Bank of America to sell some office space

In a move to shed nonessential assets, Bank of America will sell and lease back some of its administrative office space.

Louisiana film industry expects strong growth in 2012

The stars continue to align for the Bayou State. Showing signs of continued robust growth, Louisiana's film industry is gearing up for another busy...

Anonymous hacks FBI conference call on cyber pirates

The computer hacking group Anonymous took gleeful pride Friday in announcing that it had sneaked onto a conference call between the Federal Bureau...

McDonald's pushes ahead with new look

With half-moon-shaped booths, low stools, wooden blinds and flat-screen TVs, most patrons might expect to pay $8 for a burger, or $4 for a smoothie....

Pew report looks at what Facebook users get out of it

The Pew Research Center released a report about Facebook on Friday, providing insights into the company that you won't find in its IPO filing.

THQ shares drop 30% after analyst cites a 'liquidity crisis'

Shares of video game maker THQ Inc. tumbled 30% after an analyst said the Agoura Hills company might need to draw on a revolving line of credit.

Facebook investors will be making a bet on Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook Inc. will soon become a publicly traded company. But for all intents and purposes it may as well be called Zuckerberg Inc.

Sony expects much wider annual loss

Kazuo Hirai had little to celebrate after just being crowned the next chief executive of Sony Corp.

Investors aren't all sold on Facebook IPO

Facebook Inc. has opened its books to eager investors, but some don't like what they see.

Facebook shows how privacy is passe

Welcome to the post-privacy era.

Honda calls ruling in Civic hybrid case 'radical,' plans appeal

Except for saying that it will appeal, American Honda Motor Co. has not talked about its loss in a high-profile Civic hybrid lawsuit this week over...

Major chain stores post 4.2% sales increase in January

Shoppers turned out at the nation's malls in January to redeem holiday gift cards and check out winter sales, spending carefully but sufficiently to...

GOP lawmakers criticize Fed chief's efforts to boost the economy

Even as Federal Reserve Chairman  Ben S. Bernanke described the recovery as "frustratingly slow," Republican lawmakers lit into the central...

Movie Projector: 3 new films may get sacked on Super Bowl weekend

Tom Brady and Eli Manning are expected to light up the scoreboard at the Super Bowl, but don't look for equally big numbers at the box office this...

Viacom profit drops 65% on weak ad sales, Harmonix-related charge

Even Tom Cruise wasn't enough for media company Viacom Inc. to pull off a nearly impossible mission: turning in crowd-pleasing first-quarter earnings.

Treasury aims to ease rules on annuities in retirement plans

The Treasury Department is expanding the availability of annuities and lifetime income choices in retirement plans.

Geithner says 2010 law made financial system 'stronger and safer'

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has a message for voters as they listen to Republican presidential candidates call for repeal of the 2010 Dodd-...

A lucky few will be enriched by Facebook IPO

Stanford University alum Ezra Callahan likes hockey and has 722 Facebook friends. Among them are Sean Parker, Dustin Moskovitz and a college dropout...

NYSE and Deutsche Boerse call off merger

The New York Stock Exchange and German exchange Deutsche Boerse called off their planned merger Thursday, a day after the European Union said it would...

Facebook IPO filing shines a light on company's finances

Now it's Facebook's turn to share.