BUSINESS

A Los Angeles startup lets you hire fake protesters, paparazzi, adoring fans or any crowd you need. Is this the future of crowd support?

IBTimes Money Editor Mike Obel discusses the background and history of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing (QE) program and whether the central bank will announce it will taper its stimulus measures after the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) September 17-18 meeting.

The hedge fund adviser and his Harbinger Capital Partners admitted wrongdoing in an SEC investigation.

J.C. Penney Company Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is expected to report second quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday.

One industry estimate shows that gold producers could be losing $100 to $200 for every ounce sold at current market prices.

Credit card balances are falling for both good and bad reasons.

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) are scheduled to report second quarter earnings this week.

Google (GOOG) briefly went down on Friday, and the company refuses to say why.

Anti-corruption measures, a slowing economy and oversupply are hurting China's luxury hotels.

Urban Outfitters (Nasdaq: URNB) is scheduled to report second quarter results after the bell on Monday.

Mexicans see president Peña Nieto reform of the oil monopoly Pemex as a positive move, but only if it's limited.

Toyota has been bearish on 2013 U.S. auto sales compared to its competition’s relatively optimistic estimates. Not anymore.

Eli Lilly wants to protect a patent on the vitamin regimen used to administer its lucrative lung cancer drug, Alimta.

Thailand has become the latest emerging market to be hit by falling growth. But its central bank will likely leave interest rates unchanged.

Following announcement of Hanthawaddy International Airport in the city, land prices in Bago are rising in a hurry.

Analysts expect revenue for the home improvement and hardware chain to increase 5.5 percent, up from a 2.1 percent a year ago.

The SADC has called for Western sanctions to be lifted in order to ease Zimbabwe's suffering.

Workers are seeking a 14% pay hike. Car companies are holding firm at 6%. The gap has halted auto production.

Falling prices for nickel are part of the reason Xstrata is taking a big write-down.

The plunging Indian rupee hit a fresh low, dragging down the country's stock markets while benchmark bond yields hit multi-year highs.

Norwegian company Statoil seeks to unlock capital through the transaction for investment in recent oil discoveries.

Makers of super-luxury sedans and SUVs remain hopeful in a market that has seen sales of passenger cars drop for nine months in a row.

An express train in eastern India was set alight and its driver badly beaten after the the train killed at least 37 people.

Investors have taken a cautious stance ahead of the release of the Fed minutes on Wednesday.

The SEC is reportedly looking into whether JPMorgan hired the children of Chinese officials to aid its business in the country.

An anonymous donor contributed a sizable sum to the U.K. government in 1928, but the funds were never spent.

The iPhone 5S rumor mill is churning with new reports saying the device may get golden casing and might have an optional 128GB of storage.

Beaches in Florida’s Miami-Dade and Broward counties are running low on their most characteristic commodity: sand.

A Delaware court refused to fast-track Carl Icahn’s lawsuit against Dell Inc. for accepting Michael Dell’s buyout offer.