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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security advised computer users to temporarily disable or uninstall Oracle Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ORCL) Java software, stating that a serious flaw in the software could make the system vulnerable to hacking.

There are 52 Starbucks locations in France, with 39 in Paris itself. To say that some Parisians are not impressed would be an understatement.

Best Buy saw negative growth in sales over the recently ended holiday sales season, but the bleeding was less than expected.

The financials sector is expected to have led all sectors in earnings growth during the fourth quarter of last year.

Infosys Technologies Ltd (NYSE:INFY), India's second largest software services firm, reported Friday a better-than-expected net income after tax of $434 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012 against $431 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012.

French beauty giant is spending $184 million to create special recipes for attracting Indian consumers seeking to be attractive.

Hasbro’s latest marketing blitz will see the first change to the game’s iconic die cast metal tokens in over 60 years.

Caught off-guard by the employees’ decision to move a court to seek the closure of Kingfisher Airlines, the private Indian air carrier’s Chairman, Vijay Mallya, wrote a letter to them giving the details of the revival plan.

A commuter ferry crashed into a pier in lower Manhattan early Wednesday, injuring 57 people, one critically, the New York City Police Department said.

Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda have seen sales plummet in China over geopolitics but hope the worst is over.

Alcoa, the largest aluminum producer in the U.S., posted a fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, in line with Wall Street expectations, and handily beat expectations on revenue.

Herbalife, which sells weight management and skincare products, is being denounced as a pyramid scheme by Bill Ackman, a hedge fund manager. Ackman claims Herbalife’s goal is not to sell products but getting individuals duped into selling business opportunities to their friends who, in turn, sell it to their friends.

China took its history with counterfeits and fakes to a new level when replica buildings and entire towns started showing up.

Seven years and five CEOs later, Sears and Kmart aren't getting any better. And the man blamed for the problems is now at the helm.

The "too big to fail" insurer is considering joining Hank Greenberg's securities class action lawsuit against the U.S. government.

A New York State Commission has recommended the privatization of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), the electricity provider for Long Island and the Rockways that was slow to restore power to the customers following Superstorm Sandy in October.

Samsung Electronics estimated Friday morning that it earned a quarterly profit of $8.3 billion, as it sold close to 500 smartphone handsets per minute.

Airlines post strong growth in traffic and passenger revenue for December thanks to factors that are expected to boost 2013 results.

The stars in the automobile-rental market have all embraced Zipcar’s business model. But can anyone make a profit?

Subaru is recalling as many as 634,000 vehicles in the United States for potential lighting problems that could lead to smoke or fire

The fourth-quarter earnings season is right around the corner. Here's your handy clip-and-save earnings watchlist for this week.

Rig contractor Transocean Ltd agreed Thursday to pay $1.4 billion to settle charges over BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, admitting that its crew on the Deepwater Horizon was partly responsible.

Automakers ended 2012 on a high note as Americans kicked tires and drove more new vehicles off the lots last month than they had in years.

Ford sold 214,222 vehicles last month, its best December since 2006. Size mattered; smaller sedans fueled most of the growth.

Chrysler said it had its best December in five years and moved 1.65 million units in 2012, a 21 percent rise compared with the previous year.

London-based Unilever PLC is selling its Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods Corp. for $700 million.

The Airbus A320 is selling the fastest, but the Boeing 737 is still the world's best-seller. Here are some rivalry statistics.

European factories churned out over 1 million more cars than China in 2012, but they're likely to lose the lead this year.

Revenue from digital sales reached a new record in the U.K. in 2012, according to a report from the country's Entertainment Retailers Association.