Posted: 11:49 AM The CEO of US Airways says he still wants to merge with American Airlines, but he's in no hurry.

Posted: 6:47 AM The number of people seeking unemployment aid last week fell to its lowest level since mid-May, suggesting layoffs are easing and hiring could pick up.

Posted: 8:56 PM German carmaker Volkswagen says it is on track to finalize the full takeover of sports car manufacturer Porsche by the end of the month.

Posted: 1:40 PM The Vatican has gotten its report card on its efforts to be more financially transparent -- but it's secret.

Posted: 11:49 AM Mitt Romney's financial portfolio included an offshore company that remained invisible to voters for nearly 15 years

Posted: 2:14 PM The price tag for safeguarding government secrets rose by 12 percent in 2011 to a record $11.4 billion.

Updated: 3:14 PM Microsoft is absorbing a $6.2 billion charge to reflect its inability to produce more revenue from an online ad service that it bought nearly five years ago.

Posted: 9:45 AM Airbus says it will build its first assembly plant in the United States in Alabama.

Posted: 9:40 AM U.S. manufacturing shrank in June for the first time in nearly two years, a troubling sign that the economy is faltering.

Posted: 6:34 PM Congress has passed two bills. One deals with student loans and another should reinforce the federal flood insurance program.

Posted: 6:30 PM Research In Motion Ltd.'s stock fell to a nine-year low Friday, a day after the Canadian company said phones running its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system won't be available until after the holiday shopping season.

Posted: 10:43 AM Toyota is adding two Lexus SUVs to its huge recalls for unintended acceleration.

Posted: 5:54 PM French President Francois Hollande says the leaders of the 17 countries that use the euro are holding an unplanned meeting in the middle of the night to talk about emergency measures that might lower the borrowing rates of Italy and Spain.

Posted: 9:52 AM Some analysts are beginning to see the possibility of gas prices below $3 a gallon by October or November.

Posted: 11:46 AM The risk of engine fires is forcing General Motors to recall its Chevrolet Cruze compact cars.

Posted: 12:20 PM Gov. John Hickenlooper's economists said Wednesday the state will finish the year with about $239.5 million more general fund revenue than was projected in March.

Posted: 3:04 PM J.C. Penney Co. says Michael Francis, the former Target Corp. executive brought in to redefine the brand, is leaving the company.

Posted: 8:14 AM Confidence among U.S. builders ticked up this month to a five-year high, an indication that the housing market is slowly improving.

Posted: 7:16 AM U.S. stock futures are falling with markets still focused on Europe, where an election in Greece provided only a brief bump in optimism over the continent's ability to withstand tenacious debt problems.

Posted: 4:36 PM The parent company of the Mrs. Fields cookie chain and TCBY frozen yogurt chain plans to move its headquarters from Salt Lake City to Broomfield, Colo.

Posted: 11:15 AM Former Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for orchestrating one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history.

Posted: 9:35 AM U.S. banks would have to keep a bigger cushion against unexpected losses under rules being proposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The requirements are intended to prevent another financial crisis.

Posted: 9:56 AM Stocks on Wall Street are falling as investors appear skeptical that a deal to lend money to Spanish banks will do much to resolve the debt crisis in Europe.

Posted: 9:41 AM In a speech Friday, President Obama called on Congress to take action on jobs.

Posted: 8:22 AM The price of oil fell below $83 on the prospect of weak economic growth with no immediate assistance from the U.S Federal Reserve.