BUSINESS

Rajan, who took over as India's central bank governor, on Wednesday, aims to free India’s capital markets and its banking sector.

A court ordered Google's Motorola Mobility to pay $14 million in damages to Microsoft after a legal battle over patent licensing.

Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear smart watch features 70 native apps.

The Bank of Japan said the economy is witnessing a moderate recovery and reiterated its commitment to a 2 percent inflation target.

Even though it's Rosh Hashanah, some Twitter users were confused why "Happy New Year" was trending on Twitter.

Chick-fil-A has closed reservations for their promotion that allows customers to receive a free breakfast entree from Sept. 9 through Sept. 14.

Americans bought more cars in August than they have in any other month since 2007.

Even a typhoon didn't keep gamblers from hitting Macau's casinos in August, to the tune of $3.84 billion in gross gambling revenue.

The Fed said the U.S. economy continued to grow at a modest/moderate pace in July and August, as it has for much of 2013.

Mauritius may be small, but this year it became even more competitive than Africa's largest economy.

Only 14 percent of U.S. residents pay neither income nor payroll taxes, and most of them are elderly or poor.

Americans are buying as many Fusion sedans as Ford can make, but they probably won’t get their hands on the Vignale.

The U.S. oil and gas boom is helping raise household income and boost important industries in the U.S., a study finds.

Jason A. Weisberg of Seaport Securities discusses market expectations ahead of the Group of 20 leaders gathering in Russia on Thursday.

Clashes with Evo Morales' government led Indian mining company Jindal to leave. The Chinese might come in next.

Coke and Pepsi are counting on millions of new customers in emerging markets to offset falling sales in their home North American market.

Louisiana is known for its LNG export facilities, but a new project is set to convert natural gas into something else.

The 2006-10 Highland Hybrid, 2006-08 Lexus RX 400h and the 2006-11 Lexus IS350, IS 350C and GS 350 are being recalled for safety issues.

If total U.S. auto sales estimates are accurate, then the Detroit 3 sold 45 percent of all light passenger vehicles last month.

Dollar General Corp., Ciena Corp. and Navistar International Corp. reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday.

China will finish building a skyscraper every five days for the next decade, spelling doom for its economy, according to some analysts.

Brazil expects a revenue of $11 billion from the World Cup, more than 20 times what South Africa got. It's apparently a very optimistic view.

The identity of the murder victim who was stabbed at Spring High School is unknown. A 16-year-old boy was one of the two people wounded.

Workers represented by the NUM are making slow progress in wage increase negotiations.

In the latest recall news, Chobani said it voluntarily pulled yogurt cups from stores due to an issue that may have been caused by mold.

India's economy is in free fall and it's expected that banks could suffer badly, but which ones would fare best?

After two suicides in Switzerland, questions are being asked about the pressures on bankers and businessmen.

A top strategist at the financial services giant says it would buy stocks on market dips and projects the S&P 500 will rise 12 percent in a year.

Other expected topics: government deficits, turbulence in emerging markets and an agreement to combat tax evasion.