Betty W Hewlett

Members of the Federal Trade Commission will require the search engine giant to pay a civil penalty to settle charges that it bypassed the privacy settings of customers.

Crude-oil futures prices settled 1.9% lower Tuesday as investors adjusted positions ahead of a scheduled Wednesday statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy-making board.

Natural-gas futures pulled back from a fresh 2012 intraday high after the Energy Information Administration released data showing that natural-gas output rose in May, disappointing many in the market.

A regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac resisted the idea to use taxpayer funds to reduce mortgages held by struggling homeowners.

Chrysler Group LLC Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Tuesday, as he has previously, that an initial public offering of company stock will not occur this year.

The government of Quebec believes home-improvement retailer Rona Inc. (RON.T) is a "strategic asset" for Canada and shouldn't fall into foreign hands, Quebec Finance Minister Raymond Bachand said Tuesday.

Hoping to simultaneously lift its sagging global market share and boost brand awareness, the automaker inked a jersey sponsorship pact with England’s Manchester United

Brazil government won't interfere in General Motors Co.'s Brazilian operations, finance minister says -GM has reduced staff at some plants, but increased in other areas, minister explains -GM layoffs at a plant in Sao Jose dos Campos had caused controversy Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega

Wall Street dipped lower Tuesday afternoon as a slew of mixed economic headlines are mostly ignored and market participants instead count down the hours until the conclusion of highly-anticipated meetings at the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank.

President Obama revealed new sanctions against Iran's energy, petrochemical and financial sectors, ratcheting up pressure on the country to meet its nuclear obligations.