The wicked little Juke-R ? the unholy offspring of a Nissan Juke mated to GT-R engine ? can tear up the track at speeds up to 160 mph and recently starred in its own noir themed movie ?Desert Nemesis? as it faced off under the able hand of driver Lucas Ordonez against Dubai racing master Salah Salahuddin?s stable of supercars. And now Nissan says the car will be available to buy ? as least if you?re super-rich.
Edvard Munch's masterpiece The Scream, one of the world's most recognizable works of art, sold for $120 million at Sotheby's on Wednesday, setting a new record as the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction.
On May 3rd THQ announced that a new expansion for ?Saints Row: The Third? is now in development. Called ?Enter the Dominatrix,? the upcoming DLC will have a release date slated for the fall, according to the Saints Row official website.
Facebook, the 901-million-member social network priced its initial public offering at $35. It could be the biggest-ever IPO.
The European Central Bank made a show of that organization's immense political and economic force Thursday, rattling world markets with news it had not even considered lowering benchmark euro lending rates and, more provocatively, having its top banker lecture European politicians on the eve of what are expected to be decisive election in two European countries.
Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion was beaten so severely and by so many people that prosecutors say it was difficult to determine exactly who is responsible for his death during a hazing ritual last year.
Temasek Holdings, the Singapore state-owned investment group sold $2.48 billion of shares in Bank of China Ltd. and China Construction Bank Corporation as profit growth in banks is decreasing with tighter controls on lending in the country.
Beginning in November, Spirit Airlines passengers who wait to pay for their carry-on luggage until they arrive at the gate may get sticker shock in the form of a $100 fee ? each way.
At least 34 people have been killed after a group of gunmen armed with explosives and assault rifles opened fire on a cattle market in northeastern Nigeria Wednesday night.
Today, Pepsi reached a deal with Jackson's estate to use the King of Pop's image in their global marketing campaign.
In early March Ubisoft revealed that the next ?Assassin?s Creed? game will take place in New York and Boston during the American Revolution. With a brand new Native American/British protagonist, frontier-based maps, and possible historical cameos, fans have a lot to look forward to with this Oct. 30th release. But artwork posted by Ubisoft takes fans back in time to sneak a peek at the original concepts behind the widely-renowned series.
German car companies won in April as domestic sales rose 2.9 percent, bucking a wider euro zone trend of declining sales, but exports of German-made cars fell substantially last month.
The risk of inflation is keeping the Federal Reserve from doing more to support the U.S. economy, even though the threats to price stability are reasonably contained at present, a Fed official said Thursday.
Bright Food Group Co., the second-largest food company in China, said Thursday it would buy a 60 percent stake in British cereal maker Weetabix Ltd. as it seeks to expand in foreign markets.
A survey of three swing states -- Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania -- show more voters want the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the health care law.
Amid mutual political and economic pressures, the U.S. and China are pushing each other to change economic and trade policies seen by each side as being disadvantageous to trade and economic growth.
The mysterious death of William Coyman, a retired teamster from Boston, Mass., has raised many questions about the circumstances surrounding the deadly incident. In August, the Beantown teamster stepped off an Amtrak train in New York City and collapsed on the platform at Pennsylvania station.
BP Plc. (NYSE: BP) won preliminary approval of its proposed $7.8 billion settlement of claims relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (FRA: LHA) announced Thursday it will lay off 3,500 administrative employees over the next couple of years as part of its plan to save $2 billion by 2014. The news comes a day after the airline announced a first quarter operating loss of ?381 million ($499 million), compared to a loss of ?169 million a year earlier.
Evernote's $1 billion valuation, among the recent success of other technology companies, raises questions about whether there's a technology bubble that's ready to burst.
U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to a new record low of 3.84 percent in the week ending May 2, following subdued economic data, mortgage financier Freddie Mac said Thursday.
The Brazilian military has launched a massive operation to crack down on drug trafficking, illegal logging and mining and other criminal activity in a vast, remote swath of the Amazon.
The 50th annual National Day of Prayer is upon us, and President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. faithful to collectively summon their religious zeal, praying for the greater good of the nation and the world. Here are five things that may slip your mind when asking for the benevolence of your Lord.
European Union finance ministers failed Thursday to hammer out new global banking regulations, highlighting the resistance regulators on both sides of the Atlantic face as they push for tougher banking rules to ensure banks won't spark another great recession, as they did in 2008.
The upcoming sequel to Treyarch?s ?Call of Duty: Black Ops? has just been officially revealed on May 1st, confirming details about the game?s title, location, and other gameplay details. But for any fan of the first-person shooter franchise, one of the most anticipated features will be the new zombie mode.
U.S. non-farm productivity fell in the first quarter by 0.5 percent as the country's employment base increased, the Labor Department said Thursday.
U.S. markets went into a sustained slide after a private data release suggested growth in the services sectors was slowing down considerably.
The French economy and immigration, as expected, dominated the clash.
Shares of auctioneer Sotheby?s (NYSE: BID), which handled Wednesday?s record-breaking sale of Edvard Munch?s ?The Scream,? dropped as much as 5.1 percent in Thursday trading.
A successor the Titanic may be coming from China, funded by Australian money. But not everybody is convinced the project will succeed.
