Apple quietly tweaked its App Store platform for Mac computers and iOS devices, rebranding a few categories and adding new features. But while most users may not notice these subtle changes, it's possible that these moves are in fact a precursor to a larger, more wholesale redesign of the App Stores.
The cost of natural gas, which has languished for two years and last month hit lows not seen in a decade, is rebounding despite a 5.5 percent price drop earlier this week.
Consumer sentiment rose to its highest level in more than four years in May as Americans stayed optimistic about the job market, while higher income households expected to see bigger wage increases, a survey released on Friday showed.
The CEO of a New York commercial mortgage company sold his personal condo at 15 Central Park West, one of the most expensive buildings in the world, for $23.3 million, according to city records filed Friday.
The meeting with officials from the Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG) lasted 90 minutes.
The European Union has filed a suit with the World Trade Organization against Argentina?s import restrictions, raising the dispute between the EU and the South American nation only weeks after Buenos Aires nationalized Spanish oil firm Repsol?s subsidiary in the country.
Campaigns on Twitter and Facebook have sprouted up to save the Times-Picayune, New Orleans' oldest paper, from going to printing only three days a week following an announcement from the paper's parent company yesterday to put the plan into action in the fall.
While Memorial Day is a day meant to celebrate and commemorate all those who have fallen while serving in the United States Armed Forced, along with a long weekend vacation from work and school, Monday, May 28 may be a great day to snag sales. According to NASDAQ, Memorial Day 2012 will be one of the best in recent years to receive heavy discounts on apparel and home goods. So, grab your wallets and eco-friendly shopping bags! From pets, to auto, to apparel to electronics, here are some of the b...
China's government bet big on shipping in the last decade. For a time, it paid off, even propelling the country to the world's top spot in shipbuilding. Now a major global slowdown is hurting the sector, and shipyards are in line for closure
The Department of the Interior on Thursday called for a deepwater oil and natural gas containment exercise, designed to test the oil industry's readiness and capacity to respond to a future accident like the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico.
Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, fell 3.4 percent again Friday, a week after their disastrous debut in their initial public offering.
Overnight price action saw European equities begin their session on a positive footing, but have since pared these gains and are now in the red as investor sentiment waffles.
With a fairly light data day heading into the weekend, the focus of markets thus far has been macroeconomic commentary
While the European Economic Summit failed to provide any earth-shattering revelations this week, the topic of joint euro area bonds has re-emerged and seems to be garnering support with many political leaders
In the debate on hydraulic fracturing's safety record, the back and forth between industry groups, activist, and academic studies creates a lot of noise for the average person to sort out. But when a university is accused of misrepresenting its own data, that makes understanding the controversial drilling technique even more challenging.
Airbus will probably not increase production of its narrowbody A320 airplane in the near future due to supply chain limitations, Aviation Week reported Friday.
For more than three decades law enforcement officials and the nation wondered what happened to Etan Patz, the 6-year-old who disappeared in his SoHo neighborhood while on his way to the school bus stop on May 25, 1979.
India Government may go slow on boosting diesel prices as the recent steep petrol hike has generated strong opposition from both the public and opposition parties.
A Facebook friend request set the wheels in motion for Brian Banks to be cleared of rape 10 years after he was accused by former high school classmate Wanetta Gibson and had already spent five years in prison.
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher and tech entrepreneur Curt Schilling fired his entire staff at his Rhode Island-based video game company, 38 Studios, on Thursday, leaving more than 300 employees without jobs because the company couldn't repay its debt to the state.
The U.S. Treasury declined Friday to name China as a currency manipulator, a move that is likely to intensify an already hot debate in the U.S. presidential campaigning.
Shares of Quest Software (Nasdaq; QSFT) jumped 5 percent Friday after a report it would be acquired by Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), for as much as $2 billion.
Top Chinese and Israeli military officials met in Beijing earlier this week, signaling increased cooperation between the two nations, that formerly regarded each other tepidly.
China's growing hunger for the RV is providing further evidence for the theory that the Middle Kingdom is trying to become more American -- at least in its pastimes.
Bankia, Spain's fourth largest bank, reportedly asked for the suspension ahead of a board meeting on Friday afternoon aimed at redrawing its accounts for 2011 and submitting a plan to bolster its finances.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Friday are: Frontline Ltd, EMC Corporation, Deutsche Bank AG, SAP AG, Carnival Corporation, Wells Fargo & Company and BHP Billiton Limited.
In the week since Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) went public, its founder, CEO and majority shareholder saw his $20.2 billion stake in the social media giant quickly swell to $24 billion only to shrink by day's end to $17.6 billion.
U.S. mortgages rates have dropped to record lows for four consecutive weeks, but that doesn't mean more homes will be sold. In fact, at least one housing expert argues that extremely low rates are causing banks to be even more stringent with underwriting approvals, turning away more prospective buyers and hurting the national housing market.
Moving swiftly from the realm of tin foil-hat conspiracy to a bullet point being openly talked about as a fait accompli by international financiers, an exit by Greece from the European common currency dominated conversation this week. But what would actually happen if Greece left the euro?
Faced with the disastrous fallout from the initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, other technology companies that had been waiting to go next may reconsider.
