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While the company clocked new records in its oil and gas and agricultural divisions, its chemicals business was weaker than in 2011....More

Economic output across the 17-state currency area will shrink 0.3% this year after a 0.6% contraction last year, the European Commission said....More

The company, which has been struggling amid a consumer shift away from PCs to tablets and other devices, is in the middle of a major restructuring program expected to trim some 29,000 jobs....More

Safran reported Thursday a record net profit of nearly $1.32 billion in 2012, an increase of 55% from the 2011 level....More

Finance ministers of Britain, France and Germany say internationally coordinated effort required to stop practice of shifting profits to pay less tax....More

Nestle's net profit of $11.5 billion represented an increase of 11.5% on the 2011 performance....More

WASHINGTON -- Warren Buffett's investment powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital announced Thursday that they would take over venerable ketchup maker Heinz (IW 1000/391) in a deal valuing the company at $28 billion. The two will pay HJ Heinz shareholders $72.50 per share in cash, a 20% premium on Heinz's Wednesday closing price. Counting debt assumed by the buyers, the deal valued Heinz at about $28 billion, they said....More

Industrial output in the eurozone gained 0.7% compared with activity in November when it fell 0.7%....More

Dell said Monday its proposed $24.4 billion private equity buyout plan is "in the best interests of stockholders," brushing aside criticism from a key investor that it undervalues the tech giant....More

Consumer-goods maker anticipates one-time after-tax loss of $120 million in the 2013 first quarter....More

The poor results were due to ‘ difficult operating conditions in Europe for the entire auto industry, in China for Japanese automakers, and in the U.S. for Nissan," said Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn....More

Nearly half of senior executives say their supply chain risk management programs are insufficient or ineffective....More