Before recalling an all-metal artificial hip, Johnson & Johnson insisted it was safe and maintained that company-sponsored studies refuted complaints that the device was flawed.

Republicans and business groups complain that the 35 percent corporate tax rate is among the highest in the world, leaving American companies at a disadvantage.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it would look into whether banks misled customers about the fees.

As expenses rise, there are new calls to limit the costs at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and outlays for defending its former executives.

The $172 billion bailout of Greece may set off the credit-default swaps on that country's debt, even though Europe is trying to avoid activating them.

The aid package for Greece prevents it from cashing out of the euro zone for now. But what it means as a precedent for other heavily indebted euro zone members is another matter.

The Northeast Portland company unveils a new construction division, which has been busy recently building the company's new headquarters and showroom

Grand & Benedicts announced it has added a construction division that will allow the Portland retail fixture company to help clients renovate or build new stores.

The company, which also sells retail fixtures and offers store closing services, has in the past built and renovated four of its buildings, including showrooms, warehouses and offices, said Camilla Chalmers of Grand & Benedicts. Currently, the company's team is building a new 31,000-square-foot headquarters and showroom on Southwest Macadam Avenue that's expected to open in April.

Grand & Benedicts was born in 1980 from the merging of two longtime local companies -- a hardware store and a retail decor business -- and has gone on to become a major global producer of fixtures and custom systems.

-- Laura Gunderson

The Volcker Rule may create a divided world where the old investment banks are challenged by upstarts that are not limited by the rule.

Google is currently making a pair of glasses that will be able to stream information to the wearer’s eyes in real time.

A new study, based on alumni donations to a large research university, finds that students who receive loans or even grants give less money after graduation than their peers who pay full freight.