4 hours ago - By Associated Press
Sales for U.S. print and electronic books are up overseas, with the digital market increasing fourfold since 2010.

5 hours ago - By msnbc.com
8 hours ago - By Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer
The unemployment rate fell in two-thirds of U.S. states last month, evidence that modest economic growth is boosting hiring in most areas of the country.
12 hours ago - By Associated Press
State media say police have arrested four senior executives at a major state-owned shipping company for alleged mismanagement.

15 hours ago - By The Associated Press, HOPD
EDITOR'S NOTE — Facebook began selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. The stock closed 23 cents above its initial offering price, at $38.23. Two Associated Press business writers debate whether the stock is a smart buy.
15 hours ago - By Associated Press
GlaxoSmithKline says it will persist with its bid to take over U.S. company Human Genome Sciences despite the target's new `poison pill' defense.

21 hours ago - By msnbc.com
21 hours ago - By Associated Press
The owner of fast-food chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's is planning to go public again, seeking to raise an estimated $100 million.
22 hours ago - By Dave Carpenter, AP Personal Finance Writer
Even the hottest initial public stock offerings can lose steam after their first day of trading.
23 hours ago - By Associated Press
Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell by $5.35 billion to $2.563 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.
May 17 - By The Associated Press, HOPD
Profiles of President Barack Obama's two nominees to the seven-member Federal Reserve Board who were confirmed by the Senate on Thursday.
May 17 - By The Associated Press, HOPD
Moody's Investors Service is downgrading the ratings of 16 Spanish banks because of the country's worsening financial picture.
May 17 - By The Associated Press, HOPD

May 17 - By Mark Jewell, AP Personal Finance Writer
Investors who see opportunity in Asia's growth typically think of China first. That's one reason why there's no shortage of options for U.S. investors looking to buy a stock mutual fund that focuses on China.
May 17 - By The Associated Press, HOPD
May 17 - By The Associated Press, HOPD
On Friday crude oil prices fell ahead of a weekend meeting in which President Barack Obama and leaders of the world's biggest economies will search for ways to help Europe resolve its ongoing debt crisis. Here's how energy contracts traded.

May 17 - By msnbc.com