BERLIN -- A German data protection agency fined Google Inc. 145,000 euros ($189,000) for illegally recording information from unsecured wireless networks -- an amount it acknowledged is...
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Hasbro says its first-quarter loss widened as the toy maker absorbed heavy restructuring charges and foreign exchange rates flattened its international revenue. The performance still topped Wall Street expectations.
SHANGHAI -- Global and Chinese automakers showcased family-friendly sedans and SUVs targeting coveted urban buyers at China's biggest auto show Saturday as competition intensifies in this huge but crowded market.
UNDATED -- GE says net income rose 16 percent in the first quarter, helped by improved profit from selling aircraft engines and transportation equipment and a gain from its sale of NBC Universal.
WASHINGTON -- Federal officials have accepted Boeing's revamped battery system for its beleaguered 787 Dreamliners and intend to lift a 3-month-old order grounding the planes.
NEW YORK -- SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. made a splash Friday in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
NEW YORK -- A rare earnings miss for IBM tugged the Dow Jones industrial average lower on Friday, while the rest of the market headed toward slight gains after a turbulent week.
DETROIT -- Honda is recalling nearly 205,000 minivans and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada to fix a problem with the automatic shifters.
NEW YORK -- Twitter is introducing a feature that lets advertisers target ads based on words that appear in users' tweets.
TOKYO -- Toyota says its global sales of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles have exceeded 5 million in a milestone for a technology that was initially greeted with skepticism.
NEW YORK -- Coca-Cola Co.'s first-quarter results came in above expectations as the world's biggest beverage maker saw global sales volume grow.
PORTLAND, Maine -- Southwest Airlines has begun flying out of Maine.
NEW CASTLE, Del. -- The Scooter Store, a Texas-based company that supplies power wheelchairs and scooters to people with limited mobility, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
ABBOTT PARK, Ill. -- Abbott Laboratories is recalling its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters after finding that they display and store incorrect test results for dangerously high blood sugar levels.
NEW YORK -- Dish Network is offering to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal it values at $25.5 billion, saying its bid is superior to that of Japanese phone company SoftBank.
UNDATED -- April 15 doesn't have to be all about paying taxes.
CAIRO -- Egypt, which is in need of foreign currency, is relaxing its rules on how much cash air travelers can bring into the nation.
NEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Louisiana-based meat packing company has expanded a recall of meat products because of possible bacterial contamination. No illnesses have been reported
WASHINGTON -- Sales at U.S. retailers fell in March from February, indicating that higher taxes and weak hiring likely made some consumers more cautious about spending.
NEW YORK -- Starbucks is lowering the list price of its bagged coffee to stay competitive as commodity costs ease across the industry.
