Daniel Acker/Bloomberg. An employee works on the exterior of a wind turbine blade in Newton, Iowa. Orders for U.S. durable goods increased more than forecast in April, pointing to gains in business investment that will help manufacturing rebound in the ...

Fri May 24, 2013 8:49am EDT. (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) said on Friday the surprise return of A.G. Lafley as chairman and chief executive was not an indication of any bigger problems at the world's largest consumer products maker.

The euro rose on Friday after a German business sentiment survey beat forecasts, suggesting Europe's largest economy is picking up and lessening prospects of further euro zone monetary easing.

A $7 billion antitrust settlement over credit-card processing fees that critics say would make things worse for retailers suffered another setback today as Target Target, Macy's Macy's and J.C.

WASHINGTON�The number of U.S. workers seeking new unemployment benefits fell last week by more than expected, another sign of slow improvement in the labor market.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) declined in early trading after the teen retailer reduced its annual profit forecast and said comparable-store sales would be lower for the remainder of the year.

Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), the retailer controlled by hedge-fund manager Edward Lampert, plunged as much as 15 percent in early trading after posting a $279 million first-quarter loss.

Friday 12:30 BST. Japanese stocks closed higher, but only after another extremely volatile session leaked uncertainty into global equity markets, which some investors consider vulnerable after many months of strong gains.

VIENNA - The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence, complicating the agency's efforts to produce findings that can be widely accepted ...

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.