Dow Jones News Service

From the shocking to the mundane--cars accelerating unintentionally, bursting into flames or just giving off an annoying rattle--recalls are on the rise. Not only are there more flaws in cars,...

Creating what could well be the largest alternative trading platform for Nasdaq stock market companies, the closely held electronic networks Archipelago and Redibook agreed Wednesday to merge. The deal could...

Westchester-based AmeriKing Inc., Burger King Corp.'s largest U.S. franchisee, said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it will not make interest and dividend payments due the...

Bethlehem Steel Corp. said Monday it will cut its salaried, non-union workforce by an additional 400 positions by Jan. 31. Bethlehem, the nation's third-largest steelmaker, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

Freddie Mac economists predicted a "lousy" fourth quarter as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks propel an already weak U.S. economy into a brief recession. "It's going to be lousy in...

Fortune Brands Inc. sold its U.K.-based scotch business for $290 million and will record a related after-tax gain of $20 million in the fourth quarter, strengthening the focus of its...

Polaroid Corp. said it intends to report its third-quarter results next week. The stock market seems convinced the company will enter bankruptcy protection before then. Shares of the debt-burdened instant...

As Cantor Fitzgerald LP starts rebuilding its operations in New York, the firm is looking to London and Chicago for much of the support it needs to maintain its U.S....

Citicorp USA Inc. and Salomon Smith Barney Inc. terminated their financing commitment to Amtran Inc.'s proposed going-private transaction. Citicorp USA and Salomon Smith Barney--both units of Citigroup Inc.--and Bank One...

A group that includes Corning Inc. has received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission for its proposed acquisition of Lucent Technologies Inc.'s optical fiber solutions operations. The agency announced...