Business torrents

The Coca-Cola Co. is trying mid-calorie sodas again with its Sprite and Fanta.
A spokesman for the Atlanta-based company says the drinks will be tested in […]

Claims (INJCJC) for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in four years, adding to recent reports showing signs of health in […]

Chinese manufacturing weakened in March, with an initial reading of a key index hitting a four-month low.
The weakness in the world’s second-largest economy put […]

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that he saw no risk to the dollar from China’s efforts to encourage other emerging market economies […]

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The weak response to India’s sale of a 5 percent stake in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. gives New Delhi little relief as it […]

The world’s biggest beer-maker is placing a big bet on a new brew.
Anheuser-Busch InBev this week is rolling out Bud Light Platinum, an upscale version […]

Sales (RSTAMOM) at U.S. retailers probably rose in December as Americans bought discounted holiday items, giving the economy a boost entering 2012, economists said before […]

Rising interest from would-be buyers is leaving U.S. homebuilders less pessimistic about the housing market. But tighter lending standards are still keeping many potential buyers […]

At the start of the critical holiday shopping season, the economy received a dose of mixed news Wednesday.
Consumers barely increased their spending in October, and […]