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.

Tea-Party Candidates Face Hard Reality

True tea-party candidates are confronting the brute realities of politics: reluctant donors, limited party support, inexperienced staffers and the uphill fight against incumbents.

Mortgage Payment Spike Blunted

The housing market appears as if it will sustain less damage than expected this year from a spike in the monthly payments on hundreds of thousands of exotic adjustable-rate mortgages.

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.

Glitz Masks Woes for Trump SoHo

The Trump SoHo hotel and condominium is scheduled to open April 9, but only about a third of the 391 units are now in contract.

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.

Shanghai Court to Issue Rio Tinto Verdicts

Each of the four executives on trial has conceded key aspects of the prosecution's allegations they accepted cash from steelmakers, lawyers said, likely making it easier for the court to find them guilty.

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.

Asian Shares Mostly Lower

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday after a tepid performance on Wall Street, with South Korean stocks moving lower after an explosion sank a naval ship. The Nikkei fell 0.5%.

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.

Accounting Changes Could Make Pension Numbers Bleaker

An accounting board may make changes that would raise the pension liability governments display on their balance sheets by tens of billions of dollars.

High Tech Hits the NYSE Floor

A Chicago high-speed trading pioneer will move to the NYSE floor in a modernization effort.