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Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase

With talk of cleanup 'scaleback' and some fishing areas opening, spill may be near new phase

Stocks end July with big gain; Dow gains 7.1 pct

Stocks end July with biggest gains in a year; Close is mixed after second-quarter GDP report

Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan

Obama sells good news story of government's auto bailout in Michigan

Time to scrap BP brand? Gas-station owners divided

Keep BP sunflower or bring back Amoco torch? Some gas-station owners think rebranding needed

Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration

Obama administration considers going around Congress to let illegal immigrants stay in US

Bleak outlook for economy as growth slows

Economic growth slows in spring, adding to doubts about when the jobs will come

Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup

Incoming BP CEO: It's time for 'scaleback' in cleanup, but company will still set things right

Chrysler to add 900 jobs to midsize-car plant

Chrysler says it will add 900 jobs to Detroit-area midsize-car factory

Chevron 2Q income triples on higher energy prices

Oil industry booms; Chevron Corp. 2Q earnings triples on higher fuel prices, refining margins

Disney selling Miramax to investors for $660M

Disney to sell Miramax, studio behind 'Pulp Fiction,' 'Shakespeare in Love,' for $660 million

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