Iran says Stuxnet virus infected 16,000 computers

A senior Iranian intelligence official says an estimated 16,000 computers were infected by the Stuxnet virus.
The powerful virus targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities and other industrial […]

‘Ethical iPhone’ protests hit Apple stores

Protesters visited a half-dozen Apple stores around the world on Thursday to deliver petitions calling for reforms in the working conditions at factories run […]

Eastman Chemical to buy Solutia for $3.4 billion

Updated at 12:15 p.m. with comments from Solutia’s chairman, president and CEO Jeffry Quinn.
Specialty chemical company Eastman Chemical Co. is buying Town and Country-based Solutia […]

2 more bodies found, fuel removal to begin on ship

Nudged gently by the tides off Tuscany, the capsized Costa Concordia has been deemed stable enough on its rocky perch for salvagers to begin pumping […]

Markets are calm _ too calm. Why pros are spooked

After wild price swings that left investors bewildered and not a cent richer last year, stocks are rising again, and calm has settled over the […]

Best Buy 3rd-quarter profit falls, shares skid

Electronics retailer Best Buy said Tuesday that its third-quarter net income fell 29 percent as it cut prices in popular categories such as tablets and […]

UK government selling Northern Rock

The British government has agreed to sell mortgage lender Northern Rock, the nation’s first victim of the credit crisis, to Virgin Money.
The Treasury said Thursday […]

GOP hopefuls oppose potential deficit deal

Republican presidential hopefuls are assaulting a proposal by GOP lawmakers on a bipartisan deficit-reduction panel that calls for increased tax revenues even as the special […]

401(k) matches restored by 75 percent of companies

Most of the companies that either suspended or reduced their 401(k) matches during the economic downturn have reinstated them, business consultant Towers Watson said in […]

Clean technology stocks offer a path to a green future

Taking advantage of greatly reduced stock prices is a tricky business. One strategy is to find an investment area so certain to grow that it […]