In an unusual move that could prefigure a serious bid for its bankrupt rival, US Airways said it had reached an agreement with the three main labor unions at American Airlines to support a merger, Jad Mouawad of The New York Times reports. Read more »
The International Monetary Fund won significant pledges this weekend, but meetings ended without a consensus on how to speed up the economic recovery or stamp out the European debt crisis.
An abrupt change in the political and economic winds in Europe roiled stock markets there and helped depress shares on Wall Street Monday.
With a thriving beachside resort and luxury hotels, Bangladesh is representative of many developing Asian countries, with strong economic growth and an emerging middle class.
A decision by Whole Foods to stop selling any seafood it does not consider sustainable strikes New England fishermen as just one more barrier to their livelihood.
A reporter laments the avalanche of "green" Earth Day promotions that actually encourage wasteful consumption.
A PBS series offers a low-key but encompassing explanation of climate change and lays out common-sense strategies for addressing it.
Across the television landscape, viewing for all sorts of prime-time shows is down — chiefly among 18- to 49-year olds, the most important audience for the business.
YouTube plans to announce a program that it hopes will position the company as a major player in the market for small-business video advertising.
Jeep will introduce a new advertising campaign featuring Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers, as well as a new variety of the Jeep Wrangler.
Recent privacy controversies for Google and other Internet companies show the pains of an industry intent on changing the world.
As data usage multiplies on mobile devices, carriers say they need more spectrum, but scientists and engineers say newer technologies can improve efficiency.
Sony once wowed the world with the Walkman and the Trinitron TV. But its fortunes have taken a sharp turn amid disruptive new technologies and unforeseen rivals.
A Government Accountability Office report urges the administration to cancel the program, which pays bonuses to health insurers.
Planned Parenthood said Friday that it was suspending medication-induced abortions at its Wisconsin clinics because of a new state law mandating new requirements on doctors.
Fourteen San Francisco teenagers who require so much care that most other programs turned them away will be moved from a locked treatment program.
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