BUSINESS

The short-term car rental business has come a long way from Zipcar’s founding in 2000.

The London partner of a global mining partnership withdrew from a $4.6 billion Alaskan mine proposal, leaving the project’s future shaky.

Save your pennies: Accommodation costs in Brazil for the World Cup may surge 500 percent for the global event.

A property tax seems inevitable for China's major cities, but levying such a tax could cost the nation some of its economic growth.

One Canadian company appears 72 times on the the World Bank's list of 250 globally blacklisted companies.

The Toyota 4Runner maintains its "rugged and reliable" reputation in its latest model, which sports an aggressive exterior and a strong body-on-frame design.

Very discreet, art lover, family man. There's not a lot more we know about Mexico's newest tycoon.

The disputed valuation of Chrysler is why Ferrari cars and Ram pickup trucks aren’t made by the same company (yet).

Turkey's need for natural gas may help it get over its animosity toward Israel.

Some lucky Ford Mustang fanatic with deep pockets will take home a one-of-a-kind Ford Mustang drag racer.

Janet Yellen's nomination -- and her perceived dovishness -- are hardly guaranteed.

It might come as a surprise, but European economies leave the United States trailing in their wake, new figures reveal.

The new Urban Outfitters opening on North 6th Street wants to serve liquor alongside its ironic T-shirts and skinny jeans.

Suzuki issued a recall for two of their vehicle models after discovering defective air bag sensors.

A key question: Can Libya reverse course and become a reliable source for oil exports?

The analysts combined nine mostly quantitative methods to come up with the noteworthy 1900 figure.

Will Northern Dynasty Minerals have to find a partner for Pebble to replace Anglo American?

The unprecedented salvage operation to upright the wrecked cruise liner, Costa Concordia, is going forward as planned.

But, the ECB's Mario Draghi said the 'risk of an extreme event' had reduced and that capital flows had resumed to non-core economies.

Investors await the Federal Reserve's decision on its bond-buying program while the race for the Fed's top job is thrown wide open again.

If South Africa's domestic economy continues to falter, fast-growing markets elsewhere on the continent could become even more attractive.

India's wholesale price inflation, or WPI, rose more than expected in August hurting chances of a key policy rate cut later this week.

Samsung focuses on the Indian mid-range smartphone segment by launching two new phones priced under $250.

Taiwan's HTC downsized about 20 percent of its U.S. workforce as part of a broad restructuring plan.

The president has accepted Lawrence Summers’ decision to withdraw from consideration as Federal Reserve chairman.

Take a closer look at the 2014 Toyota Tundra's chiseled and rugged exterior coupled with sports utility vehicle-like comfort in photo and video here.

Bank-sponsored events are off the agenda as Summers’ waits to see if he’ll be nominated as the next Fed chief.

PSA Peugeot Citroen "rubberized" a hatchback and stuck a tank of compressed nitrogen gas under it. MPG: 94.

The U.S. president will tout gains of 7.5 million jobs since early 2010. Great, but the U.S. lost 8.7 million.