COMPANIES

Mayor Bloomberg stated that NYC schools will remain closed on Tuesday, as the MTA is not expected to resume in time for students to get to school

As Japanese auto companies have been hit by a Chinese boycott, all eyes look to Ford and GM for guidance in this week's earnings.

During one of the busiest weeks of the third-quarter earnings season, a number of companies have decided to postpone their quarterly reports as Hurricane Sandy threatens the U.S. Northeast.

United Spirits shares plummeted over 17 percent to 990.00 rupees Monday at Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex after its promoter Vijay Mallya hinted that a proposed deal with UK beverage major Diageo may be a "no deal."

Electrical companies on the East Coast are bracing for heavy winds, rain, and potential flooding as Hurricane Sandy approaches landfall.

Americans spend about $8 billion a year on Halloween costumes and party favors -- and increasingly there are temporary, short-term stores popping up everywhere to serve this obsession.

Pharmaceutical companies are still struggling with a steep "patent cliff," as multiple blockbusters lose their patent protections.

In the U.S., women have a somewhat more pronounced presence in the corridors of corporate power.

Maker of Sharpie markers, Lenox power tools and Rubbermaid home containers reported a profit but will fire 2,000 employees.

Vijay Mallya , the self-proclaimed “King of Good Times,” lost his billionaire ranking in Forbes India rich list as his net worth eroded 27 percent to $800 million this year from $1.1 billion last year.

Halfway through the third-quarter earnings season, one thing is becoming clear: The fourth quarter is likely to be gloomy.

Samsung Electronics Co. posted a fourth straight record quarterly profit - of $7.4 billion – Friday morning

Apple’s Q4 2012 earnings fell below estimates, reporting quarterly fiscal Q4 income of $8.2 billion, or $8.67 a share.

Apple Inc. reported quarterly revenue that met Wall Street expectations even as iPad sales disappointed. Trading in the stock was halted after hours.

Best Buy trims leadership, warns of dismal 3Q and calls a meeting with shareholders as founder's buyout-offer deadline approaches.

With tighter ad restrictions, a UK watchdog agency has order Dior to pull mascara ads which it says are misleading

Brewmeister, a Scottish brewery, said it has created the world's strongest beer called Armageddon with a 65% ABV.

Mena Suvari donned a risque "bra shirt" bodysuit from the new Martin Margiela collection for H&M at the designer's launch party.

Book publishers Random House and Penguin Group could be combined if talks between their owners, Bertelsmann AG and Pearson PLC, succeed.

Maker of Rubbermaid products and Sharpie markers likely sees slightly lower earnings, but investors are OK with that.

The crisis in Kingfisher Airlines ended Thursday as the management succumbed to the employees’ demand and agreed to pay four months’ salary dues before the year end.

Barnes & Noble said its credit card machines in 63 stores across nine states were hacked and will take fraud-protection measures.

Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq:CMCSA), the telecommunications giant based in Philadelphia, is expected to report higher 3Q earnings.

AngloGold and Gold Fields are the latest companies to resort to mass firings after weeks of crippling labor unrest.

The No. 2 U.S. automaker, which lost $553,000,000 in the first half of this year, aims to close a plant in Genk, Belgium.

For the past six years or so, weak home sales have depressed home appliance demand. But things are quietly changing now.

Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N), the largest U.S. chemical firm, announced Tuesday it plans to cut 5 percent of its workforce and shutter 20 plants as part of a restructuring program amid a slowing global economy.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock plunged in the immediate aftermath of the iPad Mini reveal.