Deadly accidents in Bangladesh factories have triggered questioning about the costs of "fast fashion," a design trend pioneered by Spanish labels that relentlessly rotate collections to keep new styles on store racks.

The U.S. government issued subpoenas to four senior executives of SAC Capital Advisors who are part of Steven A. Cohen's inner circle, including the firm's president and chief compliance officer.

The Federal Trade Commission has begun to examine complaints by rivals of Google Inc. that the Internet giant abused its power in the market for selling online-graphical and video ads.

Procter & Gamble said A.G. Lafley has rejoined the company as president and chief executive, succeeding Bob McDonald.

Rio Tinto has cut about 100 jobs at its copper operation in Utah and warned further positions will be cut later this month to reduce operating costs after a pit-wall collapse in April.

Asia's emerging economies are piling on debt to fuel growth, in stark contrast to the scaling back of private debt in the U.S. and Europe.

Nine months after anti-Japanese riots in China over an island dispute, trade is rebounding—with Chinese consumers particularly warming again to Japanese cars.

A plan to ban refillable containers on restaurant tables died amid ridicule from Europe's chilly North, over the protestations from the sunny South.

Many minority investors have dumped shares of Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras over the last two years, feeling the government has shifted the balance against them. But its CEO is optimistic about a rebound in oil output.

A move by regulators that put the biggest bank merger of 2012 on ice is sending a chill through midsize financial institutions.