The Irish government on Tuesday denied it shelters some of the world's largest corporations, such as Apple, from paying taxes, saying its long-standing low corporation tax regime is transparent and doesn't make it a tax haven.

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.

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.

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla.� James Dimon tightened his grip on the nation's largest bank on Tuesday as shareholders of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

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

By William Schomberg and David Milliken. LONDON | Wed May 22, 2013 7:07am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund called on Britain's government on Wednesday to do more to speed up slow economic recovery, hinting that the ...

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.

By Dhanya Skariachan. Wed May 22, 2013 7:23am EDT. (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos Inc (LOW.N) reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season and strong competition ...