BUSINESS

Russia's OAO Gazprom did not make a bid for the troubled state-owned utility.

A deer in the Florida Keys is breathing more easily after a deputy removed a Doritos bag from its head.

One former Chinese bureaucrat said the houses, worth more than 800 million yuan, were only one form of bribe he accepted over 25 years.

S&P, which is being sued by the U.S. Justice Department over its downgrade of U.S. debt, now says U.S. debt might not be so bad after all.

McDonald's posted higher global sales for the first time in months, perhaps due to new menu offerings and cheap deals.

Wind energy created a record amount of power last year.

A Moscow brokerage says it’s setting up a dark pool trading system for investors in Russian equity to take business from the Moscow Exchange.

The economic indicators are inching up worldwide, but slowly, and progress was particularly slow in the euro zone.

The European Union is set to regulate offshore oil and gas anew, responding to the massive 2010 BP oil spill.

British drug-maker AstraZeneca agreed to buy California's respiratory drug company Pearl Therapeutics for $1.15 billion.

Investigators want to know if Stephane Richard helped French tycoon Bernard Tapie win a $555 million arbitration case.

Prime Minister Erdogan launched an attack against anti-government protesters; he warned financial speculators against exploiting volatility.

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Toyota Motor, Facebook, PhotoMedex, Research In Motion and Royal Caribbean Cruises prevailed in pre-market trading on Monday.

Google Inc. has reportedly agreed to buy Waze, a mapping and navigation startup, for around $1.1 billion.

Americans' opinion of the cruise industry hasn't bounced back since the Carnival Triumph fiasco. In fact, it's gotten worse.

U.S. stock futures point to a higher open on Monday after surging in the previous session on the back of strong employment data from the U.S.

Trade data from Asia's two largest economies show Japan on the mend and a slowdown in China, and reflect a diverging policy framework.

The Indian rupee, or INR, on Monday plunged to a record low of 57.77 against the U.S dollar, a year after touching its previous historic low.

Sean Benschop, the accused in last week's building collapse in Philadelphia, has been charged with manslaughter.

U.S. consumer sentiment will also be in focus this week.

Vermont has passed a new law decriminalizing possession of as much as an ounce of marijuana.

People who use smartphones to shop usually end up buying more stuff than people who do not use them.

The biggest economy in Latin America is facing a dilemma: more agricultural growth or more land for its native peoples?

American startups embraced Bitcoin early, but the Web-based currency is more popular in China, which could leave the U.S. at a disadvantage.

Canada and Mexico warn of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products including meat, dairy, chocolate, machinery and furniture over U.S. meat labeling rules.

Leaders of Europe and North America will debate some of the biggest issues facing society during the 2013 Bilderberg Group summit this weekend.

Wal-Mart gave the floor to four activist shareholders who addressed serious issues facing the giant retailer during an otherwise festive event.

Journalists at the Fortune Global Forum in Chengdu were delighted to find they could access Twitter and Facebook.

A Chinese firm has won rights to build an alternative to the Panama Canal in Nicaragua.