After the sportswear company signed a star NBA endorsement, Under Armour's shares hit an all-time high on Tuesday, as investors jumped on the story of a rising power in the footwear business

Lorillard agreed to acquire U.K.-based electronic-cigarette maker Skycig for as much as $100 million, as the third-largest U.S. tobacco company by revenue deepens its diversification push.

A battery case from Uncommon can be customized with a picture from the user.

Hilmar Pétursson is convinced virtual reality gaming will be mainstream in 2014. It's a bold claim to put to people who, by next year, will have been exhausted by next-gen console purchases. But Pétursson has already tasked 20 engineers at his company, CCP, with creating what looks set to be the first major game designed …

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 ...

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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 consumer companies were up at the close of trading: Clorox rose $.42 or .5 percent, to $82.14. Colgate-Palmolive Co. rose $.79 or 1.3 percent, to $60.09. Kimberly-Clark Corp. rose $.16 ...

Shares of some top tools and appliances companies were mixed at the close of trading: General Electric Co. rose $.28 or 1.2 percent, to $24.17. Snap-On rose $1.25 or 1.3 percent, to $100.75. Stanley Works ...

Shares of some top food companies were mixed at the close of trading: ConAgra Foods Inc. rose $.17 or .6 percent, to $30.51. General Mills Inc. rose $.06 or .1 percent, to $47.98. Hormel Foods Corp. rose ...

Shares of some top beverages companies were mixed at the close of trading: Anheuser-Busch Inbev ADR fell $.51 or .5 percent, to $98.69. Coca-Cola Co. rose $.07 or .2 percent, to $37.95. Dr Pepper Snapple ...

Shares of some top autos companies were mixed at the close of trading: Ford Motor Co. rose $.32 or 1.9 percent, to $17.19. General Motors Co. fell $.06 or .2 percent, to $35.91. Honda Motor Co. rose $.08 ...

Overshadowed by the government shutdown, the U.S. farm subsidy law expired for the second time on Tuesday with lawmakers still deadlocked over how to confront cuts in food assistance programs for low-income ...

Federal employees who are current owners of Hyundai vehicles will be allowed to stop making car payments for as long as the shutdown keeps them out of work, Hyundai Motor America announced Tuesday. Also, ...

Under Armour shares hit an all-time high after the athletic gear maker signed NBA star Stephen Curry in push to challenge Nike in the basketball market.

It didn't take long to see how a computerized wristwatch might help manage my digital life — or to see how Samsung's new Galaxy Gear smartwatch falls short. First, the potential: Smartwatches are supposed ...

Automakers expect little impact from the federal government shutdown, and they predict a fourth-quarter rebound after a rare sales decline in September. Auto sales dropped 4 percent from a year ago to ...

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Automakers sold a record number of cars in Canada last month and pushed total vehicle sales year-to-date to a new record, according to industry data released on Tuesday, with Ford Motor Co's Canadian unit ...

After hitting highs in April-May of 2013, the restaurant industry has been struggling since June.

Automakers released September U.S. sales figures on Tuesday. A look at the month's top-selling vehicles, as well as the percent change in sales from September of 2012. Source: Autodata Corp.

September auto sales figures raise interesting questions about the battle for market share. Can Ford catch GM and become the No. 1 automaker in America?

Okay, okay, NVIDIA's "Battlebox" PCs won't quite power the Large Hadron Collider, but it will offer more power than you'll need to play basically any game available (or any game arriving in the coming holiday deluge). ...

Lorillard Inc., the nation's third-biggest tobacco company, has acquired U.K.-based electronic cigarette maker SKYCIG for 30 million pounds (about $49 million) to expand its global presence in the fast-growing ...

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Athletic shoes and apparel, evidenced by Nike's strong results last week, are a bright spot in a downtrodden apparel segment, and also bode well not just for its smaller rival Under Armour.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - La batalla legal del Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos contra la posible fusión de las aerolíneas American Airlines y US Airways recibió un golpe el martes, cuando un juez rechazó un pedido del Gobierno para retrasar la vista del caso. La jueza Colleen Kollar-Kotelly rechazó la solicitud …

McDonald’s Corp. franchisees are rolling out an electronic loyalty program in about 570 U.S. locations as stores seek to attract younger customers.

The Dow component that led the way higher today was Visa (NYSE: V ), which sported a $2.12 gain (+1.1%) bringing the stock to $193.22. Holding the Dow back today was Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT ), which ...

Ford Motor posted a nearly 6% rise in its U.S. sales last month while other auto makers including General Motors, Toyota, Nissan and VW posted declines in part due to holiday shift and fewer selling days....

By Deepa Seetharaman, Bernie Woodall and Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. consumer demand for new vehicles cooled slightly in September, as expected, as Ford Motor Co (NYS:F) topped analysts' expectations, ...

General Motors Corporation (GM) September 2013 U.S. Vehicle Sales Conference Call October 1, 2013 11:00 AM ET Executives Jim Cain - Senior Manager, Sales and Executive Communications Kurt McNeil - U.S. ...

Paper making a Book? That would follow logic. But the Paper we're referring to here is actually an iPad sketchbook app and the book? Why, that'd be a product of Moleskine . An update released today to ...

The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, Sept. 23, to Sunday, Sept. 29, via Facebook, ...

By Neal Rau Retailers ranging from Wal-Mart Stores ( WMT ) to Macy's, Inc. ( M ) have reported disappointing quarterly results or weak outlooks, as consumers become more careful about spending. Pacific ...

Fast-food restaurants are tinkering with chicken to make it more snackable for peckish people on the go. KFC wants to capitalize on its 'bucket equity.'

Mighty Quinn’s, an East Village barbecue spot run by a former hedge funder, was named New York’s best new restaurant by the Zagat survey today.

Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales division said that September U.S. sales for the industry were about 1,138,000, down 4.3 percent from a year ago. After Toyota issued its estimate, industry consultant Autodata ...

Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz sold more than 2,300 of its $29,900 CLA coupe in its first week of availability, helping the brand post a 6.7 percent September gain and widen its U.S. luxury-vehicle lead.

Samsung drew criticism for inflating the benchmark scores of Exynos devices earlier in the year, but the company appears undaunted; it's reportedly boosting test numbers for other hardware as well. Ars Technica has discovered that the Snapdragon 800-based ...

Background With all of the talk of government shutdown, a civil war in Syria, and the government debt ceiling, it's nice to keep things in perspective by taking a look at a blue chip non-cyclical stock. ...

Nintendo's pushing out version 4.0 of its Wii U system software, and it's bringing a few unexpected -- yet welcome -- changes. Ironically, tweaks to how the hardware handles titles from The Big N's last home console headline the update. Folks taking Wii games for a spin will now be able to do so using just the GamePad's …

App Store Official Charts for the week ending Sept. 30, 2013: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. "Angry Birds Star Wars II", Rovio Entertainment Ltd 2. "PicPlayPost", Flambe Studios LLC 3. "Minecraft ...

Shares of Deckers Outdoor rose to a new 52-week high on Tuesday as an analyst boosted the footwear maker's rating and price target, citing improving demand. THE SPARK: Canaccord Genuity's Camilo Lyon raised ...

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Chrysler is recalling more than 142,000 pickup trucks and SUVs worldwide because of software glitches that could affect instrument cluster lighting and braking systems. Around 132,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee ...

With Major League Baseball’s postseason set to start soon, fans of the 10 teams still in contention for a World Series title are scooping up tickets. But with a limited number of games and high demand, ...