Former Obama "car czar" Steven Rattner accepted a five-year ban on pension-fund business in New York and will pay $10 million under a deal with Andrew Cuomo.
30/12/2010 05:34 PM
A Moscow court sentenced former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky to six more years in prison in a case that's widely seen as retribution for the billionaire's efforts to challenge the Kremlin's control.
30/12/2010 05:26 PM
Israel is at the center of a gas bonanza that has investors, oil firms, Israeli politicians and even Hezbollah, Israel's sworn enemy, clamoring for a piece of the action.
30/12/2010 12:39 PM
Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in more than two years, offering another hopeful sign that the job market is improving.
30/12/2010 04:57 PM
The Dow industrials pulled back slightly after reaching two-year highs, as trading volume remained light. Anadarko shares surged on a report that BHP may be preparing a bid for the company.
30/12/2010 04:44 PM
The trustee attempting to recoup money for the companies of convicted Ponzi schemer Tom Petters is seeking more than $300 million that J.P. Morgan Chase received from Petters' purchase of Polaroid.
30/12/2010 03:45 PM
Big U.S. banks are starting to increase lending to businesses as demand for loans rises and healthier banks seek to grab customers from rivals.
30/12/2010 02:58 PM
Some homeowners say the valuation method is too stingy, preventing them from refinancing or borrowing against their houses.
30/12/2010 11:40 AM
The Navy awarded multibillion-dollar contracts to Lockheed Martin and the U.S. unit of Australia's Austal, finalizing a revamped plan to buy two designs for a new class of warship known as the Littoral Combat Ship.
30/12/2010 06:33 AM
Revenue from concert tours declined by double-digits in 2010, a troubling sign for what has been one of the music industry's brighter spots.
30/12/2010 02:31 PM
Chartis, the property-and-casualty insurance unit of American International Group, said it has taken steps to improve disclosures about guarantees its subsidiaries provided to other AIG units, after a state regulator found "deficiencies" in its reporting.
30/12/2010 01:03 PM
Winifred Jiau was charged in an insider-trading probe with obtaining and providing inside information about Nvidia and Marvell Technology. She is the seventh charged with ties to an "expert-network" firm.
30/12/2010 01:45 AM
