When it comes to making our kids happy, it can be easy for parents to overspend.

Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY, 005930.SE), responding to a U.S. verdict that it must pay damages to Apple Inc. (AAPL)of more than $1 billion for violating the California company's patents, said Apple's win is a loss for the American consumer.

Chicago's spot ultralow-sulfur diesel fuel pricing premium rose sharply Friday amid refiner-led buying interest.

A Brazilian appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in a 20-year-old case involving a payment of more than $2 billion to minority shareholders of Petrobras Quimica S.A., or Petroquisa, the now-defunct petrochemicals unit of state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras.

South Korean electronics giant Samsung infringed multiple patents held by Apple on its popular iPhone, iPad and iPod devices, a jury in California found Friday, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR) announced Friday the discovery of a new oil deposit in deep water in the Sergipe-Alagoas basin.

LA PAZ, Bolivia--The Bolivian government wants to increase its role in the mining industry through state-run mining company Comibol and taxes that promote onshore processing of the country's mineral wealth, according to top officials.

BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) said Friday the regular gasoline it supplies to gas stations in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin is now back to normal specifications, after a bad batch of fuel left its refinery in Indiana.

A federal judge has denied Capital One Financial Corp.'s (COF) efforts to block state regulators' lawsuits over payment-protection products marketed to credit-card customers.

The U.S. International Trade Commission found Apple Inc. (AAPL) didn't violate three of Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Motorola Mobility patents but said an administrative law judge would consider issues of infringement surrounding a fourth patent.