At an investor briefing in Tokyo at the end of April, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said the company will be taking a different approach when creating games for the Wii U. Nintendo seeks to target the traditional hard-core audience rather than casual gamers, and Iwata said that the upcoming console will break new boundaries.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at the highest level since December 2007, lifted by a better-than-expected national manufacturing report that provided a welcome relief from a slew of disappointing regional manufacturing measures.
The news of the day centered on a better-than-expected U.S. manufacturing report for April, which sent ripples across the markets, boosting stocks as investors moved away from bonds and giving a bump to the dollar and crude oil. Investors are hoping this good news will be matched in Friday?s April U.S. jobs report.
Hyundai Motor Company (KS: 005380) enjoyed its second-best U.S. month in the company's history during April, despite three fewer selling days than in 2011, rising 1 percent on high demand for fuel efficient cars.
BlackBerry mobile device maker Research In Motion kicked off its annual conference by giving out thousands of prototype smartphones running its brand new operating system, BlackBerry 10.
Your flight can't get any cuter than this. EVA Air, a Taiwanese airline has launched new jets inspired by Hello Kitty. Two EVA Air aircrafts adorned with the fictional Japanese cartoon character will be put into service starting May 23.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, announced it'll invest $300 million into a new business with Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) to burnish the future of the Nook.
Critics complain that the minimum wage will hurt small business owners and the country?s competitiveness.
The U.S. House of Representatives was introduced to a new bill on Friday, called the Social Networking Online Protection Act 2012, or SNOPA, which would ban employers from requiring job candidates to provide their username or password to Facebook, or any other social networking account for that matter.
On the same day a federal judge blocked Texas from removing Planned Parenthood from a state program for advocating abortion services, an appeals judge allowed the state to move forward.
Ron Paul and economist Paul Krugman faced off for the first time Monday in a debate video that is essential viewing for any fan of either Paul.
The CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), the second-largest U.S. natural gas producer, will give up the role of chairman after shareholders said there was a potential conflict of interest with his separate investments, the company said Tuesday.
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM), the world's largest car company, reported an 8.2 percent drop in April sales on declining fleet sales and fewer selling days compared to the year before.
The day has finally come. After months of speculation and anticipation, Bethesda finally announced that the upcoming DLC will be called Dawnguard.The downloadable content package will debut on Xbox consoles this summer, and more details will be available at E3.
Volkswagen AG (VOWG) reported U.S. sales growth of 38 percent in April, the best sales figures for the month in over 40 years.
U.S. construction spending in March barely increased over the previous month's level as government spending on infrastructure projects fell, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday.
Sanctions, if approved by the Security Council, would mean asset freezes and bans on foreign travel.
Cristal Paulette Richardson, a 28-year-old Dallas woman is facing murder charges after a disturbing and deadly encounter at a motel Saturday night.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund chief who faced sexual assault charges, failed to convince a New York judge that he has immunity from the civil suit against him from his accuser, Nafissatou Diallo.
Nina Rhodes-Hughes, a key witness to the RFK assassination, has come out and said she believes that convicted RFK murderer Sirhan Sirhan did not act alone in the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Rhodes, a long overlooked witness to the murder, tells CNN in an exclusive interview that she heard two guns firing during the 1968 shooting and that authorities altered her account of the crime.
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, issued a response to a story in the New York Times on April 29 that exposed its comprehensive strategy to minimize paying corporate taxes.
New DNA testing has proven the innocence of Colorado man Robert Dewey, who was wrongfully convicted for raping and killing Jacie Taylor in 1994. Dewey is expected to be released Tuesday after spending the last two decades behind bars.
'Mad Men' brings to life a vanished world that existed just before I was born and which I admire and long for.
?PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale,? a brawl-out fighting game that will feature iconic characters from PlayStation?s history of titles, was announced last week and will launch during this holiday season. Of course, fans are wondering if this will compare to Nintendo?s widely successful ?Super Smash Bros.? series, which has seen various releases ranging from Nintendo 64 to the most recent Wii Console.
International Workers' Day, also known as May Day or Labor Day, is observed on May 1 and recognizes labor movements around the world.
Many believe Apple will finally use its recently licensed patents for liquid metal in its sixth-generation iPhone, presumably called the iPhone 5. In response to these rumors, French designer Antoine Brieux conjured up several artist renderings of what the liquid metal iPhone could look like. Check out pictures of Brieux's iPhone 5 liquid metal LM concept here.
Shares of chip designer Integrated Device Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: IDTI) plunged as much as 15 percent after it announced it would acquire PLX Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: PLXT) for $330 million.
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), one of the world's largest media conglomerates, is expected to have increased revenue and earnings per share in the first quarter, as viewership in its cable television division increases.
Chesapeake Energy Corp will find an independent, non-executive chairman to replace Aubrey McClendon, who will retain his position as chief executive officer, the natural gas producer said on Tuesday.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) sales dropped 5 percent in April, despite sales growth for its Explorer, F-series trucks, Fusion and Edge vehicles, the company reported Tuesday.
