Obama Rallies Troops in Afghanistan

President Obama's unannounced trip to Afghanistan signaled that after a year mired in health-care politics, he hopes to turn to the multiplicity of issues that have languished in the shadows of his one huge domestic fight.

'Dragon' Movie Fails to Tip Ticket Scales

On the first weekend when many theater owners introduced big movie-ticket price increases, "How to Train Your Dragon" took in $43.3 million at the domestic box office, falling short of industry expectations.

Apparel Retailers Map Expansion to North

Risk-shy from the recession but anxious for growth, U.S. retailers are expanding internationally at a creep?into Canada.

For Volvo, New Life Under Chinese

China's Geely bought Volvo cars from Ford on Sunday for $1.8 billion, a landmark agreement designed to elevate the Chinese company's profile onto the global automotive stage.

AIG Unit Feels Effects of Pay Limits

Federal pay restrictions played a role in the surprise departure of the head of the aircraft-leasing unit of AIG. but it expects to have little difficulty in filling one of the most influential posts in global aviation.

Bank-Tax Concept Gains Momentum

The U.S. and European governments are moving toward a consensus on taxing large banks to cover the cost of any future bailouts rather than asking taxpayers to foot the bill, as happened regularly in past banking crises.

Chrysler Expedites 300 Sedan

Chrysler is rushing to accelerate the launch of its redesigned flagship sedan, a once hot-selling model whose sales have slipped, as part of a push to keep on track its ambitious turnaround plan.

U.S. Stock Rally at Mercy of Rising Rates

A rise in Treasury-bond yields last week took the legs out from under a strong stock-market rally that had pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its highest point in 18 months.

BA and Union Fight Over Strike Impact

British Airways and the union representing striking cabin crew argued about the impact of the dispute?with the union claiming that BA was being hit badly and the airline claiming support for the strike was crumbling.

WaMu Files Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan

Washington Mutual filed a Chapter 11 plan on Friday, sketching out how it plans to distribute more than $7 billion accumulated in the wake of the largest banking failure in U.S. history, that of its former subsidiary Washington Mutual Bank, or WaMu.

Insurers Give Up as Investors

While many insurers looked after their own investments for decades, lately more have looked for some help, after finding themselves caught off guard by the complexity of their own portfolios.

U.S. Corporate Profits Keep Climbing

The government, in the broadest tally of corporate earnings, said profits grew smartly in the fourth quarter as the economy rebounded from a deep recession.