Canada hauls US to WTO over beef, pork rulesCanada filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Tuesday over a new U.S. law that requires retailers to provide country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef and pork, officials said.
European markets steady after Asian retreatEuropean stocks were little changed Tuesday as hopes of a modest rebound on Wall Street—following the previous day's savage retreat—helped offset an overnight slump in Asian markets.
Federal jury clears Chevron of Nigeria abusesA federal jury has cleared Chevron Corp. of responsibility for any human rights abuses during a violent protest on a company oil platform in Nigeria a decade ago.
Gloom returns to world markets after US plungeGloom and volatility returned to Asian and European markets Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following huge overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal U.S.
Big Three automakers to submit plans to CongressDetroit's automakers, making a second bid for $25 billion in funding, are presenting Congress with plans Tuesday to restructure their ailing companies and provide assurances that the funding will h
Oil falls to 3-year low on bleak US economic newsOil prices fell to a 3-year low below $48 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, as more bleak U.S. economic news and plunging stocks markets darkened investor expectations for crude demand.
Boeing engineers, tech workers ratify contractsBoeing Co. engineers and technical workers have voted to ratify new contracts, ensuring four years of labor peace at the company's commercial airplane operations.
Travel pinched by global financial crisisThe tourists chatting in multiple languages in the piazzas, bars and shops of Rome belie a more somber mood at the ancient city's hotels.
TransUnion: 3Q mortgage delinquencies shoot higherThe percentage of people who are two months behind on their mortgages shot up in the third quarter from the same period last year, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion LLC.
Beazer Homes 4Q loss balloons as revenue plungesStruggling homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal fourth-quarter losses more than tripled as revenue plunged and its income tax provision ballooned.
Stocks point to moderately higher openWall Street headed toward a higher open Tuesday, following its now-familiar pattern of snapping back after a huge selloff.
Gloom returns to Asia on Wall Street's plungeGloom and volatility returned to Asian markets Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following huge overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal U.S.
Australia slashes interest rate to avert recessionAustralia's central bank slashed its key interest rate by one percentage point Tuesday in the latest bold move by the country's top finance officials to stave off a recession.
Gloom returns to Asian markets after Dow's plungeGloom returned to Asian markets Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following huge overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal economic data out of the U.S., a crucial export market.
Recession-hit automakers brace for grim US salesWalloped by the recession, automakers' U.S. sales are plummeting as hard-to-get credit, job losses and other stresses make many Americans wary of taking on big-ticket financial commitments.
Asian markets tumble after Wall Street plungeAsian stock markets tumbled Tuesday following massive overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal economic numbers out of the U.S., a crucial export market.
Down we go again: Fourth-worst drop ever for DowThe stock market suffered one of its worst days since the financial meltdown Monday, slicing 680 points off the Dow Jones industrial average as Wall Street snapped out of its daydream of a rally an
Man says God ordered him to ram vehicle at 100 mphA man who rammed his truck into a woman's vehicle on a highway early Friday told authorities he crashed into her while going more than 100 mph because God told him "she needed to be taken off the r
Police: Man swallows stolen earrings at Fla. mallAn X-ray marked the spot for southwest Florida police who say a teenager swallowed a $16 pair of earrings after taking them from a JCPenney store at a mall.
Police: Ohio college adviser ran prostitute raffleAn Ohio State University academic adviser and a real estate agent held a $10-a-ticket raffle that offered an evening with a prostitute who is also a child sex-abuse caseworker, police said.
