A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled stocks higher Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level since May 2008, before the worst days of the financial crisis.

THE review of the books of oil companies will soon start now that the final members of the Department of Energy’s Independent Review Committee have been chosen. The selection of the IRC members was welcomed by Independent Philippine Petroleum Companies Association chair Fernando Martinez but said he expects “nothing shocking� to come out of...

Indian cricket was hit by a major crisis on Saturday when the long-time sponsor of the national team pulled out over differences with the board.

Corporate profits are at records and major companies are sitting on enormous piles of cash. Corporate tax rates are at their lowest level since 1972. According to the Wall Street Journal, "total corporate federal taxes paid fell to 12.1 percent of profits earned from activities within the U.S. in fiscal 2011, which ended Sept. 30, according to the Congressional Budget Office." From 1987 to 2008 ...

see photosClick for full photo gallery: The Top Hiring Companies In 15 Big Cities As unemployment levels fitfully decline, plenty of recession-weary businesses remain hesitant to expand their payrolls—but a new report from the job aggregator SimplyHired.com offers good news for job seekers everywhere: There are big companies in every major [...]

Welfare societies are a major reason companies like American Airlines ( AMR , quote ) have big financial problems. The last of the legacy airlines to declare bankruptcy,

WETHERSFIELD—A house fire blamed on improper disposal of ashes from a wood-burning stove occupied 12 fire companies for more than four hours early Thursday moring.

Underperforming money managers are losing their most reliable scapegoat.

Half of all Fortune 500 companies and major US government agencies own computers infected with the "DNSChanger" malware that redirects users to fake websites and puts organisations at risk of information theft, a security company warned yesterday.

Major U.S. companies are concealing from customers their details are at risk after cyber attacks

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