In the months that Bob McDonald was under fire from critics, he never entirely accepted the premise of their complaints about Procter & Gamble's listless performance.

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.

KKR & Co. (KKR) and Silver Lake Management LLC are vying with Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) to acquire Hulu LLC, escalating a bidding war that has attracted cable and satellite TV, private equity, a talent agency and media mogul Peter Chernin.

A 9-year-old girl accused the CEO of McDonald's of targeting kids with food that's not healthy. His response: "We don't sell junk food.

News Corp, which will separate its highly profitable television and entertainment arm from its troubled newspaper and book publishing assets next month, set out plans for the new structure on Friday, ahead of a meeting with investors next week.

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

Fri May 24, 2013 6:30pm EDT. (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones, who riled both Wall Street and Main Street when he said that women will never quite rival men in investing or trading, apologized on Friday, noting that he has encouraged his ...

Visa Inc. (V) and MasterCard Inc. (MA) sued trade groups and retailers that rejected a $7.25 billion settlement in a price-fixing suit and asked a court to rule that the card companies' fee practices weren't illegal.

The Justice Department on Friday opposed American Airlines' proposal to pay $20 million in severance to Chief Executive Tom Horton as part of the carrier's merger with US Airways Group Inc. The payment violates bankruptcy law, the U.S.

Chilean authorities have fined the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences.