Whether they're seeking a job for financial reasons or want to stay busy and active, experts say older Americans have a lot to offer potential employers.

Large retailers are absorbing the ramifications of the settlement in which Visa Inc. (V) and MasterCard Inc. (MA) have agreed to allow retailers to charge more when customers pay with plastic.

Jakks Pacific Inc.'s (JAKK) second-quarter profit slumped 95% as the toy maker reported higher legal advisory fees and lower income from a videogame joint venture, though net sales growth exceeded expectations.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. will launch its largest-ever advertising campaign during the Summer Olympics with new television spots stressing that the company, unlike some of its closest rivals, doesn't answer to shareholders.

A team of divers inspecting a drillship leased by Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) for its Arctic oil exploration program found no signs of damage after the ship drifted off its moorings last weekend, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

NYSE Euronext (NYX) said it has shelved plans to create a Web-based derivatives market in Europe, as the Big Board operator continues a broad restructuring.

Activist investor Carl Icahn warned Forest Laboratories Inc.'s board not to be complacent about the upcoming election and demanded they stop mischaracterizing his slate of nominees.

A tiny but promising new study suggests that a medicine on the market for immune disorders may offer long-term benefits to Alzheimer's patients, a result likely to spur interest in using the therapy off-label even though it is in limited supply.

Microsoft may have failed to comply with a 2009 European Union order to offer users a choice of rival web browsers, marking the second time it has defied regulators, and could face hefty fines, the EU's antitrust chief said.

State Street Corp.'s (STT) second-quarter earnings fell 4.5% on lower foreign-exchange trading revenue and lower fees from investment management and servicing.