Nine others were also found guilty by the court in India's biggest-ever corporate accounting fraud.

Alcoa will kick off earnings season Wednesday, in what's expected to be a tepid reporting period at best because of these two major factors.

An investigation into the business practices of Securus, a for-profit tech company that charges prisoner family members as much as $20 for a 20-minute video call — and requires jails to eliminate face-to-face visits.

On Wednesday, French air traffic controllers launched the first of a series of strikes this month.

The oil giant's pending acquisition plan would give it a market value twice the size of BP's and larger than Chevron's.

In a push to deliver 55,000 cars this year, Tesla has added power and range to its lowest-priced Model S.

Market professionals will analyze the minutes for further clues as to whether the Fed's first rate hike is more likely to occur at its June or September meeting.

The figures are the latest evidence of the dramatic growth of China’s e-commerce industry, which has turned Alibaba into one of the world’s most valuable companies.

The latest deal is expected to be one of the biggest of 2015, and is also the first big merger between energy companies in a decade.

Tesla reported a record number of Model S deliveries in the first quarter, which is not the same as a sales record.

"Game of Thrones" fans can now subscribe to HBO without the need for a separate TV subscription.

New Belgium Brewing Co. is donating $1 million to a Colorado State University program that teaches undergraduates how to brew beer.

The deal will give FedEx more clout against UPS and DHL, which dominate the package-delivery business in Europe.

PX, used in polyester and plastic bottles, is now a ‘toxic brand’ in China; media blame poor safety and management standards.

Authorities say the prosecution is the first ever to target online commerce.

Tesla shares rallied after the electric car maker said it will report its quarterly sales numbers weeks ahead of each earnings report.