BUSINESS

Italy announced that it will include drugs, prostitution and smuggling as it recalculates its 2014 GDP.

Jessica Banks, founder of RockPaperRobot, discussed how her startup transforms static furniture into floating objects through engineering.

The Japanese electronics conglomerate had until this week made only cautious comments about the electric carmaker's plans.

A quarter of the World Economic Forum's list of global growth companies from East Asia are based in Vietnam.

The 2009 model alone has been recalled on five separate occasions.

Now, Mercedes-Benz has given their new “entry-level” luxury car the AMG treatment. But it’s not exactly a working-class hero.

The U.S. national average price for regular gasoline is $3.67, slightly lower than a year ago. But there's more.

Apple shares hit a 52-week high earlier this week and Morgan Stanley says it has more room to run.

The bank was penalized for mismanaging conflicts of interest between itself and its customers, and for having inadequate controls in place.

In a separate 2013 study, the BGS found 1.3 trillion cubic feet of shale gas reserves under Yorkshire and Lancashire.

The World Gold Council expects demand for gold from India to increase by nearly 3 percent over last year.

Positive data from the world's biggest economies helped sentiments though uncertainty over China's outlook could keep markets on edge.

As teenage shoppers care less about clothes, Aeropostale, American Eagle and Abercrombie are among the brands that have fallen from favor.

Nanomaterials are found in dozens of foods.

The announcement came the same day Hewlett-Packard accidentally released the first page of its Q2 earnings report.

The federal government announced it would spend billions to extend the L.A. subway line that runs below Wilshire.

Thailand's economy has a reputation for surviving political tensions, but maybe not this time.

"City growth may be bottoming out," a Brookings Institution researcher says

The United Launch Alliance had a successful launch of the classified NROL-33 mission on Thursday.

The Japanese automaker said on Thursday it is recalling 466,000 minivans and cars globally for possible faulty brakes and loss of a spare tire.

The project is meant to improve traffic in a part of the city where it can take hours to go just a few miles.

Shares of Sears fell 2.4 percent on Thursday.

Office Depot, alongside the CPSC, has issued a recall for 1.4 million desk chairs for a fall hazard following 25 reported injuries.

After the Thai military took over on Thursday, economists say it could help stabilize markets, but only for now.

China has blamed a recent series of knife and bomb attacks on militants from Xinjiang, the traditional home of the ethnic Muslim Uighurs.

Conservatives are urging the burger chain to re-embrace its family-friendly roots, but health advocates aren't 'Lovin' It.'

Last year, Chinese officials began investigating the business practices of many pharmaceutical companies, and arrested several executives.

The coal-power sector, which produced the energy-starved nation's biggest political scam, will be a key focus for the new administration.

The protest against the world’s biggest restaurant operator by revenue came a day before the company's annual shareholder meeting.