Surprise: Sales of big SUVs surging faster than small cars

Automakers are tantalizing the market with 40-mpg small cars and 30-mpg sporty cars. Electric cars from major automakers are due by year's end. Plug-in gas-electric hybrids are under development.

Obama to auto workers: 'You are proving the naysayers wrong'

BP's Dudley: Time for 'scaleback' in Gulf cleanup

A $3M Clinton wedding? Not out of the question

Wedding industry experts say that when Clinton gets married Saturday, the tab could hit $2 million, $3 million or more a canape or two above the average $24,000 that most American newlyweds will shell out this year.

July marks deadliest month of Afghan war for U.S. troops

NATO announced Friday that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war.

New 2011 Volkswagen Jetta blasts its rivals off the road

It's hard to overstate the importance of the new Jetta to Volkswagen in the U.S.

GM hikes production capacity for Volt by 50%

General Motors said Friday that it is boosting production capacity for its new Chevrolet Volt due to strong public interest in the electric car that goes on sale this year.

Stocks finish wild day near even; Dow up 7% in July

News that economic growth slowed during the spring gave the stock market a fitting end to a choppy July yet another back-and-forth day.

Economic growth slowed to 2.4% rate in second quarter

Economic growth slowed last quarter as consumers continued to pinch pennies in the aftermath of the worst recession since the 1930s.

How much longer can Mike Shanahan hold 'conditional' grudge against Albert Haynesworth?

Attorney: Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife got threatening visit

Lorenzen Wright's(FSY) ex-wife was threatened at her home by three men who were carrying guns and looking for the former NBA player about six weeks before he was shot to death, the woman's attorney said Friday.

Edwin Jackson on barber's chair when traded to White Sox, could be on move to Nationals for Dunn

Rangers acquire second baseman Cristian Guzman from the Nationals

Bill Clinton emerges on Chelsea's wedding eve, greets well-wishers

Former President Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married tomorrow, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion.

Heidi Montag files for divorce

TV Press Tour: The peacock perks up

The peacock network sees a brighter future in what executives call a "rebuilding mode," even as it prepares to change ownership later this year.

Pop Quiz: Week of July 26

Test your knowledge of the week's big celebrity and entertainment stories with the Pop Quiz.

Banks seek customers' help to stop online thieves

For generations, U.S. consumers have relied on banks to bear the primary responsibility for keeping their hard-earned cash deposits out of the hands of thieves. Now, banks want consumers to share the load.

Talking Tech: Jeff & Ed on Amazon's e-book sales and new Apple Macs

Microsoft's Ballmer on Apple's iPad: Not for everybody, but we'll compete

Kids soar to new heights in Wii game

Video games have the power to take you places you can't go in real life. When kids enter a well-crafted game, they suspend reality to become someone they didn't know they could be. That is exactly what happens when playing Kid Adventures: Sky Captain.

Virgin Atlantic to give its planes a new look

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Alaska Air adds Mexico route from San Jose

American adds three American Eagle routes from New York JFK