The Senate dragged massively profitable Apple Inc. into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes.
Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period when many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday season debt.
The Small Business Administration says it has lined up pledges from more than 120 banks to increase lending to veterans.
General Motors says it will invest $44.5 million at a Lansing, Mich., factory, creating 200 new jobs.
Officials say leading senators trying to resolve a key issue on immigration legislation have agreed to a compromise covering expansion of a high-tech visa program.
The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.
A Portland company that makes clean-burning cookstoves is opening its second office in a very far-off market.
Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year, while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists.
Hewlett-Packard's latest quarterly results will show how badly the deteriorating personal computer market damaged the company while CEO Meg Whitman tries to expand into more profitable areas of technology.
