The bodies of five British serviceman killed in Afghanistan last week are flown back to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire. (news.bbc.co.uk)

German carmaker BMW AG said Thursday its 2009 net income fell 36 percent to euro210 million ($286 million) because of lower demand for its cars and motorcycles during the economic downturn as well as a higher tax rate. (www.newsvine.com)

German carmaker BMW AG says its 2009 net income fell 36 percent to euro210 million ($286 million) because of lower demand for its cars during the economic downturn as well as a higher tax rate. (www.newsvine.com)

German salt and fertilizer company Kali+Salz AG said Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income plunged 93 percent to euro16 million ($22 million) as the downturn significantly affected demand in global agricultural markets. (www.newsvine.com)

Elio Leoni-Sceti's sudden decision to quit as EMI CEO was driven partly by a lack of support for his strategic plan for the label and his not wanting to be the fall guy should that plan fail to deliver, sources told The Post. According to two people familiar with... (www.nypost.com)

Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories underscored that businesses remain cautious about restocking their depleted shelves. (www.newsvine.com)

Despite the easy-peasy development nature of the iPhone, there are some big legal strings attached to getting an app out into the wild, especially for those trying to take their app out of the U.S. (news.cnet.com)

Quality Distribution Inc., which hauls chemicals in trucks, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings fell on lower sales and one-time expenses. (www.newsvine.com)

A 56-year-old Oakland Gardens resident who recently filed a lawsuit against a costume company and several other businesses was not clowning around when she was injured at a 2008 Halloween party while wearing clown shoes, the woman’s attorney said.Sherri Perper, who lives in Oakland Gardens, filed a suit... (www.nypost.com)

Corn and wheat prices retreated Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly crop report showed plenty of supply for the two grains. (www.newsvine.com)

During the 1990s, the Square brand was synonymous with the role-playing video game. A generation of gamers got hooked on the challenging quests, quirky characters and sweeping story lines of Square RPGs like "Chrono Trigger," "The Secret of Mana" and, of course, the "Final Fantasy" series. (www.newsvine.com)

Shares of Navistar International fell Wednesday morning, a day after the truck and engine maker reported a sharply lower fiscal first-quarter profit, missing Wall Street targets. (www.newsvine.com)

German publisher Axel Springer AG said Wednesday that net income fell 45 percent in 2009 to euro314 million ($427 million), with a drop in demand for newspapers and magazines mitigated only partially by new Internet revenues. (www.newsvine.com)

Short line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Wednesday its traffic fell 9 percent last month from February 2009, mostly due to lower shipments of coal, coke and ores. (www.newsvine.com)