AFP - Rising bond yields are taking a toll on home mortgage and corporate lending rates and together with jumping oil prices are threatening the expected US recovery from prolonged recession.

AFP - Germany, having orchestrated a rescue for automaker Opel, is trying to keep the lid on a Pandora's box of state aid, even if it means turning away luxury sports carmaker Porsche and retailer Arcandor.

The global arms industry: facts and figures

Production slowdowns announced earlier this year may not be sufficient to meet the slide in demand from airlines, the chief executive of Airbus said.

A decision to prolong discussions about the A400M has fanned hope at EADS, the European aerospace giant, that the troubled plane might get back on track.

What recent file-sharing cases and proposals show is that an anti-piracy strategy based largely on enforcement is bound to fail.

A new report says plainly that climate change is already causing human migration and displacement.

On June 10, an article in The Times explored how Reed College in Oregon has had to make budget cuts and reject some needy applicants. Here is a response from Reed.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says the UK economy is the best in Europe at the moment.

Former Woolworths boss Sir Geoff Mulcahy is working with a group planning to buy some of the retailer's vacant stores.

Reuters - Pfizer Inc , the world's largest drugmaker, is looking to conclude deals in emerging markets over 'few months' to raise its share of a market estimated at about $80 billion, an executive said on Sunday.

Aerospace and defence companies gather in Paris in the midst of an economic crisis that is crippling the industry.

Travellers are deserting airlines in need

Reuters - The Obama administration on Wednesday will unveil its long-awaited plan to tighten U.S. financial regulation, marking a test of its resolve to seize political opportunity and face down powerful interests.

Reuters - The leaders of the world's biggest emerging markets -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- meet next week for their first formal summit, seeking a louder voice on the global stage.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says the UK economy is the best in Europe at the moment.

Dutch media giant Endemol is in talks to take a substantial stake in ailing Irish sports broadcaster Setanta.

The personal feud between two bank regulators is shaping the president?s attempt to revamp financial regulation.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders gather in Russia for the ninth Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit.

Foreign aid may ease strain on Bangladesh train

Lawyers for Chrysler faced strict timelines and budgets dictated by President Obama?s automotive task force.

The company contends Maurice R. Greenberg plundered a trust that it says was set up to pay top performers.

The recession is testing Forbes magazine and the family behind it, long symbols of the fruits of capitalism.

A federal program providing subsidized phone service now offers cellphones, showing how much society values them.

Plans to turn unpaid days into modest holidays have given way to a different reality as some employees work quietly ? and sometimes openly ? through furloughs.

Freelancers and others on unconventional assignments for start-up news organizations may find fewer resources to help them when they are in danger.

Thousands complained on Twitter of insufficient coverage of Iran on CNN and its cable rivals.

Troubles in Eve Online, a space-age virtual reality created by CCP, may offer some valuable lessons for earthly banking and regulation.

A group of entertainment professionals is establishing DF Indie Studios, a movie company that will focus on films with budgets of up to $10 million.

Wal-Mart is entering a niche heretofore owned by Old Navy: a cheap, patriotic T-shirt produced for the Fourth of July.

GoodGuide is a Web site and iPhone application that lets consumers dig past the marketing spiel by discovering a product?s health, environmental and social impacts.

People with track records in valuing media properties were asked to assess The Boston Globe. Their answers were surprising.

The UK economy is stabilising but it will not be until early next year that a 'gradual' recovery will begin, the CBI says.

I.B.M. is getting behind cloud computing, which allows vast stores of information and processing resources to be tapped using a PC, cellphone or other device.

Muzak, which filed for bankruptcy this year, is struggling not just with finances but also with its stodgy reputation.

An invitation to put art on Google Chrome has caused grousing among illustrators, who don?t see why a profitable company like Google shouldn?t pay for their work.

The widow of a McDonald?s Corporation founder left $1.8 billion so the Salvation Army could build community centers, but her plans are sputtering.

At a recent reading in Manhattan by David Sedaris, a reader presented his electronic-book device for the author to sign.

A study study reported that consumers are far likelier to buy warranties for products they consider enjoyable (like iPods) than for dull products (like landline phones).