The parent company of Outback Steakhouse has chosen the president of Avon Products as its next chief executive officer. ...more

November 6, 2009

Food and Drug Administration officials are recommending that consumers avoid eating foods containing pistachios because the nuts could be contaminated with salmonella. ...more

March 31, 2009

She sat patiently in her wheelchair, as scurrying volunteers gathered ham, a turkey, canned goods, bread, and bags of potatoes, apples and pungent onions in a storeroom with sporadic drafts of frigid air from outside. ...more

December 26, 2008

On the surface, U.S. companies' second-quarter earnings were fairly respectable when you strip away the financial sector - profits for Standard & Poor's 500 members rose about 10 percent from a year earlier after falling sharply the two previous quarters. ...more

August 6, 2008

If you feel your Valentine's Day chocolates are not such a sweet deal this year, you're not alone. Regulators are investigating price fixing among candy makers in at least three different countries. ...more

February 14, 2008