BUSINESS

The poll says Americans are split along partisan lines about whether President Obama's budget represents a compromise.

The former Chicago Bulls basketball star is suing Qiaodan Sports Co., a Chinese company, for using his Chinese name.

However, confidence remains below its historic level, and it's too soon to tell if the rise will endure, analysts say.

Shanshan Du and Yu Qin head to court Tuesday to see how long they will serve for stealing GM's hybrid car technology.

The pace of U.S. real estate price increases is accelerating, and the housing sector remains the brightest sector in the economy.

Two small airplanes collided midair over the Southern California mountains Monday, leaving one pilot dead and three with minor injuries.

The electronics retailer is ditching Europe just as the partnership with Carphone Warehouse seemed to be gaining momentum.

The euro zone jobless rate grew to 12.1 percent in March. Youth unemployment, especially in the south, rose to an appalling level.

Comcast is expected to report higher first-quarter earnings on the heels of its early acquisition of NBCUniversal.

Silver Standard, UBS AG, Deutsche Bank, Royal Caribbean, SINA, Best Buy prevailed in the pre-market trading on Tuesday.

The average cost of rent in Beijing is now so high that many are on the verge of not being able to afford to live there.

Time Warner is likely to report higher Q1 profits on Wed., after announcing it is spinning off its publishing unit, Time Inc.

Drugmaker Merck will discuss new drugs and Q1 sales trends as it braces for new generic competition.

Two Western retailers promised to compensate the families of the victims of the country’s worst industrial accident.

U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Tuesday as investors await economic data, including the Chicago PMI report, which offers a regional view of the national economy.

Greenway Medical, Harmony Gold, Sturm, Health Net and ADT prevailed in the NYSE post-market trading on Monday.

The broad-based S&P 500 stock index set its second record in a month Monday, on strong tech and energy stock gains.

Disney’s stock opened at $62.82 and rose to $63.25, a gain of 2.2% before noon on Monday -- reaching a new 52-week high.

Families and unions want answers on how much responsibility Western clothing brands have for Bangladeshi worker safety.

An affluent class has arisen in India that is now able to purchase symbols of Western prosperity.

The Chinese government's commitment to industrial policy is producing a string of losses from state-subsidized companies.

China's top-ranking businesspeople and officials are paid a fraction of their American counterparts, but that doesn't mean they're poor.

The recall, to address an electronic stability control issue, is for 2012-2013 Honda Fit Sport vehicles.

The Blue Angels along with other military air demonstration teams join the growing list of shows and events that have fallen victim to the sequestration budget cuts.

The National Union of Mineworkers, an ally of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, wants a double-digit pay hike.

Apple's Chinese manufacturer is in hot water again about working conditions at its factories.

While fears about the impact of the crises in Cyprus and Italy have died down, the wider economic outlook has not improved.

Factories in Texas are stagnating, according to a report by the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank.

Higher pending home sales signal that actual home sales may rise in coming months.