Viacom Inc.'s movie studio, Paramount Pictures, is cutting 110 positions worldwide in a reorganization that the company says will help it adapt to increasing competition. Paramount Chief Operating Officer ...

Jamaica's top finance official said Tuesday that the government "comfortably" met conditions set by the International Monetary Fund to pass the first performance review of a $944 million loan ...

A BP executive who led the company's efforts to halt its massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico says his decisions were guided by the principle that they shouldn't do anything that could make the ...

First slowed, then stalled by political gridlock, the vast machinery of government clanged into partial shutdown mode on Tuesday and President Barack Obama warned the longer it goes "the more families ...

There's at least one constant in a government shutdown: The 532 members of Congress continue to be paid — at a cost of $10,583.85 per hour to taxpayers. Lawmakers get their pay even as hundreds of congressional ...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has exercised warrants that will soon make it one of Goldman Sachs' top 10 shareholders. The firm, led by billionaire Warren Buffett, gave Goldman a $5 billion lifeline during the ...

Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has lost a defamation lawsuit against the National Jewish Democratic Council. Adelson asked for $60 million in damages, arguing the council libeled him by saying ...

Web development company Wix.com Ltd. filed plans Tuesday for an initial public offering of its shares. The Israeli company said it may raise up to $100 million in the IPO, but that could change as the ...

A judge ruled Tuesday that a November trial on the antitrust lawsuit against the merger of American Airlines and US Airways will go ahead as scheduled despite the government shutdown. The U.S. Justice ...

A bid by Archer Daniels Midland Company for $20 million in state tax breaks as it decides whether to keep its global headquarters in Illinois drew criticism Tuesday from some state lawmakers, one of whom ...

Investors stayed calm on the first day of a partial shutdown of the U.S. government Tuesday and sent the stock market modestly higher. A long-running dispute in Washington over President Barack Obama's ...

President Barack Obama's nominee to be the nation's top energy regulator withdrew Tuesday, conceding he did not have enough support for confirmation. Ron Binz, a former Colorado energy regulator who strongly ...

The Washington Post now belongs to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The Washington Post Co. said Tuesday that it had completed the sale of the newspaper publishing business to Bezos, who said in August he was ...

A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on Nasdaq at the close of trading: Reading International Inc. class B fell 12.5 percent to $6.99. Performant Financial Corp. fell 10.6 percent to $9.75. Liquid ...

A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on Nasdaq at the close of trading: Diamond Foods Inc. : Approximately 2,695,800 shares changed hands, a 750.5 percent increase over its 65-day average volume. The ...

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose 1.3 percent to $3.86 with 25,812,000 shares traded. Bank of America Corp. rose .7 percent ...

Shares of some top utilities companies were mixed at the close of trading: American Electric Power Co. rose $.37 or .9 percent, to $43.72. Consolidated Edison Inc. Holding Co. rose $.03 or .1 percent, ...

Shares of some top railroad companies were up at the close of trading: CSX rose $.41 or 1.6 percent, to $26.15. Canadian National Railway Co. rose $1.31 or 1.3 percent, to $102.68. Canadian Pacific Railway ...

Shares of some top leisure companies were mixed at the close of trading: Carnival fell $.06 or .2 percent, to $32.58. Las Vegas Sands Corp. rose $.55 or .8 percent, to $66.97. MGM Resorts International ...

Shares of some top education companies were up at the close of trading: Apollo Group rose $.07 or .3 percent, to $20.88. Career Education Corp. rose $.17 or 6.2 percent, to $2.92. DeVry rose $.48 or 1.6 ...

Shares of some top credit card companies were up at the close of trading: American Express Co. rose $.41 or .5 percent, to $75.93. Capital One Financial Corp. rose $1.05 or 1.5 percent, to $69.79. Discover ...

Shares of some top gold companies were down at the close of trading: Barrick Gold Corp. fell $.59 or 3.2 percent, to $18.03. Gold Fields Ltd ADS fell $.12 or 2.6 percent, to $4.45. GoldCorp. fell $.77 ...

A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: Active Network Inc. : Approximately 14,677,000 shares changed hands, a 1,181.1 percent increase over its 65-day ...

A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: AdvSh AccuvestGblOpp : Approximately 500 shares changed hands, a 93.1 decrease from its 65-day average volume. ...

A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: Walker & Dunlop fell 19.2 percent to $12.86. GAMCO Investors Inc. fell 8.5 percent to $69.50. Genie Energy ...

A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on Nasdaq at the close of trading: Alco Stores Inc. : Approximately 700 shares changed hands, a 94.9 decrease from its 65-day average volume. The shares fell $.01 ...

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: Edgen Group Inc. rose 56.6 percent to $11.90. Bio Amber Inc. rose 19.2 percent to $5.84. Kindred Healthcare ...

A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: Cisco Systems Inc. fell .1 percent to $23.24 with 29,714,200 shares traded. Dell Inc. rose .6 percent to $13.84 with 26,727,400 shares traded. ...

Shares of some top staffing companies were up at the close of trading: Kelly Services Inc. class A rose $.46 or 2.4 percent, to $19.93. Korn/Ferry International Inc. unchanged at $21.40. ManpowerGroup ...

Shares of some top telecom companies were up at the close of trading: AT&T Inc. rose $.24 or .7 percent, to $34.06. Verizon Communications Inc. rose $.32 or .7 percent, to $46.99.

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at the close of trading: pSivida Ltd. rose 30.9 percent to $5.38. Mirati Therapeutics rose 16.6 percent to $17.66. Cree Inc. rose 15.9 percent to $69.76. ...

Shares of some top supermarkets companies were mixed at the close of trading: Kroger rose $.31 or .8 percent, to $40.65. Safeway fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $31.97. Supervalu unchanged at $8.23. Whole ...

Shares of some top restaurant companies were mixed at the close of trading: Brinker International Inc. rose $.45 or 1.1 percent, to $40.98. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. fell $3.13 or .7 percent, to $425.67. ...

Shares of some top medical devices companies were mixed at the close of trading: Allergan rose $.32 or .4 percent, to $90.77. Baxter International Inc. fell $.11 or .2 percent, to $65.58. Boston Scientific ...

Shares of some top specialty retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: Autozone Inc. rose $2.38 or .6 percent, to $425.11. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. rose $.46 or .6 percent, to $77.82. Best Buy ...

Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Comcast Corp. rose $.50 or 1.1 percent, to $45.61. Walt Disney Co. rose $.34 or .5 percent, to $64.83. Gannett rose $.04 or .1 percent, ...

Shares of some top silver companies were down at the close of trading: Hecla Mining Co. fell $.07 or 2.2 percent, to $3.07. Pan American Silver Corp. fell $.26 or 2.5 percent, to $10.29. Silver Standard ...

Shares of some top oil companies were mixed at the close of trading: BP PLC fell $.18 or .4 percent, to $41.85. Chevron fell $.18 or .1 percent, to $121.32. ConocoPhillips rose $.53 or .8 percent, to $70.04. ...

Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. fell $.11 or .2 percent, to $65.58. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. rose $.96 or 2.1 percent, to $47.24. ...

Shares of some top banks companies were up at the close of trading: Bank of America Corp. rose $.10 or .7 percent, to $13.90. Citigroup Inc. rose $.09 or .2 percent, to $48.60. Goldman Sachs rose $.79 ...

Shares of some top construction companies were up at the close of trading: Fluor rose $.97 or 1.4 percent, to $71.93. Foster Wheeler rose $.46 or 1.7 percent, to $26.80. Quanta Services Inc. rose $.30 ...

Shares of some top drugstore companies were up at the close of trading: CVSCaremark rose $.79 or 1.4 percent, to $57.54. Rite Aid rose $.18 or 3.8 percent, to $4.94. Walgreen rose $2.44 or 4.5 percent, ...

Shares of some top insurance companies were up at the close of trading: ACE L rose $.46 or .5 percent, to $94.02. Aflac Inc. rose $1.43 or 2.3 percent, to $63.42. American International Group rose $.47 ...

Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $.90 or .9 percent, to $100.92. Covidien rose $.15 or .2 percent, to $61.09. Patterson ...

Shares of some top department store retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: Kohl's Corp. rose $.57 or 1.1 percent, to $52.32. Macy's Inc. rose $.17 or .4 percent, to $43.44. Nordstrom fell ...

Shares of some top big-box retail companies were down at the close of trading: Costco Wholesale Corp. fell $.17 or .1 percent, to $115.00. Target fell $.07 or .1 percent, to $63.91. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ...

Shares of some top managed care companies were up at the close of trading: Aetna rose $.88 or 1.4 percent, to $64.90. Cigna Corp. rose $1.69 or 2.2 percent, to $78.55. Humana Inc. rose $2.02 or 2.2 percent, ...

Shares of some top homebuilders companies were mixed at the close of trading: DR Horton fell $.05 or .3 percent, to $19.38. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose $.01 or .2 percent, to $5.24. Lennar Corp. rose ...