BUSINESS

Five years after the global financial crisis, the IMF is suggesting states place a 10% tax on all households.

Washington chaos has left the U.S. at greater risk of losing its remaining AAA credit ratings even if an imminent default is avoided.

Housing is on the rise in Detroit's suburbs, thanks to cheap prices and home buyers looking to invest.

Low wages and a lack of employee benefits at the nation’s 10 largest fast-food chains are costing taxpayers $3.8 billion per year.

Each has registered uninspiring sales and profit figures in 2013, as they slowly expand in emerging markets.

Bank of America Corp., PepsiCo Inc. and Mattel Inc. reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

North Dakota is among several states seeing an oil boom, and regulating the industry has become difficult amid more drilling.

The rail giant's operating ratio is expected to signal increased efficiency.

Typhoon Wipha, which killed 17 people in eastern Japan, caused no damage to the crippled Fukushima nuclear facility.

Goldman Sachs will post earnings on Thursday, and it likely made less this quarter than in Q3 2012 as bond markets were quiet.

Bank of America faced the same headwinds as other banks, but its cost-cutting and portfolio-cleanup efforts worked in Q3.

Apple will stream the keynote to a separate London satellite event to cater to members of the local media.

A few days ago, the ECB's Mario Draghi identified base effect, food prices and the exchange rate as causes for driving down inflation.

Eike Batista, once a multibillionaire, is losing his grip through bankruptcy and loss of participation in his companies.

Tesla shareholders are boosting the car company's stock. But mutual funds have been quietly backing out.

Latin America was once Coca-Cola's haven, but not anymore. What are the reasons behind its stagnating sales in the region?

After the highly anticipated Oct. 15 unveiling turned out a dud, a fresh batch of rumors have surfaced with new tidbits about the device.

Wall Street's jaded attitude toward Washington's latest crisis could turn into a frenzied one if the U.S. defaults.

The Finnish game maker, which turned a profit in 2012, could now potentially reach Asian markets.

Apple is set to release updated MacBook Pro models, new iPads, and the newly designed Mac Pro all by mid-November, according to a new report.

Vedanta Resources sweetens offer price by 36 percent to buy stakes in India’s government-run entities, Hindustan Zinc and Balco.

HTC is rumored to have partnered with Amazon to produce a new line of smartphones.

The GOP senator told the AP they have "a bipartisan deal in hand." In a late switch, the House will vote on it first.

In an updated S-1 form filed Tuesday, Twitter stated it would trade shares on the NYSE under the previously announced ticker name TWTR.

As the default deadline nears, the credit rating entity had a stern warning for Washington's officials.

North Korea's global network of restaurants is reportedly used for bringing in hard currency to Pyongyang and gaining intelligence.

Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley report fiscal third-quarter earnings this week.

Nearly 60 percent of EU Internet users make purchases online.

Gold market reaction to U.S. policy deadlock on the federal budget and debt ceiling has been surprisingly muted.