BUSINESS

Italy's sovereign debt is owned almost entirely by insurance firms and banks.

Given capital controls, U.S. companies have turned to the safest asset possible to retain the value of their Venezuela-generated profits: real estate.

The index’s shake-up is the biggest in almost a decade, as three big companies are displaced by three better-performing businesses.

India’s exports grew 12.97 percent in August compared to the corresponding period in 2012, while imports declined 0.68 percent year-on-year.

Twitter acquired MoPub, a mobile advertising firm, fueling rumors that it may launch its own ad exchange soon.

The Koch empire seeks to expand its business beyond energy, chemicals and paper, surprising analysts with the deal.

Nowhere on planet earth are people happier, a new U.N. report claims, than in one of its coldest corners: Scandinavia.

Stocks may open higher as efforts for a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis intensified while China released more positive economic data.

Microsoft has invited the press to a media event on Sept. 23 in New York, where it will unveil the new Surface 2 tablets.

China’s industrial production in August rose 10.4 percent, while retail sales rose 13.4 percent indicating resilient growth.

Potential agreements with China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C could boost Apple’s smartphone sales significantly.

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group will be acquired by by Ares Management LLC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

The allegation, which follows a Brazilian media report that NSA snooped on state-run oil giant Petrobras, could hurt U.S.-Brazil ties.

As bee populations crash, Bayer CropScience is challenging Europe’s recent ban on a class of pesticides believed to be a factor.

Alan Valdes, vice president of trading at DME Securities, discusses the Fed chairman's legacy and when the FOMC will taper QE.

Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto presented on Monday the fiscal reform for 2013 -- in an attempt to heal the deeply hurt Mexican economy.

Analysts say the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo won't do much for Japan's GDP, even if 3 trillion yen is injected into the economy over several years.

That's only half of the market capitalization of Yum! Brands, Inc., but it could still be too ambitious for Myanmar.

On Tuesday, the world's biggest arms fair opens in London, with Russian firms displaying weaponry they sold to Syria.

In an age when people share a wealth of information online, insurance adjusters are watching and taking notes.

Mark Thompson is facing accusations he overcompensated departing executives at the BBC with hefty severance packages.

Johnson & Johnson joined with the FDA to issue a voluntary recall for an infant Motrin medication.

Nissan revealed its new Nismo smart watch ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show. Can it compete with the Samsung Galaxy Gear?

Jaguar Land Rover will reveal the C-X17 concept on Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. EDT from the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.

The record holder for efficient driving squeezes extra miles per gallon out of three 2014 Audi TDI vehicles.

As Macau’s gambling scene grows ever richer, other longtime players like Singapore and the U.S. struggle to expand earnings.

A map of all the cities where low-wage workers at Walmart and fast-food restaurants have gone on strike recently.

BP continues to explore and search for oil and gas in the Delta Nile region even as the Middle East tenses up.

Strong Chinese exports, signaling rising demand in the U.S., calm investors as they brace for a Congress vote on Syria this week.