Ethel A Gifford

U.S. prosecutors and European regulators are reportedly gearing up to arrest individual traders on charges that they colluded to manipulate global benchmark interest rates.

Halliburton Co.'s (HAL) second-quarter earnings slipped 0.3% as rising costs and pricing pressures masked the oil-field-services provider's revenue growth.

China's Cnooc Ltd. (0883.HK) said Monday it has reached an agreement to acquire oil and gas producer Nexen Inc. (NXY) for $15.1 billion, in what will be China's biggest overseas energy acquisition to-date.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWR) has agreed to buy RailAmerica Inc. (RA) for $1.39 billion in cash, a move that combines the two largest short-line and regional railroad operators in North America.

Samsung appears to have made good on its June promise that sales of its Galaxy S III smartphone would hit 10 million by the end of July.

The Indonesian government has asked Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) to reduce its stake in its Indonesian unit to 49% by selling shares in an initial public offering in Indonesia, and to pay higher royalties on its massive Grasberg gold and copper mine, in a renegotiation of its operating

Total Access Communication, Thailand's second largest mobile phone operator by subscribers, Monday reported a 6.9% decline in its second-quarter net profit mainly due to higher costs.

Hasbro's (NASDAQ:HAS) profit dropped in the second quarter. Earnings and Revenue The company managed to beat EPS estimates, though the company's revenues failed to top expectations. The company reported EPS of 33 cents a share versus the 24 cents a share estimate and revenues of $811.5 million

"Eaton 2nd Quarter Net Up 14% on Acquisitions; Revenue Eases," at 6:54 a.m. EDT, misstated the company's full-year guidance.