A.G Lafley, president and CEO of Procter and Gamble, speaks at the companies annual shareholderes meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, in Cincinnati.

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.

Target Corp. (TGT) and Macy's Inc. (M) joined with 15 other retailers in suing Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. (MA) over credit-card and debit-card fees after dropping out of a multibillion-dollar settlement of a similar case.

As tougher Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rules are set to be imposed by USDA, the immediate reaction from the industry is decidedly uncool.

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.

News Corp .'s board approved the company's separation into two publicly traded entities, moving a step closer to splitting its entertainment businesses from the publishing division.

Yahoo Inc., fresh off its $1.1-billion deal this week to acquire personal blogging site Tumblr, got in line Friday to pick up video streaming site Hulu.

WELLINGTON�The New Zealand dollar was sticking to a tight range late Wednesday, ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next month announces a major tranche of structural reforms, the so-called third arrow in his three-pronged plan to revive the economy.

Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones has apologised for saying women with children can't compete with men on Wall Street because they are "overwhelmed" by breastfeeding and are unable to make rational decisions on the trading floor.