New, relaxed regulations on shop hours have labour unions and the Church up in arms.

Hurricane Gustav has been a harsh reminder that it's only the whim of a hurricane track, a few miles this way or that, which can make the difference between a close call and another Katrina-like catastrophe for New Orleans and

Bloomberg) -- U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman today defended the reliability of market data supplied to the Energy Information Administration and said he was unaware of a probe of participants providing false information. The Wall Street Journal reported today that

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Ethanol's wild ride has brought it quickly from political golden child to scapegoat for everything from soaring food prices and world hunger to pork-barrel spending. This week, the Republican Party in its national platform called

Biofuels are in the spotlight again for helping to drive up both carbon emissions and food prices but a new standard may go some way to addressing the environmental, economic and social issues. Rikki Stancich reports The sustainability of biofuels

Is Oil Production Falling Faster Than Demand? Every Wall Street forecast of where oil prices are headed next up or down seems to be based solely on the degree of "demand destruction" that can be expected. But what about "supply

Entergy's transmission system has sustained extremely severe damage from Hurricane Gustav, damage that could make power restoration a difficult and slow process, especially in southeastern Louisiana. Thirteen of the 14 transmission lines serving the New Orleans metropolitan area are out

Automakers seek $50 billion in low-interest loans to convert plants from trucks to fuel efficient cars; presidential election could help their chances. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Plunging auto sales, high gas prices and election year politics could help convince Congress

With prices at the pump continuing to slip, will memories of the summer's gas crunch fade, tempting drivers to fall off the conservation wagon? NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Although it was a painful summer for most drivers, it could have

LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The United States needs to start generating more of its power from nuclear energy, but will still have to rely on coal and oil for the foreseeable future, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy

TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co will unveil a prototype of its eagerly awaited low-cost hybrid car due for launch in early 2009 at the Paris auto show next month, Japan's No.2 automaker said on Thursday. The five-door, five-seater compact

Three apparel retailers based in Southern California have reported drops in their August sales results. (PSUN) (WTSLA) (HOTT)

Cherokee Inc. saw a drop in second-quarter profits on lower sales and royalties. (CHKE)

WGL Entertainment Holdings Inc. announced it has closed a broadcast license agreement with Zcom Networks Inc. on Sept. 4.

Eli and Edythe Broad are donating $400 million to the Broad Institute, a biomedical joint venture of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A 20 percent jump in sales led to higher second-quarter profits for UTi Worldwide Inc., the company reported Thursday. (UTIW)

FedEx Corp. announced Thursday it has completed the installation of a solar panel system for its FedEx Freight distribution center in Fontana. (FDX)

Vanu, a provider of software radio infrastructure solutions for cellular operators, has announced a US$32 million venture capital investment.

Macedonia's Ministry of Transport has announced plans to tender for three further 3G licenses in the country. Earlier this year, the regulator granted a 3G license to Cosmofon, but it has not launched its service yet.

Mobile ad agency, Crisp Wireless has published a quarterly overview of mobile internet traffic and reports that mobile web usage grew significantly with a 29.4% increase from 1Q08 to 2Q08.