Greek market fears ease over election

ATHENS, Greece — With less than two weeks to a general election, Greece's financial markets were steadying Monday — a sign investors are a little less concerned that the result could lead to the country dropping out of the euro. By midafternoon in Athens,...

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Crayola sorry after hackers make its Facebook page off-color

EASTON, Pa. — Crayola is apologizing after hackers filled its Facebook page with off-color content. The Forks Township, Pennsylvania-based crayon and marker manufacturer regained control of the page late Sunday and removed the offending posts. Instead...

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AmerisourceBergen expands into animal health with $2.5B deal

Pharmaceutical distributor AmerisourceBergen will stretch its reach into veterinary medicine by spending about $2.5 billion to acquire MWI Veterinary Supply. AmerisourceBergen Corp. said Monday that it will pay $190 in cash for each share of MWI, a...

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GM's new electric could upstage Tesla _ and its own Volt

DETROIT — With the introduction of an affordable electric car that can go 200 miles on a single charge, General Motors is setting up a showdown with Tesla to sell an electric vehicle to the masses. It may also upstage a car of its own. GM on Monday...

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Foreign money floods Boston real estate market

Foreign investment in Greater Boston real estate has skyrocketed to record heights, more than tripling in the past year and bringing new ownership to some of the area's premier addresses. Foreign buyers spent $4.2 billion in deals for office properties...

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Fox News guest derided for saying UK city 'totally Muslim'

LONDON — A news commentator who told Fox News that the British city of Birmingham is "totally Muslim" has apologized for the comments, which drew widespread online ridicule. Steven Emerson, an American whose website describes him as a leading authority...

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Ready, aim, fire: 'Call of Duty Online' ready to invade China

Already one of the videogame industry's biggest franchises, "Call of Duty" is about to prove whether it can conquer the world's largest gaming market, China. After years of development and beta testing Activision Publishing, a division of Activision...

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Volkswagen, Ford take top awards at the Detroit auto show

DETROIT — Ford's big move to aluminum for the body of its flagship F-150 truck has helped it garner some additional material: The hardware that comes with the North American Truck of the Year Award. Ford took the top truck honor Monday alongside the...

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Kaiser's 2,600 mental health workers to strike in California

SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of Kaiser Permanente's mental health professionals plan to start a weeklong strike throughout California on Monday to protest what they say is a lack of staffing that affects care. The health care provider's 2,600 psychologists,...

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Obama seeks laws on data hacking, student privacy

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama wants Congress to pass legislation requiring companies to inform customers within 30 days if their data has been hacked, a move that follows high-profile breaches at retailers including Target, Home Depot and Neiman...

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