Was GS Yuasa, the Japanese company that made the Dreamliner’s lithium-ion battery, chosen based on merit or a quid pro quo arrangement?
National Transportation Safety Board investigators with parts of the battery that caught fire on a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 parked at Logan Airport in Boston.
President Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to fill vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals court panel ruled on Friday.
Calling 2012 the year the euro was re-launched, the president of the European Central Bank expressed concern in Davos that renewed calm on financial markets had not yet led to growth.
Years of bad blood between the two hedge fund magnates spilled publicly onto CNBC's airwaves on Friday, as Mr. Icahn derided his younger counterpart as a "crybaby," and Mr. Ackman declared the veteran investor a "bully."
AT&T; has agreed to buy some spectrum - the radio waves that carry wireless calls and data - from its main competitor, Verizon Wireless. It will pay $1.9 billion for spectrum licenses that would cover 42 million people across 18 states.
Stocks climbed in New York, buoyed by a backdrop of sturdy corporate results, but Apple lost its position as the most valuable American company.
Millions of Chinese graduate from college every year, but they struggle to find jobs in an economy that is still dominated by blue-collar industries.
A case brought by the founders of Dragon Systems was among a spate of legal problems and public relations difficulties for Goldman in recent years.
Beginning in 2010, the Italian oil company and a rival, Anadarko Petroleum, made a series of finds in Mozambique that add up to the largest natural gas trove of recent years.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago urged the executives of two major banks to cease the financing of firearms companies. Other cities are making similar efforts.
The United States housing market is not yet in good shape, but it is getting better, and in that there may be hope for a surprisingly strong economy this year.
Where banks rode out the recession, public trust in banking institutions is stable, a new survey says. But in European countries, that trust plunged and has not recovered.
A new study makes it even more difficult to draw firm conclusions on whether Medicare Advantage patients get better or worse care than those with traditional Medicare.
A professional lobbyist can help a small business that does not know how to influence public policy.
Why you often don’t do what you meant to do, and how to keep your decisions on track.
Trading results are good place to start when assessing whether banks release sufficient information about their financial results.
Mr. Jackson's fans used Amazon to malign a "Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson", a new book on the singer. But as news of their exploits spread, some people struck back.
How long do you stick with a sales representative who is not performing?
It has become much more common for Americans over 65 to continue working, if they can.
As more financiers jump to the technology sector, some find that big investors are skeptical that they have what it takes to nurture a young company.
Stefan Ingves, the chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, answered criticism on Tuesday that global rule makers has gone soft on banks, arguing that lenders need more time to adjust to new regulations.
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, echoed a concern that a tentative European recovery could be undercut by political complacency.
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