BUSINESS

Bumble Bee Foods employee Jose Malena was cooked to death in an industrial oven Thursday at the seafood plant in California.

The Supreme Court of India directed the Reserve Bank of India to amend the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) regulations rules within two weeks to facilitate the implementation of Foreign Direct Investment in the retail sector.

Clearwire Corp, Sprint Nextel Corp, Partner Communications, Glu Mobile Inc, Deutsche Bank AG, Telefonica S.A., Aixtron SE and LSI Corp. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.

India’s headline inflation in September rose at a higher than- expected rate to 7.8 percent, touching 10-month high, diminishing chances of interest rate cuts by the RBI.

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday as concerns over weak corporate earnings and inconclusive Chinese economic data weighed on the sentiment.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Monday ahead of the Commerce Department's retail sales report and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

European markets rose Monday as investor confidence was lifted by hopes that after the European Union Council meeting on 18-19 October in Brussels, Spain will seek bailout funds and Greece will shortly receive the required rescue package needed to overcome the financial instability it is facing.

The wounded Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting education for girls has been shifted to the United Kingdom for further treatment, a military spokesman said Monday.

The rate of inflation in China slowed down in September from the previous month, showing signs of a gradual decline in price pressure to make room for monetary easing.

Most of the Asian stocks fell Monday as investor sentiment was weighed down by concerns of weakening global economy, which undermined the data from China showing lowering of inflation rate in September

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will cover both domestic and foreign policies during the second U.S. presidential debate Tuesday.

At the "Carrie" panel at New York Comic Con 2012, the film's director, producer Kevin Misher and its lead actors Moretz and Julianne Moore took the IGN Theater stage on Saturday afternoon to reintroduce the story of "Carrie" to attendees at the ultimate pop culture convention.

The SoftBank purchase of a 70 percent stake in Sprint Nextel for $20 billion means stiffer competition for Verizon Wireless and AT&T.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Sunday tried to refute arguments that the central bank’s aggressive monetary easing has sparked a global “currency war” that risks destabilizing emerging market economies.

Of the many announcements made at Capcom's "World of Capcom" event at New York Comic Con 2012 on Friday afternoon, the news and trailer released for Okami HD, set to release on Oct. 30 for PS3, garnered some of the best crowd reactions.

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch declared on Twitter that “any shareholders with complaint should take profits and sell!”

Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram urged Reserve Bank of India Saturday, to support the struggling economy by reciprocating the government’s attempts to rein in fiscal deficit, while further strengthening industries and markets plea for monetary easing.

Market participants are likely to focus on the economic reports in a data-heavy week. Reports on retail sales, Empire manufacturing, Philly Fed, housing starts and inflation from the U.S. are due to be released next week.

Eastern Europe’s capitals have been high-tech stars for years, but don't overlook Brno, Katowice, and other so-called second-tier cities.

Egypt, the world's Arab most populous nation, is betting heavily on foreign investment to help kick-start its faltering economy.

The creators of "The Venture Bros.," one of the smartest and most beloved series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, hit the IGN Theater Stage on Friday afternoon to help kick off New York Comic Con 2012.

Retailers' legal challenge to a class-action settlement involving MasterCard and Visa would allow "hidden fees" to continue.

At least 16 people were killed and 40 others injured in a bomb blast at a crowded market in northwest Pakistan Saturday, security officials said.

Ahead of his sentencing later this month, former director of Goldman Sachs Rajat Gupta has got support from prominent personalities like former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates who advocated a lenient sentence for insider trading, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

The Bank of Korea Thursday announced its decision to cut the policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent but the market participants feel that additional stimulus measures are urgently needed to give a boost to the country's weakening economy.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Xerox Corp, USG Corp and PIMCO High Income Fund. The top after-market NYSE losers were SunTrust Banks, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Heckmann Corp, StarTek and Access Midstream Partners, L.P.

Most of the Asian markets fell in the week as investor sentiment turned negative with the increasing concerns about the weakening global economy and the faltering growth prospects.

China now consumes twice as much meat as the U.S., but it may cost the country dearly in the long run.

Many believed a stolen laptop personal computer was part of a hoax to drum up buzz about “Beauty and a Beat,” but Justin Bieber’s publicist said the laptop was in fact stolen.