Volkswagen exec: Cheating not a corporate decision
A few individuals behind millions of cars rigged to cheat pollution tests, head of automaker's U.S. business says
Costco says it's making progress on cage-free eggs
Pressured by animal-welfare advocates, the retailing giant says it's working behind the scenes but won't set timeline
Gun shares surge as Clinton calls for restrictions
Trading activity follows pattern that has occurred in recent years after mass shootings prompt calls for action by politicians
Investors shrug off weak jobs data in hunt for value
Stocks turn higher, with oversold biotechnology sector leading bounce back
September employment report one big disappointment
Wages flat and unemployment unchanged at 5.1 percent, with job additions for prior two months both revised downward
Women made lower-paying cashiers at one Home Depot
Home improvement giant settles with Labor Department over gender discrimination claims
Amazon inks rights to "BrainDead," other shows
Online retailer extends summer partnership with network television, giving it rights to first-run shows days after airing
Volkswagen reports surprise jump in U.S. sales
Carmaker's September numbers defy a widely anticipated decline after revelations it had cheated on diesel-emissions standards
Gap shares fall after Ralph Lauren's CEO poach
Clothing retailer takes a hit from investors after a key executive departs for more upscale company
Worst quarter in four years for U.S. stocks
Wednesday's surge hardly enough to ease pain of an $11 trillion wipe-out for investors around the globe the past three months
Safari Club hit for incentives to kill rare animals
Dentist Walter Palmer, Cecil the lion's killer, had belonged to the group, which runs competitions for trophy hunters
Volkswagen to refit engines on 5 million diesels
Owners of cars spewing more than allowable pollutants promised further information in coming months about company's plans to fix problem
Supreme Court asked to stay pay rules for home aides
Home health care companies make a last-ditch effort to derail overtime and minimum wage rules for 2 million workers
China slowdown's latest victim: U.S. stocks
Dow drops 300 points as commodity rout smacks everyone from trading house Glencore to investors in the S&P 500
Why Nikki Reed is taking on Costco
The "Twilight" and "Sleepy Hollow" star joins star-studded list of those calling on the retailer to go cage-free