Space Exploration Technologies, or simply SpaceX, and other private sector companies are vying to fill the void for transport to space after the U.S. government put the breaks on its own shuttle program.
I wasn't one of those people who lost a bunch of money when dot-com stocks blew up in 2000, but to be honest, that's because I didn't make a lot of money in the bubblicious run up, either.
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) should unveil a half-year profit of near $11 billion on Monday, flat from a year earlier as weak investment bank trading and wobbly U.S. and European economies offset growth in Asia.
?This agreement on fuel standards represents the single most important step we?ve ever taken as a nation to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,? Obama said.
Technology giant Apple Inc currently has $76 billion in cash while United States Treasury's cash balance fell to $74 billion this week.
AT&T announced on Friday that the company will start to throttle the data speeds for the top five percent of data users from Oct 1, pulling the carpet on those who uses unusually large amounts of data.
Several major auto makers on Friday embraced the Obama administration's proposal to push the industry further away from once-dominant gas guzzlers to more lean and efficient vehicles.
Anemic U.S. growth is not enough to prompt Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to call for a new round of monetary stimulus.
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Solar investors should brace themselves for some downright dreadful second-quarter earnings reports in the coming weeks, though the rest of the year may provide some relief to battered solar stocks as panel prices stabilize and profit margins recover.
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Expedia's stock increased more than 10 percent after the company reported strong second-quarter profits.
FBI testimony relating to a 2008 prompted the polygamous leader to speak up
Competitive Power Ventures Inc (CPV), GE Energy Financial Services and Diamond Generating Corp (DGC) began construction at their co-owned, 800-megawatt gas-fired CPV Sentinel Energy Center in Riverside County, California, the companies said in a release on Thursday.
McDonald's is adding French-style baguette bread to menus in France to give restaurants more local flavor.
Borders is liquidating, but America's second-largest bookstore says potential buyers are interested in its Web site, brand name, and customer information data. The company has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for permission to auction those assets.
More than a dozen traders have quit Goldman Sachs Group Inc's (GS.N) North American government bonds and derivatives trading desk in New York in recent months as the bank takes fewer risks and big bonuses for ambitious traders dry up.
Daredevils in red jumpsuits can teeter around the outside edge of Canada's tallest structure next month as the CN Tower opens a new attraction for thrill-seekers and those wanting to overcome fear.
Polygamous sect leader refuses to speak at his trial
Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks have been in the news this week, with Dunkin's successful IPO and Starbucks' stellar profits. Here's a scorecard comparing the two competitors.
The job cuts will result in annual cost savings of up to $4.6 billion by the end of 2015.
The shares of Japanese videogame maker Nintendo fall by a massive margin of 20 percent after poor sales results of its new 3D capable games device forced the company to cut the price of the product and its annual profit target.
An artificial intelligence researcher has proposed a new generation of robots with the ability to love and be loved by humans.
Most financial advisers are holding a lot of hands this week. Many of their clients, with the horrors of the financial crisis so fresh, are getting scared by the possibility of a United States' debt default.
James Murdoch was unanimously confirmed as chairman by BSkyB's board, winning a reprieve from a phone-hacking scandal that threatens to draw him into multiple investigations, two sources briefed on the board meeting told Reuters.
St. George head of intermediary distribution Steven Heavey has announced his resignation, only days after his involvement in the launch of Westpac's re-organised Bank of Melbourne brand in Victoria.
Attorneys are again challenging a court order that came last week that would allow for the forced medication of Jared Lee Loughner as he awaits trial for a shooting rampage that left a congresswoman with brain damage, and six dead.
Metal parts maker Precision Castparts Corp (PCP.N) posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday as it sold more parts to plane makers, sending its shares up 4 percent.
Community Health Systems Inc (CYH.N), the second-largest U.S. hospital operator, beat analysts' second-quarter earnings expectations on higher operating revenue, sending its shares up more than 6 percent in after-hours trading.
Fortune Brands Inc (FO.N) announced a tender offer on Thursday for up to $1 billion of debt using funds from the company's planned sale of its Acushnet golf business.
