COMPANIES

Sales for Activision Blizzard’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) latest “Call of Duty” game dropped 14 percent from their position in 2011 with "Modern Warfare 3," a decline in sales that occurred despite "Black Ops 2" reaching $1 billion in sales faster than any previous installment in the franchise.

The popular photo-sharing service has replaced its images with links in Twitter feeds, a move to boost Instagram's web profile.

Japan Atomic Power Company may be forced to permanently shut down one of its two reactors in Tsuruga nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, as a study by experts from the country’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has concluded that the plant is sitting on an active fault line.

With pilots of bankrupt American Airlines approving a contract, the tug-of-war between American and US Airways over American's future will intensify.

American Airlines pilots on Friday voted to ratify a new union contract, ending a years-long labor dispute and stabilizing American's parent, AMR Corp, as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy.

Investigators are looking into the disappearance of $700,000 in gold dust from a medical research lab. At this time it is unknown if the gold dust was stolen or misplaced.

As if the beleaguered electronics retailer doesn't have enough problems. L.A. startup wins in trade-secret theft lawsuit.

India's parliament backed premier Singh's move to let states decide whether to allow transnational retail companies into their markets.

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a "Wells Notice" to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and its CEO Reed Hastings, the company said Thursday.

The Monday after Thanksgiving might be the biggest day for online shopping, but the second Monday in December is right behind it.

The U.S. housing recovery is building up some real steam. In '13, economists see further strong gains in home sales and starts.

HSBC Holdings Plc might pay a fine of $1.8 billion as part of a settlement with U.S. law-enforcement agencies over money-laundering lapses, according to several people familiar with the matter.

Bombardier and Boeing are securing big orders as carriers like Delta Air Lines upgrade fleet fuel efficiency.

Four crew members died and seven were missing in the icy waters of the North Sea, after a cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank off the Dutch coast Wednesday night.

Maldives got a favorable ruling Thursday from the Singapore Court of Appeal which allowed it to cancel a $511-million airport development contract with India’s GMR Infrastructure.

Mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. agrees to pay $9 billion to diversify into oil and natural gas exploration and production.

Starbucks plans to build 1,500 stores amid booming profits and massive expansion.

This year has been a dud for corporate mergers & acquisitions, a survey revealed, but there is some hope regarding 2013.

Citigroup Inc will eliminate 11,000 jobs worldwide, about 4 percent of its total staff, in a move to save as much as $1.1 billion a year in expenses.

An eight-day strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach ended, lifting a threat to the fragile U.S. economic recovery.

The pharmaceutical industry is grappling with diminishing R&D productivity -- exemplified by a drop in revenue per new drug approval.

Wal-Mart has longed to get into U.S. banking, but even without a charter it could expand its offers.

A U.S. judge said the $4B in fines against Microsoft for the Xbox 360 was undue punishment for the alleged patent dispute.

Celebrating something in Asia? Forget the fluke of bubbly; whip out the tumbler of Scotch instead.

A Bob Marley drink scandal is brewing after after several students at two Holmdel Township, N.J., school were reportedly made sick by the beverage.

A circuit court ruled to uphold its damages and not grant Disney a new trial.

Baxter Intl. is buying Gambro to meet the growing need for dialysis among the world's expanding middle class, whose members enjoy a relatively richer diet but also a higher risk of kidney ailments.

Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) has signed two of the stars of AMC’s popular television series “The Walking Dead,” Norman Reedus and Michael Rooker, for its upcoming shooter, “The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.”

Why did cars fly out of showrooms in November? More confidence, more options, more incentives and more need.