Stocks close down, tech issues suffer and eToys joins the IPO rush.

Stocks take a turn for the worse; SCANA to buy another Southern utility.

Blue-chips slowly advance. Heinz announces layoffs of 3,000 to 4,000 and a $900 million charge.

U.S. stocks regain some of early losses; Home construction increases in January to a 12-year high.

The Nasdaq leads a negative open; United Technologies talks about selling a unit; AOL talks with eBay.

Target brings in a famous partner to expand designs.

Chick-fil-A is offering more variety in a new concept.

The Indian tycoon and his empire are facing allegations of fraud by an American short-seller. Their answer does not convince investors for the moment.

The billionaire had proposed a controversial plan to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which now has lasted nearly a year.