A $2 billion pipeline project intended to ship oil from West Texas's booming oil fields to California has failed to pique the interest of several big refiners in the Golden State. The culprit: the growing popularity of railroads.

Minnesota's move to raise $2.1 billion in new taxes, largely from the wealthy, to fund government programs puts it among a handful of states controlled by Democrats that are adopting more liberal fiscal policies.

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.

Google increasingly appears to be following Amazon's lead in such services as a new e-commerce site, cloud computing and services for online shoppers.

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.

Solar-panel makers in China are open to raising prices and limiting exports to the EU as a way to avoid steep tariffs on solar-panel exports

New research shows why a mentor who's good for some

could be bad for you.

To earn yields of 5% or more, investors are turning to more complex fare, such as high-yield corporate bonds, preferred stocks and real-estate investment trusts.