COMPANIES

With its ultra-cheap new Fire tablet, Amazon looks to the inexpensive tablet market. At $50, it severely undercuts even the cheapest offerings from established names like Samsung -- but can it work?

Dress up like a pirate and head to Krispy Kreme this Talk Like a Pirate Day. The chain is giving away free doughnuts!

Executives at AMC and SNI are among those downplaying recent pay-TV subscriber losses at a New York conference this week.

The British payment processing company, owned by private equity firms Advent International and Bain Capital, currently processes about 31 million transactions daily.

The ruling will force cryptocurrencies to abide by CFTC regulations during transactions.

General Motors and U.S. prosecutors announced three settlements that increase GM’s liability costs by nearly $1.5 billion.

Chris Christie is embracing nuclear energy -- an industry that has supported his presidential campaign and favorite causes.

The Fed decided not to raise a key interest rate Thursday, but U.S. oil prices would not have changed much even if rates had been hiked.

The U.S. companies are among those at the center of a deepening investigation into alleged sweetheart deals in Europe.

An agreement has been reached to construct a high-speed railway that can shuttle passengers between a Los Angeles suburb and Nevada's gambling capital.

The improved feature can search for content within apps, even in apps users don't already have installed.

The deal, which will see European telecoms group Altice acquire the U.S. media company will likely face scrutiny from regulators, as communications firms continue to consolidate.

Lyft has received a $100 million investment from Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Kuaidi which will allow users to hail taxis from either company in their native apps.

The owner of the Budweiser, Beck’s and Stella Artois brands wants to chug down its main competitor, the proprietor of the Coors, Foster's and Peroni brands.

Microsoft has built a prototype of a Cortana-powered car.

Amid two federal lawsuits and a Florida attorney general investigation, former employees reveal how Dollar Rent A Car’s aggressive sales tactics push agents to mislead, and even frighten, weary travelers.

Families have identified the victims of the accident, which is being investigated by the National Transport Safety Board.

The Volkswagen Group, which owns Audi and Porsche, has unveiled two concept cars that could take on Tesla in the luxury electric-car market.

The Tesla Model S is a fantastic car, and some versions are nearly the fastest thing on the road. But that doesn't make it fit for police pursuits.

The company is moving 500 jobs overseas, citing the expiration of the Export-Import Bank. CEO Jeff Immelt has been outspoken in his support for the bank.

Syngene, a contract research unit of Biocon, went public in Mumbai recently, raising about $83 million from the public offer.

Despite losing the U.S. Open men's final, the Swiss tennis star remains the sport's top male player in off-court earnings.

Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's prime minister-elect, has called for toughening the country's climate policies, which outgoing Prime Minister Tony Abbott has long opposed.

President Xi Jinping is beginning his U.S. visit with tech leaders in Seattle, not the president in D.C. Why?

The European aerospace giant and Boeing rival on Monday opened a final assembly line in Mobile, primarily for its A321 jetliners.

In its monthly oil market report, the oil cartel said "lower-than-expected" U.S. output would drag down overall supplies from non-OPEC oil producers.

John Krafcik will bring extensive auto industry experience to the technology giant.

Both sides have kept a tight lid on details of the talks, but have said that they are discussing a cost-saving health care collective that would pool all 142,000 active UAW members at the Detroit 3 companies into a single plan.

Factory workers protested in Hong Kong, underscoring the lack of labor rights in mainland China, which may become increasingly important as the economy slows.