Sarah McCammon

General Electric is making plans to sell off its retail lending business, including store credit cards.

Twitter is tapping former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard as its first Head of Commerce. The social network wants to generate more revenue from online retail, but the details have yet to be worked out.

One lesson virtually all teachers have learned: if you want your classroom up to snuff, you're going to have to spend your own money.

A key shipping index is up dramatically in the past several weeks, thanks largely to demand from China's steel industry. But analysts say it's only a small window into the industry.

Mercedes is aiming for a bigger share of the growing Chinese luxury car market.

The scheduled start of the NFL football season on Sept. 5 is putting pressure on Time Warner Cable and CBS to negotiate a deal giving cable customers access to the network's programs.

More federal grants are going to low-income students, but colleges are giving more institutional aid to students who are better off.

Back-to-school shopping isn’t quite what it used to be. Public schools struggling under more budget cuts are making requests that go far beyond what you can fit into a backpack.

Tourism industry leaders say early school start dates cut into attendance and revenues at state fairs and other summer events.

Corn prices are down more than 40 percent from last year's highs.