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RadioShack Corp. said Monday that it ended a mobile phone partnership with Target Corp. as the retailers could not agree on a new deal...
Peregrine Financial Group's former chief executive, who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $100 million from customers of his futures...
Dell Inc. is in talks with private equity firms on a potential buyout, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, confirming a...
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended lower on Monday as worries over demand for Apple products drove down its shares and investors braced for...
American Airlines said Monday that it amended agreements with Boeing and Airbus regarding the purchases of hundreds of planes, including a...
The U.S. transportation safety agency said on Monday it was analyzing the lithium-ion battery and burned wire bundles as part of its...
American credit card holders in their late 20s and early 30s have more debt than older consumers, repay it more slowly and risk dying in...
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday urged U.S. lawmakers to raise the country's debt ceiling to avoid a potentially disastrous...
Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. rose nearly 9 percent Monday after Chairman and soon-to-be CEO Edward Lampert disclosed that he purchased...
Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. surged as much as 11 percent on Monday as the countdown toward the Jan. 30 launch of its long-awaited...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reiterated advice for computer users to disable Oracle Corp's widely used Java software for surfing...
Facebook Inc.'s stock opened on Monday above $32 for the first time since July as anticipation about upcoming products and financial results...
If you just bought a new iPad, you won't be happy to learn that Apple may be coming out with new models as early as March.
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.'s proposal to offer algorithmic trading services that would compete against similar services offered by broker-dealers...
When the Girl Scouts come a-knocking, asking Americans to give up their New Year's resolutions for some tasty cookies, there'll be a new...
Improved ratings at OWN has Sanford C. Bernstein media analyst Todd Juenger bullish on Discovery Communications, which co-owns the cable...
Netflix Inc. will carry more shows from Time Warner Inc., intensifying efforts by the video streaming company to attract more subscribers...
A Friday deadline is looming for Illinois homeowners to file for claims as part of the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure...
The Regional Transportation Authority is accusing United Airlines
Coca-Cola, the world’s top beverage company and perennial target for critics of sugary drinks, is taking an unusually public stance on...
Samsung announced Monday that it has sold more than 100 million of its Galaxy S smartphones since launching the line in 2010.
University of Chicago Medicine on Monday unveiled its new, 10-story, $700 million hospital in Hyde Park that will open to patients Feb. 23.
World No. 1 golfer Rory McIlroy has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Nike as the U.S. sportswear company moves on after...
WASHINGTON -- Snoopy is getting out of the banking business.
Office products maker Acco Brands Corp. announced Monday that Boris Elisman would succeed Robert J. Keller as chief executive officer,...
General Motors Corp.'s Cadillac ATS, a new compact sedan aimed at the popular BMW 3 Series, was named 2013 North American Car of the Year by...
Dozens of Illinois business leaders and several companies publicly endorsed gay marriage Sunday in an attempt to reignite the issue after...
Swatch Group is buying the luxury jewellery arm of Canada's Harry Winston in a $750 million cash deal to expand into high-end bracelets,...
Apple Inc. has cut orders for LCD screens and other parts for the iPhone 5 this quarter due to weak demand, the Nikkei reported on Monday,...
Flight attendants, required to work long hours with little rest and to battle unruly passengers with oversize carry-on bags, must now deal...
Internet activist, programmer and Highland Park native Aaron Swartz has died at 26, in an apparent suicide, New York authorities said...
BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp said it is preparing an update to address a flaw in its widely used Java software after the U.S. Department...
Stocks ended little changed on Friday as investors took a step back from buying ahead of next week's busy corporate earnings calendar.
A survey released this week found that there were more teens and young adults who said they use Tumblr on a regular basis than those who...
In a major victory for struggling Research in Motion, the top four U.S. mobile phone networks said they would carry BlackBerry 10 devices.
A second man has been arrested in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the Mayer Brown law firm.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security said it will close seven offices and cut 192 jobs, citing federal budget cuts and falling...
Illinois' inability to resolve its huge public pension problem led Fitch Ratings on Friday to warn it could cut the state's general...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reiterated advice for computer users to disable Oracle Corp.'s widely used Java software for...
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today named a seven-member panel to advise the city as it explores the possibility of privatizing Midway Airport.
WASHINGTON -- A spike in American imports of consumer goods, autos and other products led to a sharp increase in the U.S. trade deficit in...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will launch a high-priority and comprehensive review of Chicago-based Boeing's new...
For the first time in half a decade, PC sales fell during the holiday shopping season as demand for smartphones and tablets continued to...
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Netflix Inc. got an unfair advantage from the U.S. Postal Service's special handling of its...
Unsecured creditors of MF Global Holdings Ltd. on Thursday proposed a liquidation plan that could pay the brokerage's former customers in...
After 85 years, the world's most famous movie theater will finally be living up to its name.
A U.S. regulatory probe of JP Morgan Chase & Co. is expected to result in an order that the bank correct lapses in how it polices...
Reports: Trade balance for November, 7:30 a.m.; Import/export prices for December, 7:30 a.m.; Treasury budget for December, 1 p.m.
Sales of video game discs and consoles plummeted 22% last year, as consumers flocked to new digital devices and cut their spending, while...
Boeing Co. said it will cut a little more than 40 percent of jobs, or 160 positions, at its El Paso, Texas, plant in response to planned U....
Amazon.com Inc., taking aim at Apple's dominant iTunes store, on Thursday unveiled a service that it hopes will boost digital music sales...
Computer users are being advised by security experts to disable Oracle Corp.'s widely used Java software after a security flaw was...
Toys R Us Inc,. the world's largest dedicated toy retailer, reported same-store sales in the U.S. fell 1.8 percent in December.
American Express Co. said it would cut about 5,400 jobs and take about $600 million in after-tax charges in the fourth quarter, which will...
Samsung has been rumored to be readying flexible, high-resolution displays for its smartphones, and this week at CES the South Korean tech...
Jewel-Osco stores will be sold to a consortium of investors led by Cerberus Capital Management, Jewel's parent Supervalu said Thursday.
The U.S. health regulator warned that taking a widely prescribed insomnia drug at night may impair driving and alertness the next morning,...
Coming soon on Amtrak: fewer excuses to not work while commuting.
A faulty valve caused a fuel leak on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Boston airport this week, operator Japan Airlines Co. said on Thursday.
The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage has climbed to its highest level in eight weeks, in reaction to a positive...
Deere & Co. on Thursday said that the Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded an investigation into whether it had made...
Amazon.com Inc unveiled a service that increases competition with Apple Inc's dominant iTunes store.versions of that music stored in their...
When President Obama signed the "fiscal cliff" legislation, the middle class wasn't the only group saved from tax hikes.
When it comes to protecting millions of people from deadly infectious diseases, Mark Kendall thinks a fingertip-sized patch covered in...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is planning a Thursday morning announcement of new lending rules that it hopes will move the...
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday will nominate his chief of staff, Jacob J. Lew, a fiscal policy expert with deep Washington...
Reports: Initial unemployment claims for week ended Jan. 5, 7:30 a.m.; Wholesale inventories for November, 9 a.m. Mortgage rates for week...
Fast-food giant KFC's parent company, Yum Brands Inc., has apologized to Chinese consumers in connection with a tainted-chicken scare that...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, the first Latina to head a major federal agency, announced plans to resign on Wednesday,...
Telecommunications regulators are planning a push to increase Wi-Fi speed in airports, convention centers and other major hubs where...
The Consumer Electronics Show has a dizzying array of tech accessories, but every once in a while, a few of those find a way to stand out....
Coming off a tumultuous year in which Walgreen lost millions of customers in a contract dispute with a pharmacy benefits manager, executives...
Redbox Instant, the online-video service owned by Verizon Communications Inc. and Coinstar Inc., has signed 10,000 users to its public...
The minority owner of Chrysler Group LLC on Wednesday pushed the U.S. automaker to take the first step toward becoming a public company...
An outspoken Senate critic of the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that he would reintroduce legislation to ban bankers from the...
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U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, a long-time member of President Barack Obama's Cabinet and the first Latina to head a major federal...
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Nike Inc. won a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court barring a smaller rival from suing to void the company's trademark for its top-selling Air...
U.S. tax breaks need to be pared back to spare taxpayers costs and complexity, according to an Internal Revenue Service watchdog report...
American International Group Inc will not join a lawsuit against the U.S. government over the terms of the insurer's 2008 bailout, the...
U.S. regulators on Wednesday accused a partner and a manager at accounting giant KPMG of failing to properly audit the books of a failed...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government declared much of the central and southern Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to...
The Peoria Journal Star is reporting: Archer Daniels Midland has temporarily shut down operations at its corn processing...
President Barack Obama will nominate White House chief of staff Jack Lew as his next Treasury secretary Thursday, replacing Timothy...
Google unit Motorola Mobility has asked a trade panel to drop two key patents from an infringement complaint that it filed against...
Nissan said Wednesday that it will offer a lower-priced version of its Leaf electric car this year and that it has begun making the Leaf and...
Fastfood giant McDonald's believes recession-hit Italy will be one of its higher-growth areas in the coming decade and is opening more...
WASHINGTON – Representatives from Wal-Mart will meet with Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday to discuss gun policy, after...
Ready or not, changes are coming soon to your Facebook Timeline.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday announced the formation of a Technology Industry Diversity Council to focus on creating more opportunities...
AbbVie Inc., the pharmaceutical company spun off by Abbott Laboratories, is unlikely to use its $7 billion cash balance for a large...
Leon Black's private equity firm Apollo Global Management and veteran food executive C. Dean Metropoulos have teamed up to bid for...
Reports: MBA mortgage index for week ended Jan. 5, 6 a.m.; Crude inventories for week ended Jan. 5, 9:30 a.m.