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.
Asian markets rose in the week with investor sentiment turning positive following the encouraging economic indicators from the U.S.
China's non-manufacturing activity rose in October compared to that in the previous month, decreasing the concerns over the slowdown in the economic growth of the country.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were Equal Energy Ltd, Hilltop Holdings Inc, Corporate Executive Board, Gartner and SM Energy Co. The top after-market NYSE losers were hhgregg, Tutor Perini Corp, PharMerica Corp, Select Medical Holdings Corp and Emergent Biosolutions.
As the current generation of video game consoles winds to an end, industry veterans are using mobile technology to carve out a larger space for themselves..
Rhode Island has filed a complaint against company executives and government officials involved in the state's high-profile $75 million loan guarantee for Curt Schilling’s video-game developer 38 Studios.
The city approved the plan to secure the precarious crane hanging over Midtown Manhattan
An American billionaire is trying to stop a bridge that will connect Detroit and Windsor, Ontario in Canada and is funded by the Canadian government. For Manuel Moroun, blocking the bridge is a business decision.
The winner of a $23 million lottery ticket forgot she had won the ticket and left it in her car, the California lottery said Friday.
“It’s like the early 70s out there,” said David Brauner, a 52-year-old Queens resident, referring to the gas shortage caused by the 1973-74 oil embargo.
China unveiled a new fighter jet, its second in the past few years. Experts still say the country has a long way to go in improving its air force.
