[Automotive] Nissan and Microsoft announced a sweeping deal yesterday that will put Nissan on PDAs, MSN, Windows Live, Live Search, Xbox and Windows Mobile … Read the whole story

[Retail] Add Nordstrom to the list of department stores posting excellent third-quarter results as sales improved in every merchandise category. The company is also … Read the whole story

[Food] With three-quarters of the soup season still ahead, Campbell reported sales of its ready-to-serve soup are already up 15 percent. The company's U.S. … Read the whole story

[Financial Services] Bank of America, through the $3.3 billion buyout of U.S. Trust announced yesterday, will have greater entree to the portfolios of America's … Read the whole story

[Retail] One intriguing forecast of the holiday shopping season predicts Bloomingdale's, Target and Lowe's are best positioned to clean up this year because of … Read the whole story