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The company has been seeking to revive its fortunes under chief executive Marissa Mayer but the core operations are seen as having little or no value. Nearly ironically, Yahoo’s board decided against selling its core search and display ad businesses, a move that investors...

But while some global chip makers have struck joint ventures with Chinese companies, TSMC’s new plant will be wholly owned, as the company seeks to maintain its technology edge over its Chinese counterparts. As a result, the company’s net investment will be less than...

Now comes news that Dow and DuPont are talking about a merger. Farmers said they were concerned about higher prices for seeds and chemicals.

Stocks briefly rallied in early trade, following a rebound in oil futures, however those gains soon evaporated.

The Bentonville, Ark., chain’s video and a telephone press conference to tout its new mobile payment service – Walmart Pay – broke down when reporters were either unable to view the live video or were confused by what they should do once the video ended.

If you haven’t signed up for health coverage in West Virginia, the December 15 enrollment deadline is fast approaching.

During a rare Oval Office address Sunday evening, President Obama sought not to offer any new proposals or prescriptions to address terrorist threats, but, rather, to reassure Americans – including, perhaps, a number of Democratic lawmakers who have been bucking the...

Yahoo announced today that it has abandoned a plan to spin off its $31 billion stake in Alibaba, a popular Chinese e-commerce company, and would instead spin off all of its other assets into a new company. If the Web business sells, Yahoo’s shareholders might be more...

The Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill on December 8, which would give state and local officials greater power in determining how to respond to underachieving schools.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut its official cash rate for the fourth time this year, reducing it a quarter percentage point to 2.5 per cent, saying the economy needed a boost and inflation was low.

“By making precise adjustments to the quantity of reserves in the system, the Fed was able to exercise very tight control over the federal-funds rate and was able to keep that market perfectly balanced so that the quantity of reserves in the system was exactly the same as...

Icahn, meanwhile, is believed to want to combine the retail sales side of Pep Boys with Auto Plus, the auto parts network of 2,300 outlets that he controls.

The nostalgia factory is operating at full capacity as PepsiCo today announced it is bringing back Crystal Pepsi as a limited edition (even more limited than its original run) contest prize.

Six days before the December 15 deadline for coverage that starts January 1, acting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Andrew Slavitt said there has been a “surge of interest” is signing up for insurance.

Homeowners may feel relief after the Reserve Bank cut its official cash rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 2.5 per cent.