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Meanwhile, the company's CEO is set to lay out his plan to shareholders in New York on Tuesday.

Fresh Express and Wegmans have issued separate recalls for spinach: a recall on Fresh Express bagged Spinach and Wegmans Spinach & Spring Mix.

Nestle USA issued a recall Thursday on some of its Nesquik chocolate powder because of a possible Salmonella risk.

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit north Japan on Friday, but has not resulted in a tsunami warning.

The earnings calendar for the week ahead will be comparatively light, but we will still be hearing from a number of household names.

A recent dip has raised fears about the prospects for Apple's stock, but the redesigned iMac & iTunes platform ahead should dispel doubts.

United Kingdom's Diageo Plc is likely to announce a deal Friday to buy a 51 percent stake in India’s liquor major United Spirits for $1.8 billion.

Kohl's, Macy's, Dillard's, Nordstrom and J.C. Penney, on average, have seen sales rising for the past three Octobers.

Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) is now officially accepting mobile payments through Square following a $25 million investment it made in the startup last August.

The National Retail Federation says the nation's largest employment sector needs Congress to act on a myriad issues.

Retail giant Walmart is kicking off 2012 Black Friday deals earlier this year, on Thanksgiving, as more stores are in a rush to throw open their holiday deals much-ahead of Black Friday.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock has fallen 20 percent since its record high in September as the company struggled to meet demand for the iPhone 5 and lost part of its dominance in the smartphone and tablet market alike.

Pixar Animation Studios honored the visionary man that saved the studio this month by naming its building after the late founder of Apple, Inc.

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) is shaking up its defense division in response to dwindling defense spending in the U.S.

Americans spent more online in this past quarter, and are on track to "Checkout" buttons more than ever this holiday season.

Strong performance at ESPN and the new Cars Land ride at California Adventure will lift the Walt Disney Co.'s third-quarter results.

Hinduja group company Gulf Oil Corporation (GFCL) has acquired US-based Houghton International for $1.045 billion through a UK-based subsidiary, leading business publication, Business Line has reported.

A survey of the winners and losers from Hurricane Sandy.

Tata Steel's billion-dollar state fine is just the latest face-off between mining concerns and key ore-rich states.

Strong Japanese yen claims another domestic export-oriented business: Suzuki Motor Corp.

The World Trade Center was relighted on Nov. 1, and construction resumed on Nov. 5.

Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is expected to post strong profit in the third quarter thanks to a resurgence in the "World of Warcraft" user base and strong expectations for its "Skylanders" and "Call of Duty" franchises.

Efforts continue to get the G and L lines running again.

Japanese automaker Suzuki announced Tuesday that it is halting the sale of cars in the U.S. and plans to exit the market as the company's U.S. arm American Suzuki Motor Corp plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in California.

Northeastern gas shortage will likely last through the week due to the many factors affecting the supply chain.

Macy's is expected to see revenue up but profit down. Could it beat forecasts?

Retailers forecast higher holiday sales as a flurry of new touch-screen toys were released just in time to stuff those Christmas stockings.

Political ad spending plus red-hot Fox ratings are expected to boost the fiscal first-quarter earnings of News Corp. (Nasdaq:NWSA).