Many economists downplayed Friday's disappointing jobs report, calling it a blip in a moderate recovery and blaming high gas prices and Japanese supply disruptions.

Ford Motor Company said Tuesday it intends to boost global sales by 50 percent by 2015, with an eye to the Asia market and its demand for small cars.

Austan Goolsbee, President Obama's chief economic adviser, is leaving the administration and returning to the University of Chicago Booth School of Business to teach.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) shares on Monday fell to levels not seen since May 2009 as concerns about the need for more capital at big banks and the economy rattled Wall Street.

Apple introduced its iCloud service on Monday in a move that was touted by Steve Jobs as a milestone on the way to a post-PC world.

India's government on Monday approved the purchase of 10 military transport planes from Boeing Co. for $4.1 billion -- the country's biggest defence deal with a U.S. firm.

Hispanics are now the largest ethnic minority in the United States and during the past decade, U.S. Hispanic purchasing power has rapidly increased. This report takes an in depth look at how today's Hispanic Economy is transitioning into an economic power in the U.S. Click here for the executive summary and table of contents!

The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States is expected to grow 41.8 percent in the next six years to 4.3 million, with total revenues surging 39 percent to more than $539 billion, according to new estimates by HispanTelligence. Spurred by growing entrepreneurial trends and affluence among the nation's largest minority population, the increase is expected to come at a robust rate of 8.5 and 8.7 percent, respectfully, over the next couple years.

But how much and whom depends on who's talking and what yardstick is used.

More youthful population posed to have greater influence in all segments of American society.

Diversity efforts at one of the world's largest automakers makes good business sense.

The best posture to assume is one of "guarded optimism."

Hispanic nonprofits make progress in struggling enconomy, but troubling signs still loom.