General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG are best positioned in the largest and fastest-growing emerging markets at a time when auto sales in those countries could grow more than 40 percent ... Read More
Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres LLC announced Tuesday that it has agreed to sell all but three of its movie houses to AMC Entertainment Inc. of Kansas City. Providence Equity Partners, which became ... Read More
IBM Corp. said Tuesday that it managed a 9% increase in profit in the last quarter as its revenue grew for the first time in a year and a half. The ... Read More
Brazil on Tuesday opened the world’s first ethanol-fueled power plant in an effort by the South American biofuels giant to increase the global use of ethanol and boost its clean power ... Read More
The German government is proposing a cut of 15% on the subsidies it gives solar-power providers, Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said Wednesday, reflecting what the government deems the sector’s success, but ... Read More
After months of fierce resistance, Cadbury’s about-face to accept a sweetened 11.5 billion pound ($19.5 billion) takeover from Kraft Foods Inc. – forming the world’s biggest candy company – has alarmed ... Read More
Private equity firm Castle Harlan Inc. said Monday it is buying plastic container maker Pretium Packaging LLC and rival PVC Container Corp. in deals valued at a combined $200 million. The ... Read More
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Wednesday announced the recipients of more than $80 million in government funding for biofuels research and development. The bulk of the funding, coming from the ... Read More
Having no strict plan in place did not mean no planning was done, of course. With about 2,300 miles of river to choose from, we had to decide which section to ... Read More
The administration of President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that a consortium led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis is the winner of a $44 million Recovery Act ... Read More