Ireland provides no special tax concessions for Apple Inc. (AAPL) or other U.S. companies operating in the country, the nation's inward investment agency chief said, echoing comments by Irish political leaders.

The Bank of Japan vowed on Wednesday to take necessary steps to reduce volatility in bond markets that has threatened to jeopardize the government's fight to end deflation and revive growth.

NEW YORK | Wed May 22, 2013 7:54am EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures edged up in thin trading Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy and monetary policy ...

Sony Corp. (6758) directors are discussing whether to adopt billionaire Daniel Loeb's proposal for an initial public offering of its entertainment business, a week after the TV maker said the assets weren't for sale.

As a North Carolina congressman, Mel Watt has tried to arm struggling homeowners with a legal �sledgehammer� against lenders and expand the ranks of people eligible to cut their mortgage principal.

All sides are playing hardball as the deadline to bring criminal charges against Steven A. Cohen fast approaches, with only two months left for the government to snag the hedge fund industry guru in what it describes as the most lucrative insider trading ...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon won more investor support this year than in 2012 to remain chairman, weathering a push to divide the roles after the largest U.S.

At the same time Wells Fargo Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase sa id they had completed their obligation under the settlement.

LONDON--The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged the U.K. government to ease back on its austerity program to avoid inflicting long-term damage on the nation's growth prospects.

Ford Motor Co. plans to increase its North American manufacturing capacity by 200,000 vehicles in 2013 through a series of production-line expansions and a shortening of its normal summer shutdown by a week at several plants.