South Korea is looking to transform a culture that penalizes business failure into one that lets startups thrive, and it's starting by encouraging risk-taking entrepreneurs.
Nathan Tinkler, one of Australia's best-known mining entrepreneurs, has sold his biggest investment to lenders at a time when the price of coal is showing little sign of recovery.
The publisher of the hit mobile game "Candy Crush Saga" has hired banks to pursue a U.S. initial public offering, according to people familiar with the move.
Dish Network said it won't submit a new offer for Sprint Nextel by its Tuesday deadline, a move that appears to clear the way for the third largest U.S. wireless carrier to be bought by SoftBank of Japan.
Smithfield Foods's CEO could receive more than $46 million in merger-related payments after helping to orchestrate his company's sale to China's Shuanghui for $4.7 billion.
Tata Motors announced the launch of eight upgraded versions of its passenger vehicles, including those of the Nano minicar, Indica hatchback, Sumo sport-utility vehicle.
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz is expanding its online sales channels to include several new countries in 2014, as second-quarter net profit fell more than analysts had expected.
Alcatel-Lucent plans to rework its balance sheet and significantly tighten its focus to a handful of core businesses, in an effort to return the telecommunications-equipment maker to profitability, the company said.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines on a flight from Denver to Tokyo made an unscheduled landing in Seattle because of an apparent problem with an engine oil filter. There was no fire.
