An ad meant to bring Americans together instead stirred a television tempest with politicians and commentators squaring off against auto maker Chrysler over whether its commercial has political undertones.

Federal regulators are expected to give Southern Co. the green light on Thursday to build two nuclear reactors in Georgia, the first approval of a new U.S. nuclear project in over three decades.

Chrysler Group is in discussions with banks about establishing an in-house consumer and dealer auto-lending and loan operation through a joint-venture that would supplant some of the work now handled by Ally Financial.

Sprint Nextel posted a wider loss, though subscriber growth helped boost the wireless carrier's revenue.

CVS Caremark's fourth-quarter profit rose 3.7% as pharmacy-services and retail revenue grew.