Google Launches Fashion Site Boutiques.com

The Google (GOOG) algorithm just got stylish.

On Wednesday, the Internet giant launched Boutiques.com, its new fashion site that applies the search engine to the world of clothes.

Users will be able to search through hundreds of virtual boutiques f…

McDonald’s Raises Prices in China on Higher Costs

McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) raised the prices of some of the items on its menu in Chinese stores because of higher costs.

The increase “is because of higher raw material prices and we’ve adjusted our prices accordingly,” Sophia Luan, spokeswoman for McDon…

GM Increases IPO by 31%

General Motors will increase the size of its IPO by almost one-third to meet strong investor demand.

The company said it will increase the IPO to 478 million common shares, 31% more than the planned 365 million. These figures exclude the amount of sha…