BUSINESS

Fast-food workers around the country are protesting for an hourly wage increase.

The luxury car division of Toyota takes a swipe at electric cars. The schism between electric and hydrogen power gets wider.

Dozens of people were arrested Thursday morning at rallies in American cities, where protesters demanded better pay for fast food workers.

The Danish company announced a big jump in sales, mostly due to the success of the "Lego Movie."

Royal Dutch Shell is among the first companies to try to tap the Utica shale formation in northeastern Pennsylvania.

The newest addition to the 'Angry Birds' franchise will launch on a number of Alibaba's apps.

Billions in claims are now at stake after a U.S. judge ruled Thursday that BP acted with gross negligence in 2010's Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Major gas finds in Mozambique and Tanzania in particular could spur an East African boom, if countries can overcome production challenges.

The private sector added 204,000 jobs in August, the fifth consecutive month of more than 200,000 job gains, according to ADP.

China surpassed the U.S. in car demand in 2009. Boeing says it will do the same with aircraft in 20 years.

The European Central Bank unexpectedly slashed its benchmark rates Thursday as the continent struggles to boost economic recovery.

A&E Networks and Technology Crossover Networks each invested $250 million in the popular company.

Counting economic contributions from prostitution and illegal drugs, the UK's GDP is now 2.7% above Britain's pre-recession peak.

Two very different experiments in digital currency are evolving in Latin America, including the world's first statewide Bitcoin experiment.

Weeks after the breach was discovered, investigators have traced the re-routed data to a Russian city, according to a Bloomberg report.

The C$4 billion cash deal will significantly expand Manulife's presence in Quebec and make Standard Life's earnings less volatile.

Phablets are expected to have a bigger impact on the smartphone market in the future and Apple’s larger iPhone 6 could deal a blow to Samsung.

The contest page for the 'My Ultimate Bucket List' contest had earlier announced “Bon voyage and good luck!”

Icahn became Family Dollar's largest shareholder in June, when he disclosed a 9.4 percent stake in the struggling retailer.

Michael Bloomberg couldn't stay away from the company whose revenues nearly doubled under CEO Daniel Doctoroff's tenure.

The economy and tens of thousands of guest workers are likely to take a hit as the "greening" disease decimates the vital crop.

A press conference in Carson City is reportedly scheduled to announce Tesla Motors' selection of Nevada for its new battery factory.

Chinese companies have made massive investments in some of the countries most affected by Ebola.

The U.S. economy misses out on billions of dollars in consumer spending when homeowners don't refinance.

Consumer confidence, higher cash incentives and inventories plus zero-percent deals are putting U.S. new-car sales at pre-recession levels.

The Fed's beige book offers a peek inside the regional factors that have affected the national economy in the last two months.

CVS pharmacies have stopped selling tobacco products, a move that will lose money at first but help rebrand the chain as a health care company.

Thailand's rice industry, already hurt by internal politics, is having trouble exporting to West Africa.

The North Carolina-based utility will own 40 percent of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will cut through the Marcellus and Utica shale gas basins.