China expressed consternation over the decision of the Australian government to ban telecommunications giant Huawei from competing in its new national broadband network over concerns for cybersecurity.
The Dow and the S&P 500 extended losses to a fourth day on Monday, as investors took their cues from last week's disappointing jobs report, which raised fresh concerns about the U.S. economy's recovery.
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff said she used an official visit to President Obama to press her concern that monetary policy pursued by the U.S. and Europe was inhibiting Brazil's economic growth.
King concedes that quitting the euro zone and reintroducing its drachma currency would likely lead to financial and economic turmoil, but the move would ultimately benefit the Mediterranean country.
North Korea is preparing a third nuclear test at the site where it carried out its two previous tests, South Korean media report. The news further complicates an already tense situation in the Korean peninsula, following the North's decision to go ahead with a rocket launch feared by its neighbors.
Maryland officials have put a bounty on the snakehead, also know as the fish from hell, in an aim to save eco-systems from being devastated.
Stocks fell on Monday but pulled off their lows by mid-session, suggesting the market is shrugging off the weaker-than-expected jobs data that pushed major indexes down more than 1 percent earlier.
President Obama will host Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Monday in an effort to strengthen ties between two of the world's largest economies.
Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Monday after a much weaker-than-expected report on March U.S. job creation last week.
Major stock indexes fell more than 1 percent in early trading on Monday, weighed by growth-related sectors, after last week's much weaker-than-expected report on March U.S. job creation.
Gold prices rose more than 1 percent on Monday, recovering from last week's hefty drop after disappointing U.S. jobs data revived hopes for fresh monetary easing and a spike in Chinese inflation boosted appetite for the metal.
Depending on where you look, Asia's inflation is either benign or stubbornly hot.
Just last year, Andrea Jung was among the most powerful women in the world. On Monday, Avon announced her replacement as chief executive -- Sherilyn McCoy, a 30-year veteran of Johnson & Johnson.
Setting conditions before the meeting means drawing conclusions, which is completely meaningless, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said, referring to discussions set for Saturday in Turkey with the so-called P-5 Plus 1 group.
Major stock indexes were set to open about 1 percent lower on Monday after last week's much weaker-than-expected report on March U.S. job creation.
Stock index futures traded lower on Monday after last week's much weaker-than-expected report on U.S. job creation for March.
U.S. stock index futures traded lower on Monday after last week's much weaker-than-expected report on U.S. job creation for March.
The Knight Frank Wealth Report 2012 has predicted which cities will lead the world in 2050, in terms of geopolitical power and importance.
U.S. stock index futures traded lower on Monday after last week's much weaker-than-expected report on U.S. job creation for March.
The count down has begun for North Korea's controversial rocket launch, which is scheduled to take place between April 12 and 16, any time between 7 a.m. to noon local time. North Korea has made it clear that it would not budge to the international pressure to halt the launch.
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has raised its stake in Xstrata Plc to a little over 5 percent, which is valued around $2.7 billion, in advance of the Anglo-Swiss miner's intended merger with Glencore International Plc.
The activist hacker group Anonymous plans to launch further attacks on Chinese government websites in a bid to uncover corruption and lobby for human rights, a member of the group said on Monday.
