Visa survey shows foreign travel remains popular The weak U.S. dollar has not dissuaded Americans from planning trips abroad this year, but they may be heading to destinations closer to home, according to a survey released Thursday by Visa Inc.
Canon reports 13 percent drop in profit Canon Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 13 percent from a year ago as a stronger yen chipped away at the value of booming overseas sales of color copiers.
Facebook to help some programmers, punish others Facebook Inc. is introducing more tools to help the software applications fueling the online hangout's popularity and is promising to intensify its efforts to weed out programs that violate its rules for protecting users' privacy.
Oil steady above $124 after steep drop Oil prices steadied in Asian trading Thursday after shedding nearly $4 a barrel in the previous session on concerns that high fuel prices are dampening demand in the world's biggest energy consumer.
House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at helping 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure and preventing the collapse of troubled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Insurance tests raise questions about some pickups The latest crash tests by the insurance industry raise safety questions about small pickups, which are drawing more interest because they get better mileage than larger trucks.
WTO powers cite some progress in marathon meeting A marathon meeting of the world's top commercial powers ended early in the morning in Geneva with negotiators citing some progress in talks on a new global trade pact.