The demands to name the "al Qaeda seven" weaken the country's democratic ideals. Stephen Jones on why lawyers must take on controversial cases.
Problems abroad -- from the meltdown in Greece to a Japanese economy that seems stuck in permanent recession -- are making U.S. stocks look better and better, at least in the short run.
Turkey is drowning in coup plots, growing extremism and persecutory theories.Why the West can't ignore Turkey's paranoia.
China's Cnooc said it is paying $3.1 billion for a 50% stake in a unit of Argentina's Bridas Energy to form a joint venture in move to boost its production and reserves.
A study found that Novartis's blockbuster blood-pressure drug Diovan modestly lowered the incidence of diabetes in certain patients, but another Novartis drug failed to do so, and neither drug reduced the risk of heart attacks in these patients.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd is finalizing a bill to rework financial market rules that is expected to be tougher against banks than previously expected.
Greece's efforts to clean up its finances have negated the need for bailout from the European Union, the French finance minister said.
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao warned other countries not to pressure China over its exchange-rate policy, and argued strongly that the yuan isn't undervalued.
An investigation of the Toyota Prius that was involved in a dramatic incident on a California highway last week found a particular pattern of wear on the car's brakes that raises questions about the driver's version of the event.
The New York Times hired David Perpich, a member of the family that controls the newspaper, to help run nytimes.com.
The bank's scramble to stay alive exposed the murky but crucial role that short-term lending, done in a corner of Wall Street known as the repo market, plays in the financial world.
Richard Li's group sent envoys to Beijing to probe why municipal authorities there are planning to bar the companies from making future land purchases in the city.
Timothy Cook, Apple's chief operating officer, was awarded a cash and stock bonus of about $22 million for his performance while filling in during Steve Jobs's medical leave.
Retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in February from a month earlier. Sales excluding the volatile autos sales increased 0.8%. Compared with a year ago, sales rose 4%.
Janet Yellen and two other likely nominees are expected to be a key counterweight to the Fed's most 'hawkish' policy makers.
The union representing British Airways cabin crew announced that strikes will take place later this month after the U.K. airline and union leaders failed to reach a last-minute deal on changes to working practices.
Casino operator MGM Mirage agreed to sell its 50% stake in the Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City in a settlement with New Jersey gambling regulators.
Walt Disney will close director Robert Zemeckis's film-production company next year amid efforts to cut costs.
The failures on Friday bring to 30 the total number of financial institutions that have been seized in the U.S. this year.
A lingering chapter of the 2008 financial crisis closed Friday when Washington Mutual, J.P. Morgan and federal regulators settled a dispute over billions of dollars in assets.