US Business

Ford is asking a Georgia court for a new trial, after a jury reached a $1.7 billion verdict against the auto maker last month involving a truck rollover accident that left two people dead.

The fitness-products maker, which also makes Schwinn indoor bikes, said the sale is being considered as part of a broader review of strategic alternatives.

The Delaware judge presiding over the takeover dispute has begun to set the contours of the October trial.

The CEO change comes as Unilever seeks to reinvigorate growth across its sprawling portfolio while grappling with rising input costs, changing consumer trends and broad economic uncertainty.

Land-use restrictions and lack of infrastructure have made it harder for developers to find sites to build homes; “almost across the board, you’re fighting for land.”

Revenue boomed and funeral homes expanded as many morticians also buried friends and colleagues.

Researchers analyzed securities filings to determine what companies would have paid if the tax had been in place last year and found just six would have paid half of the estimated $32 billion the levy would have generated.

The auto maker is seeking meetings with investors and environmental groups that have questioned its commitment to greener cars.

Flexibility among electric-vehicle owners in how and when they charge their cars is seen as key in avoiding stress on the electrical grid.

Leaders of the business software giant were among the best paid in the U.S.