Crude oil prices advanced slightly and hovered above $85 a barrel during Asian trading hours Tuesday as investors opted for caution ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
Japan’s leading index, a composite index based on 12 economic indicators designed to predict the future direction of the economy, fell in September from the previous month, indicating a continuing decline in the country's economic condition.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Chico's FAS, Weight Watchers International, Thor Industries, Time Warner Cable Inc and Millennial Media. The top after-market NYSE losers were hhgregg, China Unicom, EnerSys, Trulia and Ellie Mae.
Most of the Asian markets fell Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of the U.S. Presidential elections.
The Philippines' rate of inflation continued to decrease in October from the previous month, indicating that the country’s inflationary pressures are well contained, providing room for further monetary easing policy measures required to boost economic growth.
Asian shares and the dollar steadied Tuesday with risk appetite contained by uncertainty over the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and renewed doubts over Greece's ability to push through severe fiscal measures.
Northeastern gas shortage will likely last through the week due to the many factors affecting the supply chain.
68 percent –- higher than any other Asian ethnic group – of Indian-Americans will vote for Obama,
Macy's is expected to see revenue up but profit down. Could it beat forecasts?
Retailers forecast higher holiday sales as a flurry of new touch-screen toys were released just in time to stuff those Christmas stockings.
Gold, oil, copper, and other risky assets like the euro lost ground early Monday as investors positioned themselves ahead of the U.S. election.
The U.S.'s rank has plummeted, while overall global prosperity has increased.
The fall in the headline ISM services index follows the small rise in the ISM manufacturing index reported last week.
International tourism picked up considerably in 2012, leading the UN to estimate over a billion travelers will visits a foreign country this year.
Political ad spending plus red-hot Fox ratings are expected to boost the fiscal first-quarter earnings of News Corp. (Nasdaq:NWSA).
Zac Vawter broke a record by climbing 103 floors using a mind-controlled prosthetic limb.
The practice echoes that of fellow American companies Starbucks, Amazon and Google.
MannKind Corp, Alcatel Lucent SA, Cirrus Logic, Ford Motor, Alliance Resource Partners, Radian Group, HSBC Holdings Plc and DuPont are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.
The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Monday ahead of Tuesday’s Presidential election.
Asian stock markets declined Monday despite the encouraging economic reports from the U.S. and China as investors opted for caution ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
India's service sector recorded its slowest growth in six months as the economic slowdown in the U.S. and Europe resulted in a slump in new orders, the latest HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index data released Monday show.
Indonesia’s economy continued to grow as expected in the third quarter compared to the same period last year.
China's services activity continued to expand in October but growth was slower than that in the previous month, indicating that the economic growth momentum is on track.
As New York and New Jersey recover from Superstorm Sandy, government officials are adopting emergency measures to deal with fuel-supply disruptions.
Chris Anderson is resigning from his post as editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, a position he's held for more than half the publication's history.
Asian markets are likely to begin the week on a positive note as better-than-expected U.S. non-farm payroll data have suggested that the strength of the economic recovery in the world's largest economy is gaining some traction.
The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy has led to gangs of looters taking advantage of areas without power.
First, the U.S. must help every person hurt by Hurricane Sandy. Second, the nation must end its gasoline/diesel supply vulnerability.
Federal authorities Friday sought the help of the military to deliver 24 million gallons of fuel to restore gas supply in the areas affected by Superstorm Sandy. There is a severe shortage of fuel as almost 50 percent of the gas stations in Sandy affected areas are inoperable due to power outage.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Friday were Blucora, BroadSoft Inc, Pixelworks Inc, Provident Financial Holdings Inc and Theravance Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were ICF International Inc, Oplink Communications Inc, Trimble Navigation Limited and NetSpend Holdings Inc.
