BUSINESS

After a decade of cost overruns, the Pentagon says the fighter jet project is back on track, but it's using some dubious projections.

The case marks the first time the SEC reached a so-called "non-prosecution" agreement with an individual - an unnamed trader.

A U.S. appeals court Friday revived patent claims Apple made against Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility over mobile phone technology.

President Obama and Japan Prime Minister Abe had been seeking to show that the alliance was strong in the face of a rising China.

U.S. consumer sentiment is trending higher, but survey professionals caution that backslides have occurred in the past few years.

Merkel added that the EU and G-7 nations would consider part two of a potentially three-stage sanction punishment process.

So far, second-quarter outlooks for S&P 500 companies are much more optimistic than the previous two quarters.

President Barack Obama said he will press European allies to impose more sanctions if Russia steps up action in Ukraine.

Excluding one-time items for European restructuring, Ford earned 25 cents a share, 6 cents below analysts' estimates.

Bank of Russia says it will keep rates elevated.

The incident resulted in the temporarily shutdown of Denpasar airport on the island of Bali.

Earnings and external factors such as developments in Ukraine should influence markets Friday.

The Russian currency has fallen more than 8 percent against the dollar this year, while outflows grew to $51 billion in Q1 of 2014.

Facebook purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion, which currently has about 500 million active monthly users, compared to 355 million on WeChat.

The death toll in the Sewol ferry disaster rose to 181 while more than 100 are still reported missing.

"This time we can't say there's a basic agreement," Economy Minister Akira Amari said, as differences over cars and farm products remain.

The FCC is weighing rules that would ban providers from blocking access to sites, but would allow firms to pay for faster speeds if deals are commercially "reasonable."

Revenue rose 23 percent to $19.74 in part on the strength of North American electronics sales. But international sales grew only 18 percent.

Microsoft's business is being hurt by soft computer sales.

A buy of French industrial firm Alstrom may result in significant cost savings, though the details aren’t yet clear.

GM has faced a series of investigations and lawsuits since Feb., when it recalled vehicles with potentially defective ignition switches.

As China's foreign minister lands in Cuba, the focus is on oil and trade, not Communist ideology.

Facebook didn't disclose the price it paid for ProtoGeo Oy, the 2-year-old Helsinki company that makes the Moves app.

A new study has found that global brands are taking advantage of an evolving social media scene to reach customers in Africa.

The world's largest publicly traded oil and gas company released an outlook on the energy market going into 2040, with some surprising conclusions.

Ukraine said under the Vienna Document of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe it was entitled to an exercise account.

A union has called for a factory vote, and a government bureau has ordered Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings to provide past unpaid social insurance.

Ronald McDonald will now be a bit more high-fashion and high-tech thanks to a makeover, McDonald's announced Wednesday. The brand ambassador will rock new duds, participate on Twitter using hashtag #RonaldMcDonald and take tons of "selfies."

GM said the recall charges did bite, but the company still had strong across-the-board performance.