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.

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.

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.

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.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday as part of a global series of marches against seed giant Monsanto Co.

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.

P&G brings back former CEO: If the current chief executive officer isn't working out, why not bring back the former guy? That's the strategy Procter & Gamble Co.

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.

News Corp has announced a "shareholder rights plan" that would allow existing shareholders to buy stock at a 50 per cent discount if anybody were to buy 15 per cent or more of either company's class B voting shares.

The California condor's slow 20-year climb back from the brink of extinction has long been a fragile not-quite-success story in the conservation world.