U.S. President Barack Obama is moving ahead with sanctions against Iran's oil industry, in the hope that increased economic pressure will push Tehran into abandoning its nascent nuclear program.
Two days of talks among the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa wrapped up Friday with little to show other than a currency exchange and a lot of hopeful talk.
The BRICS nations met for a summit in New Delhi, where, among other subjects, they discussed the possible formation of a joint development bank, closer integration of their respective stock exchanges, energy security and ongoing tensions in the Middle East. But they still wield no power as a bloc, says an expert who has studied the BRICS phenomenon
Stocks bounced back from a string of declines on Friday, on track to close their strongest quarter in more than two years on a positive note.
Best Buy has fallen on hard times in a sluggish economy, suffering a dismal drop in sales and an overall $1.2 billion loss over the last fiscal year. The electronics giant announced Thursday that it will close 50 stores and cut 400 jobs at its Richfield, Minn., corporate headquarters, hoping to save $800 million over the next three years in order to stay afloat.
The U.S. nonfarm payroll report on Friday will highlight the economic calendar this week -- April 2 to 6 -- even though it will be released on Good Friday when the stock market is closed.
Six years after its inception in Sydney, Australia, an estimated 5,251 cities and towns in 147 countries and territories across the globe are expected to celebrate Earth Hour 2012. Co-Founder Andy Ridley explains...
The top U.S. diplomat is also set to meet with ministers from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates before heading for talks with Turkish, Arab and Western leaders on the Syria crisis.
We are witnessing the beginning of a new age in computing, an age that will allow computers to perform even thousands of times faster than the fastest supercomputer of our days. Those computers will operate on the exaFLOP level and are expected to appear by the end of the decade.
The audit, which Apple commissioned, found that 43 percent of workers at Foxconn had experienced or witnessed accidents, and nearly two-thirds said compensation does not meet their basic needs.
An independent investigation into Foxconn factories and working conditions finds that changes need to be made. Apple has said they will be improved.
China responded to U.S. claims of alleged involvement in cyberattacks by calling the accusations irresponsible and unprofessional. A defense ministry official attacked attempts to implicate Beijing without proper investigation and irrefutable evidence.
Jenna Talackova is a beautiful, 23-year-old Vancouver native who embodies drive, determination and charisma. She seemingly boasts all the qualities the perfect Miss Universe Canada would have, yet she was disqualified because she is transgender. Her case reveals the glaringly outdated beauty pageant rules that remain even in the most progressive of societies.
Japan said Friday it will shoot down a long-range rocket North Korea plans to launch next month if it flies over any part of its territory, the defense minister said.
DeNA Co Ltd and Walt Disney Co said on Friday they would jointly develop mobile social games, marking another step in the Japanese gaming platform operator's quest to become a global player.
Starting from wild rumors on iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3 to grand launch of Apple's legendary New iPad (or iPad 3) and once again the world witnessed Apple Mania!
In its latest bid to slow dollar inflows in a global currency war, Brazil has dealt an unexpected blow to its own commodity exporters, choking off medium-term trade financing at a vulnerable time for the sector.
After years of research on display technology, South-Korean conglomerate LG has announced the launch of the next generation electronic display paper for the e-book market and this time it is flexible and bendable and can be rolled up and put in bags.
BHP Billiton's veteran iron ore chief, Ian Ashby, is stepping down after 25 years with the world's biggest miner, it said on Friday, clearing the way for a new leader to complete the company's long-term $11 billion iron ore expansion.
When Chinese worker Wu Jun heard that her employer, the giant electronics assembly company Foxconn, had given employees landmark concessions her reaction was worry, not elation.
An audit by the Fair Labor Association has raised serious concerns over the working conditions at the Chinese factories of Foxconn Technology Group, which manufactures Apple products.
While hiring in the Belgian job market remains cautious, there is a significant shortage in high-tech, highly skilled occupational areas such as IT specialists and engineers.
