BUSINESS

A woman was hit with a $3,500 fine and bad credit score for posting a bad review of an online retailer specializing in novelty trinkets.

The family-run company, established in 1917, has hired Deutsche Bank to identify potential buyers.

Google has invested more than $1 billion in large-scale projects to produce energy, and announced Thursday its 14th investment in a renewable energy plan.

Created from scratch by the Dubai government, Emirates is growing so fast competitors cry foul. They should get used to a new world order.

The president is asking Congress for an emergency extension of unemployment insurance benefits to last until the end of 2014.

After more than six months of talks with government officials the world's biggest airline had to pick an exchange for its shares to trade on.

Where will it end? JPMorgan Chase agrees to pay a huge sum to settle with investors.

Slow and predictable developments in export, along with political inertia, mean there will likely be few Asia surprises in the next several months.

The Keystone XL pipeline debate is back in the news after a pipeline explosion. Here's how environmentalists are using this to their advantage.

The USPS will be releasing commemorative "Harry Potter" First-Class Forever stamps this holidays season.

Some of the most recent Chevy Malibus will either ignore your request for defrost or catch your seat on fire.

Is the Brazilian Amazon back to the dangerous rates of deforestation of 2007?

The German auto giant is betting there’s a U.S. market for an 80-mile range electrified Golf. Good luck with that.

Coin is a device that can store up to eight other cards and be used just like a normal charge card, to pay any of the stored accounts.

Which city has the world's highest rents for retail? The answer is illuminating.

Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday. The holiday shopping season has become more confusing than ever. Steve Schaffer, CEO of Offers.com, tells how to survive, save and revel in the deals and discounts.

The U.S. Postal Service lost $5 billion in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, as First-Class Mail continued to decline.

Warren Buffett is building out his energy portfolio with a $3.5 billion stake in ExxonMobil.

Unfortunately, computer hackers bent on stealing your data and wrecking your life will be using new weapons in 2014.

With the war in Syria causing diplomatic strain between the U.S. and Russia, arms deals between the two countries are souring too.

Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. makes the Camry for Toyota in Lafayette, Ind., at least for now.

Bank analysts weighed in on the latest trends in gold demand and supply.

The FDA and Crunch Pak have issued a nationwide recall for their apple slices this week over Listeria concerns.

The ratings service says the U.S. government is unlikely to bail out this bank quartet in a crisis.

Scam websites luring people looking to sign up for health insurance represents the latest complication for the Affordable Care Act.

The data includes personal information like Social Security numbers.

The country pays a high price for its crime rate, much of it drug-related.

McDonald's is hoping to capitalize off China's taste for pork with its new McNuggets-like Spicy Pork McBites.

Major retailers and food companies are among the corporations reporting earnings this week.