Shell, villagers agree to $83.5 million for huge oil spill

JOHANNESBURG — Oil giant Shell has agreed to pay a Nigerian fishing community 55 million pounds (about $83.5 million) for the worst oil spill in Nigeria, an unprecedented settlement that experts say could open a floodgate of litigation there and abroad....

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Super Bowl ads: from GoDaddy to Wix.com, web-service marketers flock to big game

The biggest Super Bowl ad battle in 2015 has something small at stake. No less than three companies aiming to capture the interest of the nation's entrepreneurs and small business leaders. Wix.com, a web-services company making its debut as a Super...

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Survey: US companies stepped up hiring in December

WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses ramped up hiring last month in the latest sign that the nation's economy is expanding despite worries about global growth that have sent financial markets tumbling. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that companies added...

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Woman sues over use of her school photo on novelty flask

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico woman is suing a novelty products maker over a flask that includes her likeness and the phrase, "I'm going to be the most popular girl in rehab." The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://goo.gl/j8MdZk) Veronica Vigil alleges...

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Keurig Green Mountain, Dr. Pepper Snapple strike deal

WATERBURY, Vt. — Keurig Green Mountain struck a deal with Dr. Pepper Snapple to make single-serve capsules for use in Keurig's soon-to-be released cold beverage system. The companies did not disclose terms of the agreement Wednesday or specify which...

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Watch Chris Evans star in Chinese 'Call of Duty Online' campaign

Chris Evans is promoting the launch of Activision Blizzard's "Call of Duty Online" in China by starring in a three-minute live action commercial for the videogame maker. Evans, who already suits up as Captain America in Marvel Studios' superhero films,...

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Al Getler named new publisher of Burlington Free Press

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Al Getler, group publisher of the North of Boston Media Group, has been named publisher of the Burlington Free Press. In taking over at the Free Press, Getler returns to Gannett Co. Inc., where he spent nearly a decade with the Newspaper...

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US trade deficit hits 11-month low of $39 billion

WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit fell in November to the lowest level in 11 months as crude oil imports dropped to a two-decade low. The trade deficit narrowed to $39 billion in November, down 7.7 percent from a revised October deficit of $42.2 billion,...

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US stocks rise at open as oil steadies

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are moving higher in early trading as the price of oil steadies near six-year lows. European markets also pushed higher on Wednesday after weak inflation figures for the region raised speculation of further help from the European...

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Monsanto earnings fall 34 percent on lower corn seed sales

ST LOUIS — Monsanto said Wednesday that its earnings fell 34 percent in its first fiscal quarter as South American farmers cut back on planting corn, reducing demand for the company's biotech-enhanced seeds. U.S. farmers harvested record crops of soybeans...

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