COMPANIES

The Environmental Working Group study suggests hydraulic fracturing uses more water than previously estimated.

E.U. consumers bought a million cars last month, led by U.K. demand. Ford sales are up; GM's are down.

The Missouri-based solar panel maker's purchase of First Wind Inc. means a dramatic boost in its renewable energy capacity.

The U.S. Senate will vote Tuesday on a bill that could approve the Canada-to-U.S. oil pipeline. In the South, some are looking for the jobs.

The world's largest home improvement store chain is benefiting from an improving job and home market while other retailers struggle.

Ranbaxy has been hit by a series of regulatory sanctions in the past year due to poor production practices at its India-based plants.

The fired executive could also face questioning by the U.S. Department of Justice in the next five years.

Mark Fields told Yahoo Finance that while Tesla is focused on high-end consumers, Ford intends to make affordable electric cars.

Intel in its partnership with fashion house Opening Ceremony is aiming to make wearable tech fashionable.

Top automakers have outlined consumer privacy principles for connected cars. Here’s what’s lacking, according to critics.

Home Depot and Lowe's are expected to report solid third-quarter earnings Tuesday and Wednesday.

To compete with low-cost smartphones in China, Samsung is learning it has to move operations to Vietnam.

Ralph Nader says the public knows too little about why some Takata air bags explode and spray shrapnel.

Tired of listening to your taxi driver's outdated playlist? Grab an Uber car and listen to your Spotify playlist.

It would see airplanes that cross oceans using satellite communications to broadcast their locations.

Alibaba wants Apple Pay to succeed in China, but it may face a number of regulatory hurdles.

Irish pharmaceutical firm Actavis has agreed to buy Botox maker Allergan for $66 billion, creating one of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies by sales revenue.

Halliburton's plan to pay $34.6 billion for Baker Hughes will combine the second and third largest global players in oil field services.

NTPC, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation, is expected to bag a substantial number of the country’s 204 coalfields at auction.

NVC Lighting’s former CEO Wu Changjiang has been accused of embezzling funds worth $101.71 million.

An Oct. 30 complaint alleges that a crash of a 2007 Ford Mustang caused a metal fragment to injure the driver when the air bag deployed.

If such a price materializes, it will likely put Botox maker Allergan out of Valeant’s reach.

The company's managers have been detained by police.

Infrastructure and government mandates will lead Brazil past the U.S. as the world's top biopower market.

The Takata air-bag recall has affected the owners of millions of vehicles.

The odor from the leak reached 40 miles.

The president's Green Climate Fund pledge could spark private investment in clean technologies and climate resiliency.

Advocates pushing Walmart to raise wages and improve work scheduling hope to make Black Friday 2014 their biggest action yet.

It seemed as if neither side would be willing to budge, but the health of the book industry hinges on publishers having more control.