Borders began its going-out-of-business sale Friday, offering discounts of up to 40 percent off on books and other gift merchandise. The company is liquidating, ending its run at America's second-largest bookstore chain.
It's not an easy job to get wine into a bottle. Yet as one Australian vintner was told in a difficult phone call, that hard work can quickly be undone by a malfunction.
The maker of ExtenZe, known for its late-night penis-enlargement commercials, has agreed to pay $1.75 million in penalties to settle an unfair business settlement.
The News of the World scandal is creating diverging accounts of who knew what when it came to media executive James Murdoch's recent testimony about a phone hacking before a parliamentary panel in London.
GE chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt had big shoes to fill in following Jack Welch as the company's leader. He's faced stiff challenges, but he's reshaping the company and starting to win.
In a sign of corporate maturity, Google is shutting the doors to its Google Labs innovation hub, and focusing its efforts onto core products, the company says.
Quiznos is on the verge of defaulting, but that shouldn't come as much of a surprise.
Calling it a bittersweet day, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn announced today before a packed courtroom during proceedings involving Borders' liquidation some stores may be spared through a sale to Books-a-Million.
Apple's competitive advantage is growing in the smartphone, tablet and personal computer categories. The company's strength is product, including the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. But it's the advantage of the three combined that's pushing Apple to marketshare dominance.
Levi Aron charged with two counts of first degree murder
The Georgia execution of Andrew DeYoung, 37, that was to take place Wednesday night at 7p.m. was delayed 24.
Reality television star and model Kim Kardashian has sued Old Navy, claiming the company using a lookalike image of her in ads. She wants it to stop, and she wants damages.
Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESRX) said it agreed to buy Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MHS) for $29.1 billion cash and stock deal that would see Express Scripts becoming the largest pharmacy-benefits manager in the U.S.
Apple is hoarding record amounts of cash, currently holding $76 billion. But the company has not historically made big acquisitions. CEO Steve Jobs says Apple is merely keeping its "powder dry" for strategic opportunities in the future.
Insurance giant MetLife Inc. might put its banking operations up for sale in order to focus more on its insurance side.
Wells Fargo will pay an $85 million fine for mortgage abuses, but the company is not admitting wrong doing.
Morgan Stanley beat Wall Street's estimates, but the company still reported a quarterly loss Thursday before the opening bell. Morgan Stanley's bright spot was an increase in trading revenue.
Intel slashed its 2011 PC growth forecast to a range of 8 percent to 10 percent, a move many analysts had expected from the chip giant as tablets are cannibalizing PC demand.
Texas White supremacist Mark Anthony Stroman, who got into a shooting rampage aimed at people of Middle Eastern origin a week after the 9/11 attack on the US in 2001, has been executed. The following are some details about the life, beliefs and crime of Stroman:
Evidence is mounting that we in the Dot Com Bubble: Part Two. But evidence also suggests there's a difference this time.
Carl Icahn continues in his takeover attempt of Clorox (CLX), this time bumping up his original bid to $10.7 billion.
Nissan is increasing the price of the all-electric Leaf, but the company is already adding more feature. Nissan will also sell the Leaf in more states in 2012.
An automobile was owned by Kate Middleton (now the Duchess of Cambridge) is on sale online.
Nokia is scheduled to report its second-quarter results on July 21 before the market opens.
A new study says restaurant calorie counts are often inaccurate, particularly in regard to low calorie menu items.
Cnooc said it agreed to acquire Canadian oil sands company Opti Canada Inc. for $2.1 billion in cash and debt.
Microsoft has dropped out of the bidding for television streamer Hulu, according to Internet reports.
Borders is closing, lending some to question what the impact will be on Barnes & Noble, America's largest national bookstore chain.
Ford Motor Company was one of several companies that got a jump start on Google+ by hacking its own brand page. Google liked what Ford did, and is about to launch test pages for companies and small business.
Google's stock popped last week when the company surprised investors with strong numbers. Apple is expected to post similarly strong numbers, but the market may have already figured that in to Apple's stock price.
