BUSINESS

For the first time in his presidency, Barack Obama has proposed to slow the rate of Social Security benefit increases.

Exchange-traded fund redemptions are contributing to Goldman Sachs' prediction that the gold price will slide to $1,450 by year's end.

JinkoSolar, Cellcom Israel, Barclays, Banco Santander, Magic Software prevailed in the pre-market trading Wednesday.

It's been well over a year since port operations on the East and Gulf coasts have had a contract.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open on Wednesday as markets await the release of President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal.

Analysts see potential for African governments or corporations to issue dim sum bonds, though interest has been limited so far.

Actions Semiconductor, Pacific Sunwear, PriceSmart, Oncothyreon, and Caesars prevailed in the Nasdaq post-market trading Tuesday.

Trade with the U.S. in the first quarter rose by 10.8% from a year earlier, to $118.2 billion.

Jay-Z may have spent years promoting the debut season of the Brooklyn Nets, but the rapper and entertainment mogul has decided to sell his minority ownership of the Brooklyn team in order to become an NBA agent.

General Electric, headed by Jeffrey Immelt, chief of the White House jobs council, is cutting the positions at a locomotive plant.

With passenger numbers at all-time highs, Amtrak's CEO has asked for multi-year federal operating and capital funding.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at its second all-time high in a week Tuesday, led by materials and energy stocks.

Qihoo 360 Technology rebuts accusations that its popular antivirus program and browser "stole" users' private information.

The asset manager's chief recommends a new strategy for reinvesting debt as it matures.

China's Alibaba, parent company of the hugely successful Taobao, faces the slowdown of e-commerce by epxanding into local wuth, a mobile local app.

At 3.93 million job openings, this survey, which is separate from the monthly jobs report, continues to show a slowly healing U.S. job market.

Ahmadinejad has also ordered the development of new nuclear reactors; the country still claims its nuclear tech plans are energy-related.

Sandra Lupo, a 27-year-old former Hooters waitress, is suing the company after they forced her to wear a painful wig after brain surgery.

Turkish Airlines plans to continue its growth by purchasing 95 new narrow-bodied planes from plane manufacturer giant Boeing.

Research found the filtering process of beer is responsible for the slightly elevated levels of arsenic that was discovered.

KPMG disclosed that a senior Los Angeles partner was fired for disclosing inside information to an unidentified individual.

The first deal for Bombardier's newest jetliners could be finalized by Wednesday.

Ben & Jerry's is giving away scoops of ice cream to its fans as part of Free Scoop Day.

The quake struck the southern coast of Iran near the town of Kaki and the city of Bushehr, near the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

Disney said it will lay-off 150 employees, largely in home entertainment, as the company adjusts to industry-wide declines in DVD sales

Small business owners were less optimistic in March than in recent months about the U.S. economy's direction, according to a new study.

Telecom Italia, Rio Tinto, Barclays, ArcelorMittal, Cliffs Natural, prevailed in the pre-market trading Tuesday.

Burial plot prices have skyrocketed in China to the point where they now cost more than housing in some areas.

U.S. stock index futures point to a mixed open on Tuesday as lower Chinese inflation data lifted investor sentiment.