The Indian government has taken a major step toward its ambitious vision of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by initiating a $5.4-billion plan that would allow the government sector doctors to prescribe generic drugs to the patients free of cost.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were: Cellcom Israel, Parker Drilling, Patriot Coal Corp, Omega Protein Corp and Yelp Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Box Ships, Spectrum Brands Holdings, AMERIGROUP, Teekay Tankers and Delta Air Lines.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Friday were Human Genome Sciences Inc, Netlist Inc, Synacor Inc, Nanosphere Inc and Jamba.The top after-market Nasdaq losers were: Gevo, Glu Mobile Inc , ZAGG Inc, Xyratex Ltd and Splunk Inc.
China's announcement of the unexpected interest rate cut this week has given an indication to market players that policymakers are increasingly rattled by the state of the economy.
Most Asian markets rose this week as investor confidence was boosted by expectations of stimulus measures from central banks globally to regain the economic growth momentum.
As the U.S. government spends an unprecedented amount of money to fix the economy, there's an equal need to raise the cash needed to pay for those fixes. As a result, Uncle Sam is forced to borrow from countries with high savings rates, such as China, to help cover the budget deficit.
While American politicians such as U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., are pushing to expand federal tax breaks for small businesses, the U.K. government has already announced a move to help early-stage businesses find new means of financing: tax relief for private investors.
The company looks to be on the way back up after the Qwikster debacle last year.
IBTimes reviews winners and losers in the world of business and economics for the week of July 1.
Casey Anthony's former lawyer, Jose Baez, has released a book about his time defending the Florida woman who was found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter. His book is out in stores.
Two of Argentina's former military dictators have been convicted for their involvement in the state-orchestrated abduction of babies belonging to political dissidents.
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras requested on Friday that European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) creditors extend a ?237 billion bailout package for a grace period of two years to help the country survive its fifth year of recession.
Back in December, Twitter completely redesigned its site to make it more aesthetically-pleasing for users and advertisers. Seven months later, Twitter added a few more important tweaks to its microblogging platform on Friday to improve the way users search and discover content.
As the gap between America's middle class and the wealthiest 1 percent has widened, luxury retailers and discounters continue to grow, while midprice brands are finding it difficult to compete.
Scott Peterson filed his automatic appeal of his 2004 death sentence to the California Supreme Court, maintaining that he had nothing to do with the murder of his wife Laci Peterson and his unborn son.
Sony has finally revealed the release date for its ?PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale,? which is expected to be the Sony equivalent to Nintendo?s ?Super Smash Bros.? franchise. The fighting game mash-up will be available on Oct. 23 in the United States, Oct. 24 for most of Europe Oct. 26th for United Kingdom players.
Three of the world's biggest financial institutions in the U.S. are closing their European money market funds to new investments after the European Central Bank (ECB) reduced its benchmark rate to a record low of 0.75 percent and slashed deposit rates to zero on Thursday, undermining global investor confidence.
The sporting goods chain Academy is suing the private security firm Academi -- the controversial defense contractor formerly known as Blackwater -- for trademark infringement.
Whether it's a phone, or a tablet, or a music player, each and every new product released by Apple is thinner, lighter, faster and more powerful than its predecessor. With this in mind, the latest report about Apple's next iPhone, presumably dubbed the iPhone 5, should come as no real surprise: According to DigiTimes, Apple has chosen the powerful Exynos 4 quad-core processor built by Samsung to power its next-gen iPhone.
Hopes that emerging markets will lead the world out of the global economic slowdown are beginning to dim.Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), voiced her concerns over the strength of the global economy, emphasizing that emerging markets, which currently account for two-thirds of global growth, were showing signs of weakening.
Even though Rinehart's fortune is now more than ten times that of Oprah Winfrey, few outside her native Australia have ever heard of her.
Many high school graduates want to forego university altogether.
One of the biggest first-person shooter gaming titles on the market will expand to mobile platforms in the near future. Activision has just confirmed that its recently established studio in Leeds will develop handheld and iOS versions of ?Call of Duty.?
RAF, also called the Baader-Meinhof gang, waged a violent terrorist campaign against the West German state and especially U.S. military bases in the country during the late 1960s and 1970s.
The pace of bankruptcy filings in the U.S. is slowing down to pre-recession levels, but don?t cheer just yet ?because hundreds of thousands of Americans might have been too broke to file for bankruptcy.
Although Friday's closely watched June jobs report missed expectations, analysts are looking on the bright side: Income and hours worked both rose and the country's job market is still growing, despite global turmoil.
Posner said he has become less conservative since the Republican Party started becoming goofy.
Amazon got into the hardware game in 2007 with its popular e-book reader, the Kindle. Five years, three Kindle generations and a tablet later, the world's largest online retailer is reportedly building its first-ever smartphone to compete with Apple's iPhone and Google's Android platform.
Despite no announcements ahead of its Tuesday annual meeting, BlackBerry developer Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) is worth another $130 million by midday Friday.
Apple has been known in the mobile and PC world for its resistance to viruses and malware. However, the iOS App Store has just been infected with its first case of malware, causing newly updated apps to crash upon opening.
