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  • Takata files for bankruptcy, overwhelmed by air bag recalls

    Air bag maker Takata is drowned in a sea of lawsuits and recall costs

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• 1h ago

  • Asian markets higher after Wall Street rebound

    Asian stock markets have risen after Wall Street rebounded from losses to end the week higher on stronger oil and gas prices

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• Jun 25

  • Q&A: A look at Takata's bankruptcy and air bag recalls

    Expected Takata bankruptcy won't stop massive recall of millions of potentially deadly air bag inflators

    Jun 25

    

• Jun 25

  • Japanese air bag maker Takata, overwhelmed by lawsuits, recall costs, files for bankruptcy protection

    Japanese air bag maker Takata, overwhelmed by lawsuits, recall costs, files for bankruptcy protection

    Jun 25

• Jun 23

  • US rig count rises this week by 8, to 941

    The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by eight this week to 941

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • Sears closes another 20 stores

    Sears Holdings Corp. is closing another 20 stores _ 18 Sears stores and two Kmart stores _ as the ailing retailer tries to turn around its business

    Jun 23

    

• Jun 23

  • Sonic, Forestar post gains; BlackBerry, Regeneron fall

    Sonic, Forestar post gains; BlackBerry, Regeneron fall

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • How major US stock market indexes fared on Friday

    U.S. stock indexes nudged higher Friday after energy companies clawed back some of their sharp losses from earlier in the week

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • US indexes inch higher as energy stocks claw from the hole

    U.S. indexes inched higher Friday as energy stocks clawed back some of their sharp losses from earlier in the week.

    Jun 23

    

• Jun 23

  • Markets Right Now: US stock indexes end slightly higher

    Stocks ticked higher as energy companies clawed back some of their sharp losses from earlier in the week.

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • Grain mixed, livestock higher

    Wheat, corn and oats lower and soybeans higher on the CBOT; beef and pork higher on the CME.

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • Honda denies covering up dangers of Takata air bags

    Honda is going public in an effort to debunk claims by lawyers that it knew about the hazards of exploding Takata air bag inflators nearly two decades...

    Jun 23

    

• Jun 23

  • Kansas jury awards $218M to farmers in Syngenta GMO suit

    A federal jury in Kansas has awarded nearly $218 million to farmers who sued Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over the company's introduction of a...

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • Kids today: They don't work summer jobs the way they used to

    Summer jobs are vanishing as US teens spend more time in school and just hanging out

    Jun 23

    

• Jun 23

  • Attorneys: Kansas federal jury awards nearly $218M to farmers who sued Syngenta over genetically engineered corn seed

    Attorneys: Kansas federal jury awards nearly $218M to farmers who sued Syngenta over genetically engineered corn seed

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • Ex-CEO of South Texas power project gets 2 years for fraud

    An ex-leader of a failed project to build a coal-fired power plant in Corpus Christi must serve two years in prison after prosecutors say he embezzled...

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • New homes sales rebounded 2.9 percent in May

    New home sales rebounded 2.9 percent in May, even as prices surge

    Jun 23

    

• Jun 23

  • New home sales rebound 2.9 percent in May, led by gains in the South and West

    New home sales rebound 2.9 percent in May, led by gains in the South and West

    Jun 23

• Jun 23

  • CEOs recall when teens like them actually worked summer jobs

    As summer jobs vanish for teens, CEOs recall what they learned from their first jobs

    Jun 23

    

• Jun 23

  • Oil prices remain driver across financial markets

    World stocks mixed as oil stabilizes, investors assess China clampdown, Eurozone survey

    Jun 23

    

• Jun 23

  • Kids today: They don't work summer jobs the way they used to

    Summer jobs are vanishing as US teens spend more time in school and just hanging out

    Jun 23

    

• Jun 22

  • Asian shares flat as weak oil prices weigh on investors

    Asian shares are ending the week on a subdued note with most indexes little changed Friday as the price of oil halted its decline, hovering near its...

    Jun 22

    

• Jun 22

  • Qatar Airways seeks stake in American in 'puzzling' move

    Qatar Airways is attempting to buy a 10 percent stake in American Airlines, triggering US antitrust oversight

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• Jun 22

  • Oracle, American Airlines gain; Steelcase, Accenture fall

    Oracle, American Airlines gain; Steelcase, Accenture fall

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • Fed: Biggest US banks strong enough to withstand recession

    The Federal Reserve says all of the 34 largest U.S. banks are fortified enough to withstand a severe U.S. and global recession and continue lending.

    Jun 22

    

• Jun 22

  • Government ends oversight of GM related to defective part

    General Motors is no longer under government supervision stemming from its defective ignition switches

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • Lawsuits complain that 2x4s, other boards don't measure up

    Several lawsuits say the 2x4 and 4x4 boards used in the framework of most homes and wood fences just don't measure up to the dimensions in their...

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • How major US stock market indexes fared on Thursday

    Energy stocks dove again on Wednesday as oil dropped to its lowest price since last summer, extending their dismal start to the year

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • Markets Right Now: US stock indexes drift to a mixed close

    Solid gains in health care companies made up for losses in other sectors, leaving the market mostly higher.

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • Grain lower, livestock mixed

    Wheat, corn, oats and soybeans lower on the CBOT; beef and pork lower on the CME.

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • Buffett's company lends $1.5B to Home Capital, invests $300M

    Warren Buffett's company is lending $1.5 billion to Home Capital and spending roughly $300 million to purchase nearly 40 percent of the troubled...

    Jun 22

    

• Jun 22

  • Fund manager Q&A: Global infrastructure funds

    Fund manager Q&A: Infrastructure companies overseas could be big beneficiaries should the White House succeed in boosting spending on infrastructure...

    Jun 22

    

• Jun 22

  • $120 million fine proposed for travel-deal robocalls

    The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a $120 million fine for a scheme that tried to trick consumers into buying vacation packages that...

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • Hain Celestial says accounting review reveals no changes

    Organic food maker Hain Celestial says it has concluded that it won't need to make any major changes to its past financial reports after a nearly...

    Jun 22

    

• Jun 22

  • Long-term US mortgage rates slip this week

    Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell slightly this week, staying low even as the Fed raises rates

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • Grain lower, livestock lower

    Wheat corn, oats and soybeans lower on the CBOT. Beef lower and pork lower on the CME

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • Long-term US mortgage rates slip

    Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell slightly this week, staying low even as the Federal Reserve raises rates

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • Applications for US jobless aid tick up to still-low 241,000

    Applications for US unemployment aid last week rose to still-low 241,000, a sign of healthy job market

    Jun 22

    

• Jun 22

  • Applications for US unemployment aid rise to still-low 241,000, a sign of healthy job market

    Applications for US unemployment aid rise to still-low 241,000, a sign of healthy job market

    Jun 22

• Jun 22

  • Oil prices rebound modestly but concerns remain

    Oil prices recovered their poise Thursday after slumping to 10-month lows on concerns of a glut in the market.

    Jun 22

    

• Jun 21

  • Asian stocks higher after Wall Street declines

    Asian financial markets are mostly higher after low oil prices dragged down U.S. energy stocks

    Jun 21

    

• Jun 21

  • American will change uniform maker after employee complaints

    After 3,500 employees complained uniforms made them sick, American Airlines will change suppliers

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Adobe, FedEx gain; Actuant and Whirlpool fall

    Adobe, FedEx gain; Actuant and Whirlpool fall

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • How major US stock market indexes fared on Wednesday

    Energy stocks dove again on Wednesday as oil dropped to its lowest price since last summer, extending their dismal start to the year

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Markets Right Now: Slide in energy stocks weighs on market

    Another dive in energy stocks offset gains for health care and technology companies, leaving major U.S. indexes mostly lower.

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Grain lower, livestock mixed

    Wheat, corn and soybeans lower, oats higher on the CBOT; beef mixed and pork mixed on the CME.

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Oil falls again, despite decline in US crude supplies

    Oil prices hit a new 7 month low, with the international benchmark for crude at one point falling below $46 a barrel

    Jun 21

    

• Jun 21

  • Fact sheet: 2017 BMW X4 M40i

    Fact sheet: 2017 BMW X4 M40i

    Jun 21

    

• Jun 21

  • BMW's 2017 X4 M40i compact SUV drives like a sports car

    BMW's X4 is either compact SUV or beefy hatchback, depending on how one sees it. Its new top-of-the line X4 M40i, though, is all sports car _ at least...

    Jun 21

    

• Jun 21

  • Treasury Secretary Mnuchin getting married

    Commerce Secretary Ross lets secret out that Treasury Secretary Mnuchin getting married

    Jun 21