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A new USA TODAY survey shows that some airlines are charging up to $450 for overweight checked bags.

Second-quarter U.S. installations of photovoltaic solar panels rose 17 percent from the previous quarter as increases in nonresidential and utility-scale projects offset a weakened residential solar market.

Netflix has earned the wrath of its customers since it announced its decision to separate its unlimited streaming and unlimited DVD plans in the U.S. to better reflect the costs of each.

UBS AG Chief Executive Oswald Gruebel will seek a vote of confidence at a board meeting in Singapore for plans to slash the investment banking division that caused a $2.3 billion loss due to unauthorized trading, a Swiss newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Bank of China, a big market-maker in China's onshore foreign exchange market, has stopped foreign exchange forwards and swaps trading with several European banks due to the unfolding debt crisis in Europe, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Netflix (NFLX) stock fell another 7.4 percent, to $143.75, Monday, on the same day that chief executive Reed Hastings announced the DVD-by-mail business that defined the company will become a separate service called Qwikster.

A U.S. appeals court reversed an order freezing enforcement outside of Ecuador of an $18 billion damages award against Chevron Corp over pollution in the Amazonian rain forest.

With anticipation growing for Apple's next smartphone to hit shelves, industry watchers on Monday said the company could even roll out two devices: the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 4 Plus.

Hurricane Irene destroyed many pumpkin patches when it crippled the Northeastern states leading to a pumpkin shortage that could possibly double prices for Halloween.

Battered by the better burger wars among higher-end competitors including Five Guys, Wendy's has decided to remake and upgrade its 42-year-old hamburger. In doing so, the company spared no details in research and planning.

Finally, there's some good news for U.S. motorists. Gas prices, down about 10 cents per gallon in the past month to an average of $3.60 per gallon for regular unleaded, are likely to continue to decline, assuming no oil disruptions from major oil producers or a large storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

The row between consumer electronics giants Apple and Samsung escalated on Monday as reports surfaced that the Korean company would file suit against the iPhone 5.

It's the movies, stupid, wrote a commenter on Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' blog post, referencing one of Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign phrases.

Homebuilder Lennar Corp (LEN.N) posted a 31 percent drop in quarterly profit on fewer new home deliveries and higher costs.

French engineering company Schneider Electric SA (SCHN.PA) has delayed the roughly $1.4 billion auction of its sensors business because of turbulence in financing markets, people familiar with the matter said.

Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons remained in talks with the union representing 62,000 Southern California supermarket workers as the deadline for canceling their labor contract passed on Sunday evening.

Swiss bank UBS has kicked off an internal investigation into the catastrophic failure of its risk systems after raising the amount it lost on rogue equity trades to $2.3 billion.

Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd , China's largest construction machinery maker, could raise up to $3.33 billion in the second biggest stock offering this year in Hong Kong, braving volatile markets to raise funds for expansion of its factories.

Sinohydro Group Ltd, the builder of the Three Gorges Dam, said on Monday it would launch a $2.7 billion initial public offering this week, confirming a Reuters report last week.

China's securities regulator is asking the government to clamp down on the controversial corporate structure used by companies such as Sina (SINA.O) and Baidu (BIDU.O) to list overseas, and employed in thousands of other investments by foreigners into domestic Chinese companies, four legal sources told Reuters.

Nearly right after reports surfaced that Apple lost another prototype -- this time the anticipated iPhone 5 -- the company is taking steps to ensure it keeps things safe, moving to create a global security force.

Shortly after reports surfaced that Apple lost another sensitive prototype -- this time the iPhone 5 -- the company is taking steps to ensure it keeps its devices safe.

Wall Street was blocked off by the New York City Police Department for a second day in a row as demonstration organizers targeting Wall Street financial firms tried to keep up protests.

AT&T is launching its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network across various cities in the U.S., marking its first foray into the new high-speed data standard.

UBS announced the loss from unauthorized trading equated to approximately $2.3 billion, more than the $2 billion that was initially reported.

Seven states, including California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and New York, have joined the lawsuit to stop AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA, the Justice Department said Friday. Previously, AT&T had proposed a $39 Billion deal to purchase T-Mobile.

British oil major BP remains committed to reaching its oil production targets at Iraq's huge Rumaila field and is not renegotiating contract terms, the company's chief executive Bob Dudley said on Sunday.

Microsoft is taking aim of breaking into the post-PC market, where tablets and smartphones dominate, but that market will belong to Apple -- at least for the time being.

Operations at oil rigs off Canada's Atlantic Coast are unlikely to be hurt by Hurricane Maria, which may tear down trees and cut power in the southeastern tip of Newfoundland later on Friday, officials said.