Harley-Davidson has been looking at a site in Kentucky for a motorcycle plant that employs 2,500 people, but Gov. Steve Beshear says potential for a deal is ‘significantly diminished.’

Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it will temporarily idle production at its two smelters in Italy, affecting about 2,000 workers.

An early indicator of consumer price inflation, German producer prices fell 7.6 percent in the year to October, due mainly to cheaper fuel and energy.

Nation’s largest tobacco company said it has filed federal lawsuits accusing 10 New York and New Jersey retailers of selling counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes.

Homeland Security Department will give a 'seal of approval' to businesses volunteering to use an electronic program to check workers' immigration status.

Congressional advisory panel said Thursday that Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets to build Beijing's military and economic strength.

World Trade Organization opened investigations into European Union ban on American poultry, and U.S. labeling rules for cattle and hogs from Canada and Mexico.

Labor Department said first-time claims for jobless benefits were a seasonally adjusted 505,000, the same as previous week's revised figure and matching analysts' expectations.

More than 1 million people will run out of unemployment benefits in January unless Congress quickly extends federal emergency aid, a nonprofit group said Wednesday.

Office for National Statistics said retail sales rose 3 percent in October but lending conditions remained tight, suggesting recovery from recession will be slow.