COMPANIES

Alibaba has finalized an acquisition of a Chinese service similar to Spotify, Pandora or Soundcloud.

Germany's BASF wants to solidify its footprint in Asia-Pacific with a major research base for chemical production.

Nomura, Sodastream, General Motors, BioMarin and SAP AG prevailed in the pre-market trading on Tuesday.

Regulators voted to term AIG, Prudential Financial and GE Capital as "systemically important" and place them under increased scrutiny.

To save up to $80 million, social gaming company Zynga announces a new sweep of layoffs.

A new Cheerios commercial featuring a biracial family has prompted a debate over race in America after drawing a host of ugly remarks online.

A 19-year-old Chinese model bought 60 million yuan of stock in a company whose shares then jumped 47 percent. Was she a straw buyer?

7-Eleven may double the number of stores it has in North America by as early as 2014.

Final tally for May 2013 U.S. auto sales: 1,444,626 units sold.

Dunkin' Donuts will introduce the Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich as a permanent menu item on Friday.

Chrysler reports May record sales for eight models, including the Ram pickup truck and the Jeep Compass compact crossover SUV.

Bloomberg LP CEO Dan Doctoroff wants to hold Editor-in-Chief Matt Winkler more accountable for the data terminal snooping mess.

Who needs hands when you have the Hands-Free Whopper neck apparatus?

The American Heart Association, American Lung Association and several other health groups are asking at least two state attorneys to investigate a new Camel cigarette ad campaign.

International tour operator TUI Travel has agreed to buy $6 billion worth of Boeing's fuel-efficient 737 aircraft.

Illinois' Hospira, which produces generic drugs, is being investigated by the FDA for violations at its Indian facility.

Tesla says by the end of the year you'll be able to drive the Model S from coast to coast.

A court ruled that more than $150 million in labor cuts were necessary to keep the coal mining company out of bankruptcy.

Now we know what Act II will be in the entrepreneurial saga of Alibaba founder Jack Ma.

Fiat wants all of Chrysler, perhaps to float a cash-raising IPO. The buyout is likely to happen by the end of the summer.

A cheaper version of Apple's iPhone, aimed at emerging markets, will be manufactured by Pegatron instead of Foxconn, a new report says.

NV Energy, James River Coal Co, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Facebook and MEMC Electronic Materials prevailed in pre-market trading on Thursday.

Shuanghui, after suffering a series of food safety scandals, hopes to borrow Smithfield's best practices with its acquisition.

U.S. stock futures point to modest losses at open on Thursday as markets await GDP and jobless claims data.

At D11, Elon Musk said he hopes to triple Tesla's Supercharger network and introduce an affordable all-electric car.

Ranbaxy could face a probe by the Indian government into the quality of the drugs it sells in the country.

Coke has a 60 percent market share in India and about a 30 percent share in Pakistan.

India’s largest auto company surprised Wall Street with its Q4 earnings, but sales in India have plummeted.

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan urges repatriation of foreign earnings by U.S. companies, if the tax on those earnings is cut from its current 35%.