Mark Brooks

A year ago, Android had just 58 percent to the iPhone's 14 percent. Gains came largely at the expense of BlackBerry and Symbian phones, according to Thursday's report from IDC.

The Labor Department said U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first thought.

The corporate bill is sure to swell as casinos, insurance companies, and retailers tally the damage.

Beef futures rose, while pork futures fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

CEO Liam McGee said during a conference call on Friday that the offer will be made to annuity holders that make up almost 45 percent of the net amount at risk on the contracts.

Friday's transport strike in Athens, to protest pay cuts and broader privatization plans, was held ahead of a 48-hour general strike next Tuesday that will halt flights for three hours on that day.

Benchmark crude fell $1.43, or 1.6 percent, to $85.66 in midday trading.

Delta said that it was operating a near-full schedule at New York's JFK and Newark Liberty in New Jersey.

Green Mountain developed two blends for Costco's Kirkland Signature lines, a lighter breakfast blend and a darker roast.

The fear is that many Americans in some of the nation's biggest cities who bought generators, bottled water and other emergency and cleanup supplies before and after the storm will be less inclined to spend over the holidays.

The euro fell to $1.2939 in late trading Thursday from $1.2962 late Wednesday.

Copper increased 3.45 cents Thursday to finish at $3.552 per pound.

Wheat for December delivery rose 4 cents to $8.6850 a bushel; December corn fell 4.75 cents to $7.51 a bushel; December oats fell 8.75 cents to $3.8025 a bushel; while November soybeans rose 11.50 cents to $15.5850 a bushel.

Storm could be second-costliest ever, after Katrina.

Curtiss-Wright agreed to pay $15.42 per share for Williams Controls, a premium of 41.3 percent to the stock's closing price on Wednesday.

Power outages are hampering refineries, storage tanks and supply terminals as they work to restore operations, largely in New York and New Jersey.

Thursday is the deadline for claimants to postmark written requests to opt out of the multibillion-dollar pact between BP PLC and a team of plaintiffs' attorneys.

Lawmaker Michalis Kassis and Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, a former health minister, quit their Socialist party ahead of a vote next week on €13.5 billion ($17.5 billion) in additional spending cuts and tax increases over two years.

Lawmaker Michalis Kassis and Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, a former health minister, quit their Socialist party ahead of a vote next week on €13.5 billion ($17.5 billion) in additional spending cuts and tax increases over two years.

Lumber for January delivery rose $10 Wednesday to end at $331.20 per 1,000 board feet on expectations that demand will pick up because of the need to repair and rebuild houses, businesses and other structures.