A leading U.S. lawmaker on online privacy issues said Thursday he would ask for a probe into whether recently announced changes in how Google handles consumer data violated an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said President Barack Obama's decision to expand investigations into home lending and sales of mortgage securities could stop settlement talks with the states over foreclosure practices.
About fifty police officers escorted the two politicians to safety.
Below are highlights from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's news conference following the Fed's policy meeting on Wednesday.
Heather Peters, a Honda Hybrid car owner, has brought the auto giant to court claiming the car has failed to deliver the promised mileage. However, the judge presiding over the case is seeking more information before he allows the complaint to proceed.
The Pinheirinho squatter camp became a home to thousands of people, and even had its own church and shops.
Plane-maker Boeing Co (BA.N) reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street forecasts on stronger commercial airplane deliveries, but its 2012earnings forecast was lower than expected.
President Barack Obama delivered a State of the Union address last night that was heavy on populist themes, highlighting successes from his first three years in office and outlining his goals for the year ahead.
A scientific expedition into the pristine tropical forests of Suriname has brought some good news in the wildlife front. The three week survey by Conservation International (CI), as part of its Rapid Assessment Program (RAP), has discovered 46 exceptional species that are new to science.
An Indian couple's fight with the Norwegian government appears to be coming to an end after authorities have agreed to handover the children to their grandparents in Kolkata, India.
Boeing, the largest U.S. airplane and defense manufacturer, is projected to report lower fourth-quarter earnings because the mix of aircraft delivered was less profitable and the year-earlier quarter saw a favorable tax settlement.
As state and federal officials near a deal with top banks to settle claims of foreclosure abuses, left-leaning activist groups have stepped up pressure on the officials to reach a deal that demands more from the banks.
The Kobe Bryant-Vanessa Bryant saga continues as the wife of the Los Angeles Lakers star received $75 million, half of the couple's total assets, on Friday in the divorce settlement, including three Newport Beach mansions.
U.S. securities regulators said on Friday that defendants can no longer settle civil cases using neither admit nor deny language if they have already admitted to wrongdoing in parallel criminal cases.
Elan Microelectronics Corp, a Taiwanese touch design company, said on Thursday that Apple Inc will pay $5 million as part of a settlement in a patent infringement case.
Elan Microelectronics Corp, a Taiwanese touch design company, said on Thursday that Apple Inc will pay $5 million as part of a settlement in a patent infringement case.
The story of 10 disabled children, who were abused for over 15 years, as reported today in the New York Times by Benjamin Weiser, can never be made better. Now a $68 million settlement has been proposed by their lawyers.
The Trust Company of the West Group Inc and star bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach's DoubleLine Capital on Thursday said they had settled all claims between them, ending a long-running legal saga.
German phone company Deutsche Telekom AG and a Hungarian unit will pay more than $95 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil probes into the bribery of government officials in Macedonia and Montenegro.
A federal judge has approved American International Group Inc's $450 million settlement with rival insurers to end litigation accusing AIG of underreporting premiums on workers' compensation policies.
A federal judge has approved American International Group Inc's $450 million settlement with rival insurers to end litigation accusing AIG of underreporting premiums on workers' compensation policies.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced a planned deposit of about $1.6 billion into its litigation escrow account, which also serves as a share buyback under Visa's retrospective responsibility plan.
