BUSINESS

Peer-to-peer lending might be the solution to the problem of banks not lending to small businesses and consumers.

The latest U.S. data on highway fatalities is out showing that drunk driving is in.

Patents from global pharmaceutical companies, which seek to block generic drug copying, have drawn special attention in recent years.

When you calculate the cost of college after need and merit aid, which private colleges have the best value?

A Chinese man who "had an empty stomach every day growing up" is now making his childhood dreams come true.

Recent rail accidents involving petroleum products in North America have left many in the rail industry to question federal safety regulations.

Amazon and USPS remain mum on how much the giant online retailer is paying the post office to deliver its packages.

Whether the Airbus A380 superjumbo can ever get airborne financially may depend on a decision that will be -- or has been -- made in Dubai.

The Renault Zoe highlights why consumers shouldn’t have DRM software in their vehicles.

Plum Organics customers have responded with claims of illness this week following the company's voluntary recall.

Mexico boasts the oldest wine-growing region in the Americas, but it's facing a big challenge from developers.

China is importing more rice than ever, but the Chinese still refuse to resort to genetically modified grains.

The man in charge of Tesla’s powertrain operations recently made $1.6 million exercising 21 percent of his stock options.

Lockheed Martin workers in at least five states will soon find themselves out of work as the military and aerospace giant deals with declining sales.

They hope the robot can be modified to perform other tasks like checking soil quality and water troughs.

President Xi Jinping also offered belated condolences to the victims of the disaster.

Bailey Choice Pet Treats expanded their dog treat recall this week after two lots of their pet food products tested positive for Salmonella.

Scratch Ireland from membership in Europe's infamous "PIIGS," an acronym for five economies that had to be bailed out. The Emerald Isle shines again.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen passed her first Capitol Hill test and pointed toward a 2014 stimulus reduction.

J.P. Morgan Chase canceled a public outreach on Twitter after it unleashed a flood of negative responses.

After 500 U.K. shipbuilding years, the industry has suffered another blow as nearly 1,800 jobs are cut, perhaps signalling the industry's end.

The world’s third-largest automaker has some issues -- these are the days that are trying VW executives' souls.

Wall Street's latest parlor game -- guessing when the Fed will start reducing its money printing -- has a new player: Morgan Stanley's CEO.

The company's Sam's Clubs subsidiary helped the retailer post slightly better earnings than expected.

Supply of the new iPad mini could be tight in the fourth quarter but shortages are expected to ease in the first quarter of 2014.

How can Iraq become the biggest oil producer in the next 20 years, with all its political strife?

The sale, part of the Brazilian-owned oil company disinvestment plan, also includes selling Argentina assets.

Ontario seeks to hike revenue by cracking down on tax fraud and evasion and expects to make up for billions in lost revenue.

Capital Economics expects the Danish economy to still fall short of its per-crisis level by 2015 and lag behind its Nordic neighbors.