BUSINESS

Ford struck the proverbial gold with its two latest popular models, which saw sales climb 24 percent. Buyers are spending more, too.

National Air Cargo, the operator of the cargo plane that crashed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, has released the names of the victims on the flight.

Legumes rule: Sabra Dipping, a joint venture of PepsiCo and Israel's Strauss Group, is turning American palates on to chickpeas.

Watch this hilarious ad from Vichy Laboratoires by L'Oréal, where women confess what they've tried to get rid of their cellulite.

The Auburn Hills, Mich.-based automaker says it had its best April since 2007 - another sign of the U.S. auto industry's health.

Analysts expected private employers to create 158,000 jobs last month. They got 75 percent of that forecast.

Sony's CEO enforces pay for performance: Top executives must return bonuses as key business loses money, again.

China's manufacturers found less demand for their products last month so factories were less busy. Not a good sign.

Europe may look like a disaster, but it's also home to some businesses that have success written all over them.

Apple Inc. sold the largest corporate-bond deal ever on Tuesday, a $17 billion offering that investors devoured.

The older Tsarnaev brother was reportedly on the radar of the FSB on two occasions.

Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult were spotted grabbing dinner together in L.A.

Detroit auto giant GM is expected to report lower first-quarter profits, but analysts expect improved performance overall this year.

Obama said Tuesday chemical weapons use in Syria will change how the United States and its allies respond.

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.