Business News
Stocks climb as traders shrug off economic reports
Indexes head higher in afternoon trading even as manufacturing weakens and Europe slumps
Obama: IRS acting commissioner being ousted
Obama says acting commissioner of the IRS being ousted in wake of conservative group targeting
JPMorgan asks Bloomberg for privacy breach data
JPMorgan asks Bloomberg for logs of employees checking on client log-in and usage data
Deere cuts 2013 sales growth guidance
A cold spring and weak construction hurt Deere's 2013 sales prediction; 2Q profit up 3 percent
Asia stocks mixed as Wall St. ignores euro gloom
Asian stock markets mixed as gains on Wall Street offset worries over eurozone recession
Retiring boomers driving sales of small businesses
Sales of small businesses pick up as more boomers retire, buyers seek growth by acquisition
Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt up in March
Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt rose 0.7 percent to record $5.76 trillion
Oil back above $94 a barrel after early loss
Oil back above $94 a barrel after dropping nearly 2 percent on dreary US and Europe data
Stock indexes shake off early slide, close higher
Stock market shrugs off an early slide and closes higher; Macy's, Google among winners
Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam
Facing uphill odds and uncertain regulations, Russian team seeks to topple Google in Vietnam
Eurozone's struggling economies mired in recession
A look at how the Eurozone's struggling economies are dealing with recession
Amnesty for undeclared dollars divides Argentina
Argentine tax amnesty plan: A lifeline for a shaky peso or a magnet for organized crime
US factory output falls 0.4 percent in April
US factory output falls 0.4 percent in April, largest drop in 6 months, on widespread weakness
Hedge fund boss Loeb lobbies for breakup of Sony
US hedge fund boss Loeb urges spin of Sony's entertainment business, Sony rebuffs idea
Oil falls below $93 on Europe, US economic news
Oil price falls below $93 after poor figures on Europe GDP, US factory output
US homebuilder confidence rises in May from April
US homebuilder confidence rebounds on stronger outlook for sales as demand for homes improves
A look at EU investigation of oil price fixing
A look at the EU's investigation of companies potentially involved in oil price fixing
Update to address Windows 8 confusion will be free
Microsoft update to address Windows 8 complaints, confusion will be free; to be called 8.1
Macy's 1Q profit rises 20 pct on solid sales
Macy's 1Q profit up 20 percent on solid sales; raises dividend, adds $1.5B in buybacks
Bank of England sees 'modest, sustained' recovery
Bank of England says inflation to remain high, but predicts 'modest, sustained' recovery



