The shameful thing about Apple Inc.'s ability to structure its business to avoid United States taxes was not that it did it. In fact, as Apple executives tried to point out at the Senate hearing at which their ... Read more
TOKYO — Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday endorsed a conclusion by a panel of seismologists that a fault under a reactor at an atomic plant in western Japan is active, potentially blocking a ... Read more
MetLife, the nation’s largest life insurer, said Tuesday that it would make its business more transparent by moving some deals for hedging risk back to the United States from offshore, pleasing regulators ... Read more
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday issued a new set of proposed rules governing hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on public lands, moving further to address industry concerns about the ... Read more
LONDON — Authorities on Tuesday raided the offices of several oil companies as well as an industry service provider, as part of a broader inquiry by the European Commission into potential price ... Read more
BERLIN — The effort in Europe to adopt the world’s strongest data protection law has drawn the attention of dozens of lobbyists from U.S. technology and advertising companies. Facebook, ... Read more
A Web site run by a Texas law student has removed downloadable design files that can be used to make a gun with a 3-D printer after the State Department said that posting the files may violate ... Read more
WEST, Tex. — Five days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant leveled a wide swath of this town, Gov. Rick Perry tried to woo Illinois business officials by trumpeting his state’s low taxes and ... Read more
WASHINGTON — The Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin shut down for the last time on Tuesday, but it is preparing to break new ground for the American nuclear industry. It may go to ... Read more
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s halting effort to create a more unified banking system, which many experts consider necessary for avoiding future financial crises, received fresh impetus on Tuesday. ... Read more