It's official: The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday on giving states the power to force online retailers to collect sales taxes.

Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, will release its final report on a November oil spill at an offshore field operated by U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (CVX) on Thursday, the regulator said in a statement Wednesday.

AT&T Inc. (T) unveiled the long-awaited details of its new wireless data plans, which allow customers to share data among multiple users and devices, and continues the trend of shifting the focus away from voice minutes and texts, once the basis for most wireless bills.

Royal KPN NV (KPN.AE) is pushing ahead with the sale of its Base mobile phone business in Belgium even as America Movil SAB (AMX), which now owns just under 30% of KPN, has expressed its disapproval of a disposal, people familiar with the situation told Dow Jones Newswires on Wednesday.

The Peugeot family has hit back at suggestions by a government official that it has favored its own financial interests over the development of the automotive group that it controls.

TAKING THE PULSE: Financial markets in the second quarter saw investors continue to head for the sidelines of stock and derivatives markets in the U.S. and Europe, offering little relief for exchanges that depend largely on trading fees for revenue.

Whether incoming freshmen have opted to have a roommate selected at random or will be sharing a space with an acquaintance, here are four expert tips on how to make the initial connection and how to get the roommate relationship off on the right foot.

Capital One will pay a total of $165 million -- $140 million to customers and $25 million as a penalty -- to settle charges that customers were misled into paying for credit card products.

India's Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (532286.BY) is in advanced negotiations to acquire Canada's CIC Energy Corp. (ELC.T), CIC said Wednesday.

Front-month crude oil futures jumped back in positive territory Wednesday morning after initially slipping into the red following the release of U.S. Energy Information Administration inventory data.