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Stock markets plunged in Asia, continuing a downturn that began in Europe and deepened on Wall Street.

Financial turmoil is raising the stakes for airlines and credit-card companies as they look to overhaul their co-branding relationships, which are often adversarial but hugely lucrative.

In the past week, three British companies have announced plans to move abroad before the end of the year, unhappy about a lack of clarity about tax rules and eager to cut their tax bill.

A former Halliburton executive at the center of a bribery probe into the LNG construction industry had a central role in projects outside Nigeria, court documents show.

Dell has approached contract computer manufacturers with offers to sell its factories world-wide.

Spectrum Bridge plans to launch an online trading exchange for the nation's radio spectrum on Friday.

Pimco named Mohamed El-Erian as sole CEO of the investment firm, which has seen strong returns this year.

Productivity jumped 4.3% in the second quarter, higher than initially estimated, while labor costs fell, reflecting a mix of employment declines and export-generated growth.

China’s central bank is in a bind, after snapping up roughly $1 trillion worth of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed debt issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the last seven years.

Boeing and its machinists union returned to the bargaining table with a two-day window to avoid a strike, but face the challenge of overcoming deeply entrenched negotiating positions.

Severstal's CEO said the company is considering acquisitions in the U.S. and elsewhere, as the Russian steelmaker reported solid second-quarter earnings.

BP agreed to replace the American head of its Russian joint venture and surrender some control on the board to resolve a bitter dispute with its Russian partners.

Some policy makers are starting to suggest that the best way to influence the Kremlin would be to put more pressure on the Russian business community in Europe.

Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept their key interest rates unchanged Thursday amid concerns of high inflation and a slowing economy.

Comcast filed suit against the FCC to overturn the agency's decision to sanction the cable company for blocking certain Internet traffic. Despite the lawsuit, Comcast said it will fully comply with the FCC's order.

Most of the marketing materials that private insurers use for their prescription-drug plans fail to meet all of Medicare's guidelines, federal auditors said.

The FDA ordered stronger warnings on the labels of four big-selling drugs for arthritis and Crohn's disease to alert patients to the risk of serious fungal infections.

Starwood Hotels' high-end St. Regis brand will make its first appearance on the Las Vegas Strip under a deal in which Starwood will manage a condo development for Las Vegas Sands.

General Electric agreed to sell its warranty-management-group business to Assurant for $140 million.

A federal judge ruled Oracle CEO Ellison should have preserved emails and audiotapes related to a shareholder lawsuit against the software company.