Business: Industries

Workers leave the Opel plant in the western German city of Bochum on November 4. General Motors has repaid the 1.5 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars) in bridging loans it received from Germany to keep its troubled European unit Opel afloat, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.(AFP/DDP/File/Volker Hartmann)

GM has paid back Opel loans to Germany: Merkel

AFP - 38 minutes ago

BERLIN (AFP) - General Motors has repaid the 1.5 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars) in bridging loans it received from Germany to keep its troubled European unit Opel afloat, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.

  • GM to keep Opel plant in German Bochum AFP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

    BERLIN (AFP) - General Motors will keep open Opel's Bochum plant in western Germany, the head of the US firm's European division, Nick Reilly, said on Tuesday.

  • Valeant Pharma begins selling generic IBS drug AP - Mon Nov 23, 3:46 PM ET

    ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - Valeant Pharmaceuticals said Monday it began selling a generic version of Librax, a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome drug.

  • $75M verdict unsealed in Prempro-cancer case AP - Mon Nov 23, 3:32 PM ET

    PHILADELPHIA - A jury in Philadelphia has ordered Wyeth Pharmaceuticals to pay a woman $75 million in punitive damages after finding a link between her breast cancer and a hormone-replacement drug.

  • Apple Enters AT&T vs. Verizon Ad War PC World - Mon Nov 23, 6:13 PM ET

    In a battle between AT&T and Verizon Wireless that never seems to end, AT&T's partner Apple now appears to be getting into the mix with two retaliatory iPhone TV ad that air Monday night. The ads comes hot on the heels of AT&T's TV ad campaign that aimed to "set the record straight" around Verizon's "there's a map for that" campaign.

  • 3G Coverage? Apple Joins AT&T-Verizon Ad Battle NewsFactor - Mon Nov 23, 5:09 PM ET

    Is an iPhone an acceptable device for business users? Verizon Wireless and AT&T have been involved in a public multimillion-dollar spat over the question with dueling television advertising campaigns -- and a lawsuit to boot. Now Apple is stepping into the fray with its own ads.

  • Clothing sales down Nov., but online roars back AP - Tue Nov 24, 12:01 AM ET

    NEW YORK - After showing signs of improvement in early fall, sales of clothing and luxury goods weakened a bit the first half of November, compared with a year ago, when stores pulled shoppers in with massive discounts, figures released Tuesday show.

  • More retail brokers mull "breaking away": study Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 6:42 PM ET

    CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - As the economy shows signs of stabilizing, major retail brokers are increasingly comfortable with leaving the largest brokerage houses and setting out on their own, according to a company that provides services to the brokers.

  • Zions Bancorp announces stock exchange offer AP - Mon Nov 23, 1:35 PM ET

    SALT LAKE CITY - Bank holding company Zions Bancorp. on Monday announced an offer to exchange about $140 million of its preferred stock for common stock.

  • In this Nov. 17, 2009 photo Mike Samsel holds up an Ohio whitetail deer he shot in Ashtabula County in 2007. More venison is being donated to strapped food banks as states provide financial and other aid to help manage high deer populations and feed the hungry at the same time, and pantries struggling to meet rising demand hope more states will follow that lead. Samsel has been donating venison for more than 20 years. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
    Ohio, other states giving venison donations a lift AP - Mon Nov 23, 10:18 AM ET

    CINCINNATI - Hunters are donating more venison to strapped food banks as Ohio and other states offer financial aid aimed at managing high deer populations. It's a much-needed boost for pantries struggling to meet rising demand.

  • Iran shuts newspaper for Baha'i photo: media Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 2:01 AM ET

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - A popular conservative newspaper critical of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been closed down for carrying a photograph of a temple of the banned Baha'i faith, media reported on Tuesday.

  • Playboy to outsource most magazine ops: report Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 1:40 AM ET

    (Reuters) - Playboy Enterprises Inc will outsource most of the business operations of its namesake magazine in an effort to curb losses, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday.