Consumer inflation rose 0.2 percent in January, lifted by the largest increase in gasoline prices in four months and higher prices for fruits and vegetables, the government reported Wednesday.
Consumers beware: Scientists say the bacteria that cause food poisonings aren't going away, despite the efforts of the food industry to eliminate them.
Alan Murray, Washington bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, is moving to CNBC to be the cable business news channel's Washington bureau chief and to co-host a prime-time show.
Federal prosecutors reportedly are looking into whether Computer Associates deliberately overstated sales and profits to inflate its stock price and enrich senior executives.
DaimlerChrysler reported a 2.18 billion euro ($1.9 billion) operating loss in 2001 for its Chrysler division Wednesday, but said a turnaround plan had prevented even bigger losses.
DaimlerChrysler said Wednesday it will stick by plans to turn around its loss-making U.S. arm Chrysler this year despite a gloomy auto market outlook, saying the drive is running ahead of schedule.
Rolls-Royce PLC has signed an agreement with Savannah, Georgia-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corporaton to supply two billion dollars worth of aircraft engines over the next decade.
Schering-Plough Corp. is recalling batches of its best-selling allergy drug Claritin from stores and wholesalers because a decongestant ingredient does not dissolve fast enough, but says patients with the drug do not need to return it.
