BUSINESS

The world’s largest online retailer surprised Wall Street with revenue growth, while keeping its losses in line.

Coca-Cola has opened a new bottling plant in the key Hebei province.

One hotel is taking the nation's passion for things gilded to new heights.

Microsoft, Amazon and Zynga report earnings after the closing bell on Thursday.

Public programs paid for 65 percent of the 1.7 million births resulting from unintended pregnancies in 2008.

Japanese lawmakers will probably submit formal legislation seeking to overturn a ban on casinos soon.

More than three years after Bernie Madoff went to jail, investigators mull a criminal case against JPMorgan.

Comparing Elon Musk to one of humanity’s great minds might be hyperbolic, but his fans won't mind.

Conventional wisdom asserts that the U.S. economy is being overrun with government employees - but the statistics indicate otherwise.

A latecomer to the Chinese market behind GM and Volkswagen, Ford puts out upbeat estimates in its third-quarter report.

Ford Motor Company, Southwest Airlines Co. and 3M Co. reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday.

Mexico faces challenges in many sectors, not the least of which is making its higher education offerings more globally competitive.

Despite the Fed's political independence, banks with political connections were more likely to get emergency loans than banks without such connections.

Carl Icahn has turned up the heat on Apple CEO Tim Cook, as he looks for another big payday.

Does it matter if U.S. oil pipeline safety agency staffers spend more time at cushy corporate conferences than responding to pipeline incidents?

The Obama administration has extended the deadline to the end of March, but consumers need to sign up by mid-February to be insured by March 31.

The world’s worst garment-industry tragedy has left survivors dealing with physical and mental trauma, without adequate compensation.

The nation's biggest chemical company made substantial progress in paying down its debt during the third quarter.

The built-in storage capacity in the U.S. version of the Galaxy S4 mini is twice as much as in the international model.

Asian operations added $126 million in pretax profits, offsetting continued weakness in Europe.

Some of the benchmarks appear legitimate offering a glimpse into the devices’ raw performance compared to their predecessors.

The U.S. has surpassed Russia and even Saudi Arabia as the largest producer of hydrocarbons.

However, the poor performance may be a blip and should not raise doubts about the euro zone's overall recovery.

Trade between Central American countries has been hurt by the poor roads conditions, high fuel costs and lengthy customs procedures.

Earnings from major companies and key data points such as trade, jobless claims and manufacturing PMI will hold investors’ interest.

The pricing strategy of domestic carriers, which is heavily partial to undercutting competitors is hurting their business, analysts say.

The on-demand music video service could coincide with a revamp of YouTube’s mobile app, reports say.

The uptick in manufacturing suggests the possibility of a strong pick-up in growth in the fourth quarter.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Akamai Technologies, Inc. and E-Trade Financial Corporation reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday.