Spain’s unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2012 jumped to a record high of 26 percent, data released by the National Statistics Institute showed Thursday.
Netflix, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Nokia, Rio Tinto, Mellanox Technologies, Apple Inc, Cirrus Logic, Allegheny Technologies and SanDisk Corp. are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Thursday.
Japan has been thrust full steam into developing alternatives to nuclear power. It has a long way to go.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data.
Crude oil prices advanced in Asia Thursday after a private survey showed that Chinese factory activity in January grew at its fastest pace in two years.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were Swift Transportation, Headwaters, Union Pacific, Iamgold and Southwest Airlines Co. The top after-market NYSE losers were Teradyne, Yingli Green Energy, Buckeye Partners, Varian Medical Systems and Vipshop Holdings Ltd.
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were Netflix Inc, F5 Networks Inc, Dorman Products Inc and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Wednesday were Mellanox Technologies Ltd, Apple Inc, Cirrus Logic Inc, Skyworks Solutions Inc and Altera Corporation.
Peugeot Citroen has unveiled a hybrid car that runs partly on the most environmentally friendly resource of all: air.
Growth in China's factory sector hit a two-year high in January, a preliminary private survey showed Thursday, as manufacturers received more orders.
The city has selected the My Micro NY design as part of its New Housing Marketplace Plan to develop affordable housing for small-household New York residents.
A would-be thief who had a change of heart over his criminal intentions left a Montana Papa John’s with another kind of dough – a pizza pie for his family instead of the restaurant’s cash.
Organizers for the annual Governors Ball 2013 music festival announced the event's 2013 lineup.
A video of a baby being flung from a mini-van has gone viral after a horrific car crash in Russia nearly took the child’s life.
The secretary of state became impatient with Republican Ron Johnson's line of questioning on the consulate attacks.
Even if Spain asks for a bailout, it won't be enough to address the country's deep-seated problems, according to a European economist.
Spring is the holiday shopping season for home improvement retailers. Lowe's says it's hiring 54,000 this year.
McDonald's Corp. beat profit estimates for the last three months of 2013. However, it says January could see flagging sales.
U.S. home prices rose for a tenth consecutive month in November.
Woodward, Aixtron SE, Google, Alcatel Lucent, International Business Machines Corp, Facebook, KB Home and Ford Motor Co. are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Wednesday.
Ultra-easy monetary policy is increasing the risk of a boom-bust cycle in capital flows, the Institute of International Finance warned.
U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of quarterly earnings reports by major corporations.
Asian stock markets mostly fell on Wednesday, with the Japanese Nikkei reporting its first three-day decline in two months.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were New York Times, International Business Machines, LDK Solar Co, MGIC Investment and Berry Plastics Group Inc, while the top after-market NYSE losers were STR Holdings, Annies, WESCO International, Yingli Green Energy and Senior Housing Properties Trust.
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Tuesday were Cree Inc, Novadaq Technologies Inc, Google Inc and Westport Innovations Inc, while the top after-market NASDAQ losers were Volterra Semiconductor Corporation, Perion Network Ltd, Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc, Amgen Inc and TTM Technologies Inc.
After more than a year of delays, Nebraska approved a new route for the Keystone XL pipeline that avoids fragile grasslands.
Walmart Canada will open nine stores on Friday as part of the retail giant's 2013 expansion plans.
Rising youth jobless rates have spurred concern over a “lost generation.” Global joblessness hit 197 million, up 4 million in 2012.
A widely followed survey of German investor confidence posted a two-and-a-half year high, surging unexpectedly above its long-term average.
The U.S. crude oil production boom could mean not just the end of OPEC oil imports, but a strategic threat to China's growing economy.
A strict new policy limiting toilet time at a factory led to a hostage situation in Shanghai.
