Toyota Motor Corp remains confident its electronic controls have not failed and has made about 80 percent of the U.S. repairs under the recall for sticky accelerator pedals.
General Motors Co is considering reopening one of the auto plants it closed as it went through bankruptcy in 2009
It should be possible to create a U.S. housing finance system without the need for potentially risky entities like government-sponsored mortgage finance agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said.
A surprising drop in July temporary payrolls, part of a weaker-than-expected U.S. government jobs report, defies the trends staffing companies are seeing in their own businesses, say staffing execs, who predict slow, modest jobs growth will resume in coming months.
Stocks dropped on Friday after government data showed a larger-than-expected drop in July payrolls, lending more weight to concerns of a slow economic recovery.
Asian Americans are increasingly shifting away from traditional professions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and into the fields of law and business.
Stocks tumbled on Friday after government data showed a larger-than-expected drop in July payrolls, increasing expectations of a slow economic recovery.
The Washington Post Co's quarterly profits quadrupled, but its shares dived as much as 8 percent as the company said the proposed U.S. Department of Education regulations could hurt its Kaplan education unit, which accounts more than 60 percent of its revenue.
The Washington Post Co's quarterly profits quadrupled, driven by strength in its broadcasting and education segment.
A Saudi threat to cut off Blackberry Messenger services did not take immediate hold on Friday as users in Saudi Arabia were still able to access the service.
Employment fell for a second straight month in July as more temporary census jobs ended while private hiring rose less than expected, pointing to an anemic economic recovery.
The platform will enable users to view programs up to seven days after their original broadcast free of charge, the companies said on Friday.
Stocks were set for a lower open on Friday after data showed the economy shed far more jobs than expected last month, exacerbating worries the path to economic recovery would be rocky.
American International Group Inc
reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Friday and said it had started talks on disentangling itself from the U.S. government.Gold prices held just below $1,200 an ounce in Europe on Friday, little changed from the previous session, as the dollar stayed in a holding pattern ahead of hotly awaited U.S. non-farm payrolls data later in the day.
General Motors Co has begun work on an initial public offering of stock that could be the largest ever for the U.S. market, the automaker's Chief Executive Ed Whitacre said on Thursday.
President Barack Obama lambasted Republicans on Thursday for opposing his auto company bailouts and unveiled a new loan guarantee for Ford Motor Co to help meet his goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years.
American International Group Inc
reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Friday and said it had started talks on disentangling itself from the U.S. government, sending its shares up 3.6 percent in premarket trading.Stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors awaited a key report on the labor market to provide direction.
American International Group Inc reported a quarterly loss on Friday after a year-ago profit as the bailed-out insurer was hurt by a large goodwill impairment charge.
Apple Inc is in talks to buy Chinese software maker Handseeing, an executive at the Chinese company said on Friday, a deal that would mark the iPhone maker's first acquisition in the country.
New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week to the highest level since early April, highlighting a weak labor market and the fragile economic recovery.
