NEW YORK--Oil futures rose Friday on concerns that unrest in Ukraine would worsen over the weekend, which could prompt Western governments to impose new sanctions on Russia that could affect the nation's energy sector. Light, sweet crude for June ...

Deals of the Day is your one-stop-shop for the morning's biggest news from the finance beat, including M&A, IPOs, banks, hedge funds and private equity. Here's what's happening today: Hot Topic: Publicis-Omnicom. Calling it off. Advertising giants Omnicom ...

A Ukrainian soldier, with armored personnel carriers behind him, points his weapon at an approaching car at a checkpoint near the town of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, on Saturday. Reuters. MOSCOW—Fighting in eastern Ukraine grew more widespread as ...

Investors may want to cast one last glance back at the profit margins Ford Motor and General Motors have been achieving on their home turf lately. The years to come might not be so kind. When it comes to the profitability of their businesses in North ...

In an effort to make mobile apps work more like old fashioned Web browsers, Facebook introduced new technology Wednesday called App Links. The links, which Facebook hopes will become a standard for sharing content in the expanding mobile-app ...

DONETSK, Ukraine—Apart from the sandbagged battle positions held by masked, pro-Russian gunmen wearing camouflage in cities across eastern Ukraine, an equally grave challenge for the country can be found here in a lightly guarded mansion, known ...

PARIS-- Alstom SA said Wednesday its board unanimously endorsed General Electric Co.'s $17.1 billion cash bid for its energy assets, giving the U.S. company a lead over German rival Siemens AG in a politically charged takeover fight. All board members ...

Donald Sterling is a crank and a jerk. Cliven Bundy is a crank and a jerk. Somehow in the spring of 2014 it came to pass that two old men who hold crank views on race in America bubbled to the surface of the modern media cauldron. Now a debate has ...

Pro-Russia militants in masks broke down doors and stormed government buildings Tuesday in an area of Ukraine that hugs the Russian border, as the new government in Kiev criticized local police for failing to stem the growing unrest. The latest moves in ...

A newly discovered security hole in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer--the default Web browser for many users--could be particularly troubling for those still running Windows XP. Microsoft on Sunday warned about a flaw affecting versions 6 through 11 of its ...

The U.S. and EU are saying they will impose new sanctions on Russia as early as Monday, albeit watered down again due to fears of economic harm in Europe. This continues the trend of incremental action that Vladimir Putin has consistently shrugged off.

Sigrid Kaag, the diplomat heading the international mission to rid Syria of its chemical weapons, urged the regime of President Bashar al-Assad Sunday to remove the remaining dangerous chemicals from his territory, so watchdogs can meet their target of ...

Sigrid Kaag, the diplomat heading the international mission to rid Syria of its chemical weapons, urged the regime of President Bashar al-Assad Sunday to remove the remaining dangerous chemicals from his territory, so watchdogs can meet their target of ...

2) “President Abbas has to decide whether he wants a pact with Hamas or peace with Israel. He cannot speak out of both sides of his mouth. He cannot embrace Hamas and say that he wants peace with Israel.” —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday denounced the Holocaust as the "most heinous" modern crime, in a message that provoked mixed reactions in Israel and marked one of the strongest such statements yet made by an Arab leader. Mr. Abbas ...

Pro-Russian militants stand guard outside the Ukraine Security Service building on Saturday in Slovyansk, Ukraine. The elusive commander of the pro-Russia militants who have seized the east Ukrainian city of Slovyansk has revealed himself for the first time ...

Pro-Russian militants stand guard outside the Ukraine Security Service building on Saturday in Slovyansk, Ukraine. The elusive commander of the pro-Russia militants who have seized the east Ukrainian city of Slovyansk has revealed himself for the first time ...

U.S. and European leaders Friday struggled to overcome divisions over how to expand sanctions against Russia, a delay that Ukraine complained has emboldened Moscow to continue fanning separatist sentiment in the country's east. President Barack ...

General Motors incorporated its movie tie-in to the Transformers series during a presentation at the Beijing auto show. Associated Press. China's economic growth may be slowing, but for global auto makers, the Middle Kingdom is still the land of opportunity.

General Motors incorporated its movie tie-in to the Transformers series during a presentation at the Beijing auto show. Associated Press. China's economic growth may be slowing, but for global auto makers, the Middle Kingdom is still the land of opportunity.