COMPANIES

Ford is spending heavily on shifting its global positions while U.S. sales are booming.

Fund lawyers, who are accused of taking kickbacks, have denied any wrongdoing.

Most companies are reporting better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, but it's not because of revenue growth.

International law firms are eager to move into Myanmar as major Western companies begin to invest in the country.

Almost one-third of the S&P 500’s companies -- 156 -- are scheduled to report second-quarter earnings July 22-26.

Here are the financial reports to watch Wednesday, as the second-quarter earnings season continues.

Expectations for Apple Inc. this earnings season are tempered. Here are the earnings to watch for Tuesday.

Bond funds and emerging market funds, however, have been hit hard by the new optimism on the stock front.

The move puts Amgen in the lead to buy the cancer-drug maker.

Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed al-Nayhan sells his stake in Barclays after saving them from a UK government bailout five years ago

An Italian company claims to offer similar features to the ones offered by Google Glass. At a fraction of the cost.

The OECD issued 15 recommendations to crack down on companies’ exploitation of different tax jurisdictions to reduce their liabilities.

GE announced earnings mostly in line with analyst expectations, rounding out what has been an uninspiring quarter for the company.

Investors are still unsure about a possible Fed tapering in September, and an earlier reduction would hit stocks.

Here are the financial reports to watch Monday, as the second-quarter earnings season continues.

Resurgent demand from the U.S. and a weak rupee help Indian IT companies beat quarterly earnings expectations.

Microsoft hopes its recent restructuring will help it continue to see profit after a 10 percent increase in revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter.

Japan Airlines flight JL7 made it as far as the Hudson Bay before heading back to Boston, possibly because of a fuel pump issue.

Sales in J.C. Penney's home goods department are down 30 percent this year, and executives are fleeing.

Rolling Stone magazine continues to take heat for a rock star-like cover featuring the suspected Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Some shareholders are unconvinced by the $13.65-per-share bid. Would $14 per share be enough?

Carlos Slim's business in Colombia might be in jeopardy after a court ruled in favor of a local cellphone company.

Sales are expected to stabilize following an industry boom last year as a result of a government cash-rebate program.

British investigators urge the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to initiate action until “appropriate airworthiness actions” are completed.

A Monsanto spokesman says there is no commercial market for genetically modified crops in the EU.

The Nigerian government failed to sell the banks in 2011 before the recapitalization deadline expired on each bank.

A year ago, Tesla was an enigma in the eyes of Detroit. Not anymore.

Steam from a building housing a damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant raises more safety concerns.

Despite the Indian government’s attempts to boost foreign investment, companies disillusioned by ground realities are pulling out.