With Its R&D Flags Planted In Subcontinent, French Cosmetics Giant L’Oreal Hopes To Learn How To Target Indian Consumer
French beauty giant is spending $184 million to create special recipes for attracting Indian consumers seeking to be attractive.
Venezuela’s Weird Inauguration Day Has Arrived, But Chávez Has Not
Hugo Chávez remains bed-ridden in Havana for his inauguration. His supporters don sashes symbolically. Opponents are not pleased.
Toymaker Hasbro Asks Fans To Vote Out Their Least Favorite Piece Of Monopoly Board Game
Hasbro’s latest marketing blitz will see the first change to the game’s iconic die cast metal tokens in over 60 years.
Goldman Starts Daily Money Market Rate Reporting - Will Other Players Follow Suit?
Goldman Sachs' move may have changed the money market fund industry's practice of only reporting prices every 60 days.
Japanese Automakers Set Sights On Recovering Losses From China-Japan Territorial Dispute Over Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda have seen sales plummet in China over geopolitics but hope the worst is over.
Future Uncertain For Sears Holding As Edward Lampert Takes The Helm Of Company He Hasn't Fixed
Seven years and five CEOs later, Sears and Kmart aren't getting any better. And the man blamed for the problems is now at the helm.
Report: American International Group Mulls Joining Former CEO Maurice R. Greenberg In $25B Lawsuit Against US
The "too big to fail" insurer is considering joining Hank Greenberg's securities class action lawsuit against the U.S. government.
Air Canada, WestJet And SkyJet Post Growth In December And Year; Capacity Cuts And Rising Demand Cited
Airlines post strong growth in traffic and passenger revenue for December thanks to factors that are expected to boost 2013 results.
Obama To Nominate Chuck Hagel For Defense Department And John Brennan To Head CIA
President Barack Obama Monday nominated Chuck Hagel to head the U.S. Department of Defense and John Brennan to head the CIA.
Avis Buys Zipcar To Compete Better Against Hertz And Enterprise: Has Car Sharing Finally Come Of Age?
The stars in the automobile-rental market have all embraced Zipcar’s business model. But can anyone make a profit?
Venezuela’s Constitution Requires Ailing Chavez To Be In Caracas By Thursday
Hugo Chavez may be seriously ill, but he still has to be in Caracas next Thursday, according to his own Venezuelan Constitution.
US Auto Sales 2012: Pent Up Demand Bursts, Boosting Sales; Consumers Buy Smaller Cars
Automakers ended 2012 on a high note as Americans kicked tires and drove more new vehicles off the lots last month than they had in years.
US Auto Sales: Ford Had Its Best December In Six Years
Ford sold 214,222 vehicles last month, its best December since 2006. Size mattered; smaller sedans fueled most of the growth.
US Auto Sales: Chrysler December 2012 Sales Up To Five Year High
Chrysler said it had its best December in five years and moved 1.65 million units in 2012, a 21 percent rise compared with the previous year.
China Will Make More Cars Than Europe This Year: Report
European factories churned out over 1 million more cars than China in 2012, but they're likely to lose the lead this year.
US December Auto Sales Meet Analyst Expectations For Strong Results
U.S. carmakers met analyst expectations Thursday for December sales. Easier financing and recovering U.S. home prices released pent-up demand.
2012 In Review: The Year Of Banks Behaving Badly
Among the top fines this year: sanctions-busting, deceiving the world on a benchmark interest rate, and even banking for drug lords.
Fireman Killer Was 'Equipped to go to war'; Body Believed To Be Killer's Sister Found At Crime Scene
William Spengler leaves behind proof that he planned to ambush firefighters with the same type of assault weapon used in the Sandy Hook massacre.
Saudi Arabia’s Own ‘Salman Rushdie’ Arrested For Mohammad Tweets
A Saudi novelist once the subject of life-threatening fatwas for his "heretical" books is now in jail for his Twitter posts.
The Pentagon's Decade-Long Spending Spurt Is Over: Welcome To The New Austerity
U.S. defense spending was on the wane even before the threat of sequestration cuts, and more layoffs loom in the sector.
Could A Felon Like Fireman-Killer William Spengler Legally Acquire His Weapons?
William Spengler, a felon, couldn't legally own his weapons, but the U.S. patchwork of gun laws makes it easy.
Capitol Hill's Christmas Gift To America: Incompetence In Timely Solving The Fiscal Cliff Crisis
The impending crisis cuts has been simmering for months. Now it's reaching a boil. Merry Christmas!
Ustate NY Firefighters Mike Chiapperini And Tomasz Kaczowka Killed By William Spengler, A Convicted Murderer
Two firefighters were murdered while responding to blaze near the shore of Lake Ontario. Police think they fell into a 'trap.'
Hamas Committed War Crimes In November: Report
Human Rights Watch says Militants in the Gaza Strip specifically targeted Israeli civilians during November's week-long conflict.
NRA And Its Discontents: How To Argue About Guns With Your Right-Wing Friends
Here's a primer on the gun-ownership debate prompted by the recent mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Rural Pakistani Mob Defends God By Murdering 'Blasphemer'
Vigilantes spurred on by hundreds of jeering locals dragged the man out of the local police station and lit him on fire.
Pennsylvania Shooting Spree Victims: Kimberly A. Scott, William Rhodes And Kenneth Lynn
Kimberly A. Scott was putting up Christmas decorations outside of a church Friday morning when she was struck by a bullet and killed.
Obamacare Is Sending Hospitals Into The Insurance Business
Healthcare providers will increasingly start providing another service under Obamacare: Insurance.
Who Cares About Apparel Factory Workers Burned To Death? Apparently, Not You
U.S. consumers make purchasing decisions every day that endorse with their money the circumstances factory workers face in other parts of the world.
Best Buy Buyout? Traders Jump On False Report, Any Deal Delayed Until 2013
The rumor a Best Buy deal was imminent turned out to be an announcement that any deal will have to wait until February.