A mutiny is growing against energy policies that heavily support and subsidize the blending of ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, into gasoline.

The biotechnology company reported a successful trial for an experimental osteoporosis drug, which reduced the risk of bone fractures in post-menopausal women.

Unexpected increases in consumer confidence and business spending reported on Friday buoyed investors’ spirits after a bumpy week.

Chrysler is getting out of the car leasing business, a move that comes amid falling resale values of trucks and S.U.V.’s that have cost automakers billions of dollars.

Once prohibitively expensive, Japan is suddenly drawing soaring numbers of Asian tourists — a sign of big economic changes in one of the world’s most dynamic regions.

When Vladimir V. Putin, Russia’s former president and current prime minister, criticized a Russian steelmaker, it resulted in a $6 billion loss in the company’s value.

Today’s savvier consumers are said to be more impervious to advertising. Rob Walker says: nope.

Unexpected increases in consumer confidence and business spending reported on Friday buoyed investors’ spirits after a bumpy week.

The head of Westfield Group, a shopping mall group based in Australia, refused to answer questions from a Senate subcommittee investigating international tax havens.

The Rolling Stones are leaving EMI and have signed a long-term recording deal with the Universal Music Group, the company announced.