Guarded optimism surrounds expectations for a 2012 recovery in the U.S. steel industry, as much will depend on how firm the recoveries are in the construction and automotive sectors of the economy.
Director Oliver Stone was shocked when he revisited the world of high finance for the sequel to his 1987 hit movie Wall Street, describing what was happening there as the collapse of capitalism.
Pfizer Inc is set to present a nearly $4 billion offer for German generic-drug maker Ratiopharm GmbH this week, competing against rival bids from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Actavis, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
A U.S. judge sentenced a former general counsel of recruitment services company Monster Worldwide Inc to one-year probation after he pleaded guilty in 2007 and cooperated with a probe into a fraud over the backdating of millions of dollars worth of stock options.
Yahoo Inc CEO Carol Bartz said she does not believe Yahoo needs to discuss Google Inc's Internet search practices with government regulators.
Support grew for changes to vehicle braking systems, as a congressional hearing into unintended acceleration confronted Toyota Motor Corp executives with a 2006 internal document warning of quality problems.
AT&T Inc expects users of Apple Inc's iPad to connect to the Internet mostly using short-range Wi-Fi networks rather than AT&T's cellular network, the chief executive of AT&T said on Tuesday.
Tyson Foods Inc , the biggest U.S. meat producer, said on Monday it had reduced the amount of chicken it exports to Russia to about 10 percent of its total chicken exports from 26 percent four years ago as the company works to find other markets for the product.
The top two U.S. mall owners will square off before a judge on Wednesday to shape the outcome of the largest U.S. real estate bankruptcy ever.
Northrop Grumman Corp said on Tuesday it was still reviewing the Air Force's final terms for a multibillion-dollar aerial tanker competition but was getting closer to a decision on whether to submit a bid with its European partner EADS .
Pfizer Inc is set to join the bidding for German generic-drug maker Ratiopharm GmbH, offering as much as 3 billion euros, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Tuesday named Chief Operating Officer Lamberto Andreotti, 59, to succeed James Cornelius as its chief executive officer, effective May 4.
Independent wealth management shops continue to lure clients away from the big U.S. brokerages, according to a survey by online brokerage giant Charles Schwab Corp .
In a Senate hearing on Tuesday titled Restoring Credit to Main Street, witnesses stated that the inability of small businesses to obtain financing is severely hindering job creation in the United States.
The United States, pushing to promote global Internet freedom, on Tuesday declassified some of its initiatives on safeguarding government networks as it pursues partnerships in the effort.
Congress should not create blanket exemptions from new rules designed to make trading of over-the-counter derivatives more transparent, a commissioner on the top U.S. futures regulator said on Tuesday.
Activision Blizzard Inc is forming a business unit for its blockbuster Call of Duty franchise, following the departure of two senior executives at the studio that developed the video game, the company said on Tuesday.
U.S. auto sales stalled in February as a safety crisis sent Toyota Motor Corp reeling, allowing Ford Motor Co to leap into the industry's top spot for the first time since 1998.
Starbucks Corp, responding to customer demand for larger cold beverages, is selling 31-ounce (916.8 ml) iced teas and iced coffees in Phoenix and Tampa as part of a limited market test, the coffee chain said on Tuesday.
ABC News reported on Tuesday
that while its weekly measure of U.S. consumer confidence
reversed course after hitting nearly a four-month low last
week, the gauge is still struggling to dig out of 2009 lows
after its worst year on record.
The U.N. Security Council might take up this month the issue of Iran's nuclear program and Western proposals for a fourth round of sanctions against Tehran, Gabon's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.
Warren Buffett says he worries about all currencies.
