BUSINESS

The industrial conglomerate’s pace may be slowing, compared to more-specialized competitors.

Latin America is increasing its investment in green energy, and international money is watching.

Employees should check with their agencies and the OPM website for updates, the White House budget office said.

President Obama signed the bill into law, after the Senate and then the House passed the debt deal Wednesday night.

International Business Machines Corp., eBay Inc. and American Express Co. reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

Irish corporate tax reform may be on the horizon, but it’s a long time coming, and short-term impacts are unclear.

International growth, mobile expansion, Google websites and improving margins should offset a PC ad sales revenue dip.

The Fed said about 1/3 of the nation reported slower GDP growth, with only scattered U.S. government shutdown effects.

The city-state has some of the strictest regulations to cool down the housing bubble, unlike other governments.

Macy’s Inc. says a SeaWorld float planned for its signature Thanksgiving Day Parade doesn’t amount to an endorsement of the Orlando, Fla., marine-park chain.

A Lao Airlines aircraft crashed into the Mekong River on Wednesday, reportedly killing everyone on board.

President Obama’s Climate Action Plan builds on past progress to reduce carbon emissions, but it also faces strong opposition.

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.