COMPANIES

Honda is recalling 18,000 Honda and Acura vehicles due to a brake issue.

The OECD said in some cases immigration costs 0.5% of GDP; in other cases it adds about the same, according to the report.

Gannett is buying Belo to become one of America's biggest owners of TV network affiliates.

Shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, who have sued the U.S. government for $41.5 billion in damages, may not have the strongest case.

U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open on Thursday as investors await reports on retail sales and jobless claims.

Persisting doubts about the Fed’s next move and disappointment over Shinzo Abe’s recent policies sent Asian stocks to fresh lows on Thursday.

IBM has initiated a round of worldwide layoffs estimated to cost about $1 billion.

The bailout era CEO says the move is the board's decision but he understands the rationale.

Vietnam's incentives for foreign investors is putting it on the brink of surpassing China as a favorite offshore manufacturing hub.

Chuck Schumer's mission to get the 2013 immigration reform bill passed with 70 votes is making some colleagues and advocates uneasy.

In March 2012, the average private employer paid $1.41 hourly to offer workers’ health insurance. A year later it’s $2.26.

India's Apollo Tyres is buying U.S.-based Cooper Tire for $2.5 billion in cash.

Israel generic drug producer Teva will pay Pfizer $1.6 billion in a new patent dispute settlement announced Wednesday.

Cosmetics maker Coty opened their first IPO this week, and are expected to receive more than $1 billion in offers.

Online retailer Amazon.com has emerged as a bidder for secretive government cloud computing contracts.

The Japanese auto giant expects to take 14.4 percent of all U.S. vehicles sales this year, slightly less than in 2012.

The owner of Zara reports tepid growth in its 1Q just weeks after reporting robust profit growth for the past full year.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open on Wednesday ahead of the federal budget report for May.

Two Japanese carriers cancelled three Boeing 787 services, less than two weeks since they were back in the air.

Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by investors at the first meeting of Facebook's shareholders.

Indian IT companies hope to pass on some of the benefits from a weak rupee to their clients, but worry immigration reform could hit business.

Altria, the largest tobacco company in the country, has announced plans to expand into the emerging e-cigarette market, suggesting that e-cigarettes are here to stay.

At least 23 Canadian women have died while taking two of the most commonly prescribed birth control pills, Yaz and Yasmin, Health Canada said.

The European bottler is looking at a dismal second quarter.

In response to leaks about secret NSA surveillance programs like PRISM, Mozilla launched a campaign called StopWatching.US that calls for greater transparency about the programs.

Rupert Murdoch will chair both 21st Century Fox and News Corp. when the media giant splits in two later this month.

Energy and engineering giant Siemens intends to save 6 billion euros by 2014 and expand operations in South Korea.

U.S. auto manufacturing has had three good years of jobs creation; that party is winding down in 2014.

A US federal judge dismissed a $3 billion lawsuit by Spyker accusing General Motors for Saab's bankruptcy.