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A.T. Cross Co. of Rhode Island, a company long known for its writing instruments, has agreed to sell the accessories business that includes pens for $60 million so it can focus on its sports sunglass brands Costa and Nat...

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The A350, the passenger jet Airbus created to compete with Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, has completed its first phase of test flights, Airbus announced today. Ten test pilots flew the first A350 -- known as MSN1 -- for 92 ho...

Restaurant employees say the owner messaged them to tell them about the loss of their jobs.

For anybody who knows New York City crime history, it's hard not to think of "subway vigilante" Bernhard Goetz when reading about neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. Goetz shot four, unarmed black teens, paralyzing o...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- About 575 U.S. salaried workers are retiring as part of Pratt & Whitney's voluntary separation program, the jet engine manufacturer said Monday.

Arden Group Inc., the Compton parent of the upscale Gelson's Markets chain, said Monday that it is considering selling the company or looking into other options.

Apple is pulling a page from Google's playbook.

US retail sales grew in June, but at a slower rate than was expected by many analysts., raising expectations that monetary stimulus will continue.

Apple has embarked on a hiring spree to tackle design problems with its "iWatch" wrist computer, bringing in fresh expertise amid concern that the launch of its first new product since the death of Steve Jobs could be at...

Chinese data was a mixed bag in June. Here's a quick round-up: Here are the key takeaways: The economic data was in line with expectations but confirmed an economic slowdown. Markets will now be watching to see if policy...

Officials from North and South Korea are meeting for the third time this month to discuss how to restart a stalled inter-Korean factory park which was a key symbol of cooperation between the countries.

By David Slocum

McLaren's Formula One ace Jenson Button took time out from his busy schedule to drive the company's new P1 supercar at its dynamic debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed this past weekend. Button not only drove the...

The firms, which have been partners in India since 2010, will stop sharing platforms after Nissan Terrano launch

Earned media is really just the digital-age term for word-of-mouth advertising. It's an idea that has grown hand-in-hand with content and social media marketing and the notion that a viral success can translate to mega-e...

Much of Hollywood took to Twitter this weekend to mourn the tragic loss of 31-year-old "Glee" star, Cory Monteith, who died in a Vancouver hotel room Saturday. But probably no one will feel the loss as much as the young ...

More bankers were paid in excess of €1m in Britain than in any other EU nation, according to European Banking Authority The row over bankers' pay has been reignited by data showing that more than 2,400 bankers in the C...

Anyone who plays football professionally knows that they won't be able to play forever. That means they need to have post-football career plans in mind. For some, Wall Street is the perfect fit. It's cut-throat, super co...

Interviews with Justin Rose, British winner of this year's US Open golf tournament, appear in several of today's newspapers. It is understandable that sports editors would seek to hear from him ahead of this week's Briti...

Shares of Polaris jump as much as 4.4%, headed for the biggest gain since 17 June

GitHub is shipping 'em like crazy this Monday morning with new tools for easy software licensing and smartphone coding.