UNITED STATES

Alcoa Inc, America's biggest aluminum producer, posted a big jump in second-quarter profit on Monday, matching Wall Street estimates, partly due to soaring prices for the metal and alumina, its raw material.

In the weeks before the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, the CIA had a prominent doctor organize a fake vaccination drive, in an attempt to secretly collect DNA from him and his family.

Days after filing another suit against Samsung, Apple took aim at smaller rival HTC on Monday, filling a claim with the International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban the sales of the competing smartphones and tablets.

The Bank of Japan is expected keep monetary policy on hold and present a brighter view on the economy on Tuesday, encouraged by a rebound in factory output and increasing signs that the recovery from the devastating March earthquake is broadening.

The Chinese army has announced U.S. intervention in the ongoing dispute over sovereignty of the South China Sea may escalate tensions in the region.

Alcoa Inc, the largest U.S. aluminum producer, posted a big jump in second-quarter profit partly due to soaring prices for aluminum and its raw material alumina.

The notorious Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. announced Monday that its members will protest two public services held for former First Lady Betty Ford, who died last Friday at the age of 93.

Mercedes-Benz dealerships were tops for the third straight year in an independent study issued on Monday of U.S. auto dealers that uses secret shoppers to determine how customers are treated.

New businesses are starting leaner and with fewer employees than was the case in the past, an independent study showed on Monday, suggesting that the pace of job creation will remain frustratingly slow.

Starbucks Corp unveiled a reorganization on Monday that Chief Executive Howard Schultz hopes will help the coffee chain reach its goal of one day getting half of its revenue from abroad.

Alcoa Inc, the largest U.S. aluminum producer, posted a big jump in second-quarter profit partly due to soaring prices for aluminum and its raw material alumina.

The UK telephone hacking scandal that closed the News of the World newspaper and put News Corp's deal to buy the rest of broadcaster BSkyB in doubt will have little impact on cash flows at Rupert Murdoch's media empire, a major shareholder said on Monday.

Deutsche Bank AG asked a Manhattan judge to dismiss a government lawsuit accusing it of fraud for repeatedly lying about the quality of mortgages it handled under a federal program.

The controversial Westboro Baptist Church will picket the memorial of former first lady Betty Ford, who died Friday at age 93.

HighTower Advisors, a firm consolidating wealth management businesses across the United States, on Monday said it added a team of advisers from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in northern Virginia.

Research In Motion investors desperate for news about how the BlackBerry maker will reverse its sagging fortunes will likely leave Wednesday's annual meeting with their frustrations even more inflamed.

The fundamentalist, anti-gay Westoboro Baptist Church has announced its intention to picket funeral services in California and Michigan for former first lady Betty Ford, who died Friday at 93, The Grand Rapids Press reports.

The United States' leading producer of aluminum, Alcoa Inc. (AA) has reported on Monday a steep incline in earnings and revenue thanks to sky-high aluminum prices, more than doubling in profit and exceeding estimates.

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama will fly to California to attend former first lady Betty Ford’s funeral on Tuesday, according to the White House.

Apple Inc. filed a second complaint against Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC with the U.S. International Trade Commission, or ITC.

Stocks suffered their worst day in nearly a month on Monday as concern about the stalemate in U.S. budget talks and growing debt problems in the euro zone prompted investors to hedge against further losses.