Shoe and hat retailer Genesco Inc. on Monday said it has received a subpoena from federal prosecutors in New York for documents related to buyout negotiations with The Finish Line Inc.
Three former lead paint manufacturers asked a judge Monday to strike down a proposed Rhode Island state plan for the companies to pay about $2.4 billion (?1.6 billion) to clean up thousands of properties contaminated with the toxic substance.
U.S. retailers kicked off the official start to the online shopping season, dubbed "Cyber Monday,"with lots of come-ons to keep the cash registers ringing.
Every day, 20 million gallons (76.8 million liters) of industrial waste carrying everything from hard hats to thick globs of oil flow from BP's Indiana refinery to its last stop before Lake Michigan ?a 30-acre (12-hectare) wastewater treatment plant.
If the experience of the world's largest software vendor is any guide, the industry's best hope for reducing piracy rests with anti-copying technologies rather than in policing the legalistic user agreements that restrict how software can be used.
Michael Gaertner worried he could lose his company. A group called the Business Software Alliance was claiming that his 10-person architectural firm was using unlicensed software.
Microsoft Corp. must pay more than $140 million (?94.31 million) for infringing on software patents owned by a Michigan-based technology company, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Calls for more transparency at Citigroup Inc. grew louder when HSBC Holdings PLC said it would put two funds with mortgage exposure on its balance sheet and spend $35 billion (?23.58 billion) to bail them out.
Developers of a Universal Studios theme park and resort in South Korea said Tuesday they have agreed on a site for the 2.9 trillion won (US$3.1 billion; ?2.1 billion) project just south of Seoul they hope will serve as a draw for visitors from nearby China.
Hong Kong shares fell Tuesday, dragged down by concerns over banking giant HSBC's exposure to U.S. subprime crisis, but pared losses in afternoon trading as investors bought stocks that have fallen sharply in recent weeks.
