PARIS - In a sign that the long tug of war between Volkswagen and Porsche is almost over, the sports car maker announced early Thursday that Wendelin Wiedeking, Porsche's longstanding chief executive, would step down, clearing the ...

LONDON - Improvement in its investment banking business led Credit Suisse to a second-quarter net profit of 1.6 billion Swiss francs, or $1.5 billion, the bank reported Thursday.

SEOUL, South Korea - Hyundai Motor Co. outshined its global rivals by reporting a record quarterly profit on Thursday, as a weak won helped overseas sales and government incentives boosted domestic demand for cars.

LOS ANGELES - Investigators looking into the death of pop star Michael Jackson have seized new information to analyze as they narrow their focus in what could become a criminal investigation.

For the uninitiated, the convention started small and pure in 1970: Some 300 comic-book enthusiasts in San Diego gathered to celebrate the medium they loved.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Film director Sam Raimi brought Spider-Man to life on the big screen and now he is set to bring the orcs and dwarves from the hit role-playing fantasy videogame "World of Warcraft" to the big screen.

WASHINGTON - Attention is shifting to the world's five leading flu vaccine makers: How fast are they really producing swine flu vaccine, and just how do they plan to test that it works?

The National Pandemic Flu Service goes live on Thursday afternoon. Here is some information about the phone and internet facility: It is a telephone hot line manned by 1500 operators trained to help callers identify if they have swine flu, ...

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that an analysis of leading brands of electronic cigarettes, which deliver nicotine without smoke, detected carcinogens and a chemical used in antifreeze that is toxic to humans.