Russia bans all foreigners from working as retailers in its shops and markets under a new law.

Tribune indicated that if Sam Zell made a high enough offer, it would be prepared to sell its media empire to him.

The Los Angeles Times was nothing but trouble for Tribune and it may prove even more of a challenge for Samuel Zell.

The Justice Department said the followers of an antitax advocate have used a tax scheme that he sells to avoid paying $21 million of income taxes.

Shell expects to resume oil production in Nigeria within five to six months after shutting down operations because of militant violence.

Is risk decreased by assuming more of it and spreading it out? Investors seem to think so.

AP - If you were looking for a job as a teacher last month, you were in luck. Same goes for health workers, retail clerks and building contractors. All told, the economy added 180,000 new jobs, dropping unemployment to a 4.4 percent rate that matched a five-year low.

AFP - Aggressive anti-inflation moves by India's central bank will slow scorching economic growth but are unlikely to result in a "hard landing," economists say.

Golf cart sales to individuals have doubled over the past 10 years, and have increasingly become a medium for making a statement.

The new chief executive for Corbis is expected to respond to the rise of low-cost online rivals that threaten to undermine its sales.

Martin A. Armstrong was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $80 million for running what prosecutors said was a $3 billion Ponzi scheme.

The claim that higher taxes would cause top earners to work less and take fewer risks is supported neither by theory nor evidence.

The nation?s largest lender to college students is in talks to be taken private in what could be a $20 billion deal.

An interim approach to total hip replacement is offering an alternative that still leaves open the possibility of successfully receiving an artificial hip later in life.

The fate of embattled World Bank chief Paul Wolfowitz hangs in balance as board meets to discuss his future.

Microsoft contends that Google?s $3.1 billion deal to buy DoubleClick would hurt competition in the online advertising market.

The new environmental initiative would become the largest green labeling program in American retailing.

Two private equity firms raised their offer for Clear Channel by more than $1.5 billion, to about $27.6 billion.

The automaker said it would spend $1.43 billion to build two plants, even as the U.S. and German companies prepare for a possible divorce.

Dairy farmers are rushing to convert to organic milk production before new, more stringent federal regulations take effect.

The main hurdle is learning how to talk about your finances about a year into a marriage.

If you?ve ever seen a new storefront and secretly hoped for, say, a new cafe, you might know the sinking feeling when the business turns out to be a bank.

Clear Channel is trying something radically different at a commercial radio station in Texas: getting rid of the commercials.

A ranking of the top 25 earners shows that for the hedge fund elite, the rich are getting much richer in a hurry.

The F.D.A. is examining whether Eli Lilly provided accurate data about the side effects of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa.

The rally has defied skeptics who thought stocks were due for a harder slog as the economy slows.

ABN Amro came under fire from shareholders for not considering a rival bid, and said it was soliciting higher bids for its American unit.

Citigroup will introduce a new message in the company?s first global brand campaign since the it was formed nearly a decade ago.

Reuters - Italy's Pirelli sold its Telecom Italia interest on Saturday to Spain's Telefonica and a group of Italian banks that will have majority control, ensuring the phone group remains in domestic hands.

Reuters - Commercial real estate investors and executives believe private equity firms will continue buying up large portfolios of properties over the next year, according to a survey released on Monday.