U.S. stock futures are edging higher after Greek leaders say they have agreed on a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a vital euro130 billion bailout.
Ford says two top executives who helped lead its comeback are retiring.
A Muslim convert from Brooklyn who ran a website that posted threats against the creators of the Comedy Central television show "South Park" for supposedly insulting the prophet Muhammad is expected to enter a guilty plea.
Oracle is paying $1.9 billion for Taleo Corp., a company that helps businesses manage their employees.
Kodak says it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in order to focus on its more profitable businesses.
The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, an encouraging sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.
"Who owns my mortgage?"
The city of Pontiac, Mich., showed off some of its former foreclosed homes this week, polished with federal dollars and featuring new kitchens, bathrooms, windows, flooring and roofs.
QUESTION: I heard in the State of the Union address that President Barack Obama has a new plan to fix the mortgage situation and help struggling Americans. I'm also having some problems with my mortgage, and my property is underwater. Is this plan going to finally save me?
The European Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low 1 percent on Thursday while it waits to see whether the economy needs more help as the 17 countries that use the euro struggle with a debt crisis and likely recession.