Earnings

DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) — Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally's compensation fell 29 percent to $20.95 million in 2012 as the company's board weighed record North American profits and quality improvements against heavy losses in Europe and lower...

NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx may be pessimistic about the U.S. economy, but it's confident about growing its earnings. The world's second-largest package delivery company, a bellwether for economic health because of the vast number and kinds of shipments...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Whirlpool Corp. returned to profitability in its second quarter, buoyed by cost cuts, higher prices and strength in North America. The world's biggest appliance maker bounced back from a loss a year ago tied to a...

NEW YORK (AP) — On a day that brought both good and bad news about the economy, investors chose to see the glass as half-full. U.S. stocks edged higher Thursday, pushed up by a batch of bright earnings reports and encouraging news about home sales....

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff. "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs," the sports media giant said in a statement...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall Street, with Japan's Nikkei reaching a fresh 5-1/2 year high and clinging to its gains as the Bank of Japan stood pat after unleashing massive stimulus last month....

WASHINGTON — Apple Inc., one of the most successful and valuable companies on the planet, will be tested Tuesday when Chief Executive Tim Cook testifies about the company's controversial tax practices before a hostile Senate subcommittee. Should...

* Central bank cash fuels index gains despite weak data * Rally defies earning downgrades, nasty data surprises * Market tolerance seen unlikely to last past year-end By Simon Jessop LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Central bank cash may not be enough to...

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone will reinvest a $3.2 billion dividend from its healthy U.S. arm to counter weakness in southern Europe that contributed to the largest ever quarterly fall in the group's main revenue measure. The British firm is trying to...

This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details WASHINGTON -- Apple Inc. has used an elaborate web of offshore subsidiaries to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes on $44 billion in foreign income over the past four years,...

Apple found itself in the uncomfortable position Monday of being labeled a corporate bad guy, drawing fire from senior senators in both parties for using subsidiaries in Ireland to reduce its tax bill. But if Apple has its way, its bitter rival Google...

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc.'s top executive, R. Neal Black, earned $2.9 million last year, a decrease from the $4 million in compensation Black earned in 2011, the Hampstead-based men's apparel retailer said. Executive compensation for CEO Black, who...