President Barack Obama said Tuesday he will announce a new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan soon and that his intention will be to have a plan to finish the job there after eight years of war.
Federal Reserve officials are increasingly confident the U.S. economic recovery is sustainable, but they do not see employment picking up soon, according to minutes from their November meeting released on Tuesday.
U.S. food makers H.J. Heinz Co and Hormel Foods Corp said they expect sales to rise in the coming months as they spend more on marketing to win the attention of recession-weary consumers who are dining at home instead of eating out.
The U.S. Federal Reserve this month asked banks that were part of its stress tests to submit plans to repay government money, if they have not already repaid it, a person familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
The European Commission closed antitrust proceedings against Qualcomm as big technology companies dropped their four-year old complaints against the U.S. mobile chip supplier.
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, a day after the Dow hit a 13-month high, after data showed the economy grew in the third quarter, but at a slower rate than expected.
A deal by General Motors Co to sell its Saab brand collapsed on Tuesday when the buyer pulled out in a move that threatens the Swedish luxury brand with closure.
The U.S. economy grew more slowly than first thought in the third quarter, but a fifth month of gains in house prices in September and an improvement in consumer morale signaled the anemic recovery was intact.
Luxury goods sales will return to growth next year with profitability increasing more than revenues thanks to strong cost containment policies in 2009, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report.
U.S. consumer confidence edged higher in November after an unexpected drop in October, with less consumers expressing doubt about the a worsening jobs market, according to a report released on Tuesday.
The U.S. government insurance fund used to safeguard bank deposits dropped to a balance of negative $8.2 billion in the third quarter, the first time since 1992 that it had a negative balance, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said on Tuesday.
The fund used to safeguard U.S. bank deposits dropped to a negative balance of $8.2 billion in the third quarter, the first shortfall since 1992, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said on Tuesday.
A deal by General Motors Co to sell its Saab brand collapsed on Tuesday when the buyer pulled out in a move that threatens the Swedish luxury brand with closure.
China Investment Corp (CIC), the country's sovereign wealth fund, has agreed to buy $400 million worth of shares from China Longyuan Power Group's $2.2 billion Hong Kong initial public offering, a source close to the deal said on Tuesday.
Bank of Montreal reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and said it was buying the Diners Club North America credit card business to double its corporate card portfolio.
Britain's Shire has asked the EU to officially allow people to take its new Gaucher disease drug, it said on Tuesday, providing hope to sufferers of the disease as supplies of a rival drug start to run out.
Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp and its rival Sanyo Electric Corp Ltd have won U.S. antitrust approval to merge, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
The U.S. government insurance fund used to safeguard bank deposits dropped to a balance of negative $8.2 billion in the third quarter, the first time since 1992 that it had a negative balance, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said on Tuesday.
Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. is voluntarily recalling 2.1 million cribs after four suffocation deaths in the U.S. were linked to drop-down sides cribs, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced yesterday.
Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. is voluntarily recalling 2.1 million cribs after four suffocation deaths in the U.S. were linked to drop-down sides cribs, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced yesterday.
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, a day after the Dow hit a 13-month high, after data showed an improving economy, but at a slower rate than expected.
Ford Motor Co will launch a new car model in India every 12-15 months over the next five years, with its new Figo small car is set to drive a tripling of sales in 2010, its India head said on Tuesday.