Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:38pm EDT. * Asian stocks softer as Fed outcome awaited. * Markets hope for clarity on any pullback in Fed stimulus.

Google has called on the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to relax its gag order on tech companies targeted in US security investigations.

Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:28pm EDT. SEATTLE, June 18 (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Tuesday that a Boeing Co 787 on its way to Tokyo from Denver was diverted to Seattle after an indication of a problem with an oil filter in an engine, but the plane landed ...

Consumer Prices Index inflation climbed to 2.7 per cent in May, from 2.4 per cent in April, the Office for National Statistics said today.

Shinzo Abe's campaign to revive Japan has triggered a surge in luxury spending, prompting manufacturers and retailers to review their growth strategies for the world's number two market, according to a survey from McKinsey.

By Karen Freifeld. NEW YORK | Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:44pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deloitte LLP's financial advisory unit will pay $10 million and refrain for one year from new business with certain New York banks to settle accusations over its review of ...

Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts. Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks.

Committee says activist investor's latest proposal lacks adequate financing and a remedy for the company and its shareholders if his proposal were to fail.

Dish Network Corp. (DISH) won't make a new offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. by the mobile-phone carrier's deadline, leaving SoftBank Corp.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will begin requiring admission of guilt in certain types of civil settlements, a major departure from the agency's routine use of a boilerplate clause that allows defendants to pay fines without acknowledging liability.