FACTORY OUTPUT: U.S. factories increased their output just 0.1 percent in May from April after declines the previous two months.
FACTORY FLAWS: Bangladeshi garment factories are routinely built without consulting engineers.
INSPECTORS SUSPENDED: Bangladesh has suspended seven inspectors it accuses of negligence for renewing the licenses of garment factories in a
IPO PULLED: Animal-rights activists in China are claiming a rare victory after a company that raises bears to extract bile from them withdrew its
FOOD INFLATION: Two international agencies say rising global food demand will push up prices 10 to 40 percent over the coming decade and
PUSHING A TAKEOVER: At an age when most Chinese executives are long retired, the country's top hog butcher is taking on a daunting new job
SLAUGHTERHOUSE DISPUTE: A southeastern New Mexico company's plans to convert a cattle plant into a horse slaughterhouse has hit another roadblock,
THE DEAL: Broadcast companies Media General Inc. and New Young Broadcasting Holding Co. have agreed to combine in an all-stock deal.
DANGEROUS DRINK: About 450 garment workers fell ill during their shifts at a sweater factory near Bangladesh's capital, and authorities said
CHINA DIG: Nicaragua's National Assembly president says a Chinese company will get a concession to build a canal across Nicaragua linking the
THE AD: A 30-second ad for Cheerios cereal features a black dad, white mom and biracial child.
PICKING UP STEAM: Small businesses are slowly increasing the number of people they're hiring, according to reports this week.
APARTMENT SALE: Billionaire Sheldon Adelson's Chinese casino company received long-awaited approval from the Macau government to sell apartments
BEST FOOT FORWARD: Protesters and riot police have clashed in Istanbul and other Turkish cities over the past week, while the museums and
LOCKED DOORS: The similarities between the two worst factory fires in China's history —the poultry plant fire that killed 119 people Monday and a t
THE DEAL: IBM is expanding its online software business with the purchase of cloud computing company SoftLayer Technologies Inc.
COKE RETURNS: Coca-Cola began bottling its signature soft drink in Myanmar on Tuesday as part of a planned five-year, $200 million investment
THE BUYOUT: Salesforce.com is purchasing marketing software company ExactTarget for $2.34 billion. It will pay $33.75 per share.
The price of oil fell below $93 a barrel Tuesday as traders scaled back their optimism about the U.S.
MANUFACTURING STRUGGLES: A measure of U.S. manufacturing fell in May to its lowest level since June 2009.
NEW YORK (AP) — FRESH TAKE: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
CLASH AT PLANT: Union organizers and rights activists say seven workers at a factory that makes clothing for the U.S. sportswear company Nike Inc.
TRAPPED: A fire at a poultry plant in northeastern China trapped workers inside a cluttered slaughterhouse, killing at least 119.
BORROWING IS UP: Small businesses took out more loans and leases during April, the first increase in borrowing in 2013, according to the Thomson
NEW GADGETS: Taiwan's struggling PC makers are unveiling a new generation of laptop-tablet hybrid, known as the Ultrabook, and new tablets this
The price of oil rebounded to near $93 a barrel on Monday amid signs of an economic improvement in Europe at the start of what could be a pivotal w
___ Stocks plummet in late trading but end May higher
CHINA'S REACH: The $4.7 billion bid for Smithfield Foods Inc.
MOVIE TEAM-UP: Legendary Entertainment, maker of the "The Hangover" franchise, is teaming with state-owned China Film Group to produce more global
FED FEARS FADE: Stocks rose Thursday after a pair of lackluster economic reports suggested that the U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil rose Thursday on indications that the U.S.
RISK TAKERS: South Korea's government says it wants to cultivate entrepreneurial risk takers as it faces diminishing returns from years of reliance
PICK YOUR POISON: Rat poisons normally come with warnings against human consumption and medical directions about what to do if accidentally eaten.
The price of oil fell below $93 a barrel Thursday amid concerns about global economic growth and as traders awaited the latest U.S.
JUST SAY NO: All eight resolutions submitted by shareholders of Exxon Mobil Corp. were defeated at the company's annual meeting.
SENTIMENT SHIFT: Stocks fell back as investors pared back their holdings of high-dividend stocks that they had favored earlier in the year.
TOUGH TIMES: While the job market in China is still better than in much of the world, 2013 appears to be the worst for young graduates.
THE SPLIT: Sallie Mae plans to split into two separate, publicly traded companies. The student loan giant also named John Remondi as its CEO.