News that European car sales rose for a third consecutive month in August kicked off the Frankfurt Motor Show, where automakers are showcasing green technology they hope will transform the industry.
BASF SE said on Tuesday it has received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency for a new herbicide that it will market as a complement to a popular Monsanto Co herbicide.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc posted a better-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit, helped by lower costs.
Capital One Financial Corp's U.S. credit-card defaults fell in August, reinforcing signs that, despite job losses and the housing crisis, American consumers may not be in as bad shape as feared.
James McDonald, chief executive officer of investment management firm Rockefeller & Co, committed suicide on Sunday in Massachusetts, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
A real estate investment trust and a Chinese on-line video game maker are set to price initial public offerings next week, joining a flurry of prospective deals that could make September the busiest month for IPOs in nearly two years.
Bankrupt petrochemicals maker LyondellBasell ACCELC.UL is planning a stock offering to raise funds so it can exit bankruptcy protection, according to documents filed with the bankruptcy court last week.
KAR Holdings Inc, which runs auctions for used vehicles, plans to go public and raise as much as $400 million, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
Kraft Foods, North America's biggest food group, plans to hold talks in coming weeks with British bid target Cadbury that may lead to a new bid offer for the global No.2 candy and chocolate maker.
Boeing Co does not plan any major modifications to its 767 or larger 777 aircraft in competing for the U.S. Air Force's multibillion-dollar aerial tanker contract, a Boeing executive said on Monday.
Small and midcap healthcare stocks were standout performers on improved earnings outlooks, helping major U.S. small-stock indexes outperform on Monday.
Future Power PA Inc said Monday it would seek funds from the U.S. Department of Energy for its proposed 270-megawatt Good Spring clean coal plant in Pennsylvania.
The chief executive of Volkswagen (VOWG.DE), Europe's largest car maker, sees increasing signs for a recovery of the automotive market but cautions that the crisis is not over yet.
AvtoVAZ (AVAZ.MM), Russia's largest carmaker, said on Monday it would cut 5,000 jobs from a workforce that has already protested against cutbacks.
Magna International (MGa.TO) does not believe its controlling stake in European automaker Opel will have a negative impact on its current customers, a top executive said on Monday.
The auto industry will have to cut carbon dioxide emissions from new vans sold in the European Union by 14 percent by July 2013 or face fines, a draft EU document shows.
The chairman of German sports car maker Porsche (PSHG_p.DE), Wolfgang Porsche, is confident that a deal with Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) can be wrapped up within the next two years, he told Reuters on Monday.
The management of AvtoVAZ (AVAZ.MM), Russia's largest car maker, has signed an order to cut 5,000 jobs starting from Dec. 14, two sources close to the company said on Monday.
Indian rubber consumption in the year to April 2010 is seen at 881,000 tonnes, slightly higher than the previous estimate of 875,000 tonnes helped by higher demand for automobiles, the country's Rubber Board said.
U.S. copper futures ended lower on Monday, after hitting their lowest levels in nearly two weeks, as a steadier tone in the dollar and worries about recent supply builds and moderating import levels in China combined to drag prices down for the fourth straight session.
Facing dwindling sales, Chrysler is discovering that it is easier to reinvent a balance sheet than a line-up of cars and trucks.
Magna (MGa.TO) will cut about 10,500 Opel jobs in Europe, the bulk in Germany, as it acts to return the carmaker to profit and pay back 4.5 billion euros ($6.55 billion) in state aid, its co-chief executive said.
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Foursquare Capital Corp, a real estate investment trust that will be run and advised by a unit of money manager AllianceBernstein, will price its initial public offering and make its trading debut the week of Sept. 21, according to one of deal's underwriters.
The French arm of U.S. electronics group Molex which has been the subject of violent protests from workers afraid they might lose their jobs, could be acquired by investment firm HIG Capital.
Direct Edge's applications to operate two stock exchanges appeared for public comment on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's web site on Monday, bringing the privately held alternative venue a step closer to becoming a formal exchange operator.
Industrial distributor W.W. Grainger Inc said it would record a one-time gain in the third quarter, following the completion of its tender offer bid for Japan's MonotaRO Co Ltd.
JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed to buy carbon offset aggregator EcoSecurities for 122.9 million pounds ($204 million) on Monday, trumping a bid from the firm's co-founder, to boost its carbon-credit trading business.
U.S. telecom equipment maker Avaya Inc has emerged as the successful bidder at a bankruptcy auction for the Nortel Networks Corp unit that builds corporate networks, and will pay $900 million for the business.
Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest miner, is to sell a 56 percent stake in the cable division of its Alcan Engineered Products unit to U.S. investment firm Platinum Equity for an undisclosed sum.
