Orders for U.S. durable goods increased more than forecast in April, indicating the world's largest economy will get a lift in the second half of the year as business investment strengthens.

By Herbert Lash. NEW YORK | Fri May 24, 2013 4:35pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S.

MEXICO CITY | Fri May 24, 2013 6:57pm EDT. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is considering imposing retaliatory trade measures on the United States in a dispute over the fairness of U.S.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Organizers say two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S.

Don Thompson, CEO of McDonald's Corp., found himself on the grill after a 9-year-old girl accused the fast food giant of trying to "trick kids into eating food that isn't good for them.

German consumer confidence will jump to the highest in more than 5 1/2 years in June as low unemployment and receding inflation encourage households to spend, GfK AG said.

Washington Collapse Raises Questions About California's Bridge Safety. Many bridges in California were retrofitted after major earthquakes, but some of the state's aging bridges have not been improved.

The Chilean government's recently created Environmental Superintendency halted all construction operations at Barrick Gold Corp.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today becomes the first Japanese leader to visit Myanmar in 36 years as his nation's companies seek to invest in the former dictatorship, which has some of the cheapest labor in Asia.

(Updates with comments from CFO interview in the 2nd, 4th and 15th paragraphs, updates stock quote.) By Anna Prior and Saabira Chaudhuri.