Business

New York -- The United States' largest-ever wind farm will use $1.4 billion worth of turbines built by General Electric Co., the New York company said Thursday.

Washington -- The mortgage meltdown has revamped the role of the U.S. Government National Mortgage Association, hastening some problems, a real estate professor said.

Washington -- Victims of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme pleaded for help in Washington, nearly a year to the day when the New York trader was arrested.

New York -- American International Group has anonymously climbed back to the top spot in fixed annuity sales, a private U.S. research firm said.

Detroit, December 10 -- A stint at General Motors Co (GM.UL) that lasted merely eight days! That’s what Michael Richards’, the new head of Buick GMC, work experience would state.

Washington -- On-time arrivals among U.S. airlines slipped noticeably in October, the Department of Transportation said.

Chicago -- The number of U.S. chief executive officers who have left their jobs in 2009 is down 17.6 percent from a year ago, private researchers said.

Tokyo -- Japan's economy, facing declining prices and lower capital spending, grew 1.3 percent in the last quarter against an earlier estimate of 4.8 percent.

Dearborn, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co.'s president for Asia Pacific and Africa Joe Hinrichs said he has not fielded offers from General Motors for its open top executive slot.

London -- A fox was spotted running down an escalator at a London Underground train station, a witness to the unusual urban wildlife episode says.