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Louvre Retains Position as World's Most-Visited Art Museum

Paris-based Louvre Museum has reinstated its position as the most-visited art museum in the world with a record 8.8 million visitors last year.

BMW sees 2012 premium market growth above 8 percent

BMW expects the global premium car market to grow more than twice as fast as the overall auto market this year, the German carmaker's finance chief told a German newspaper.

India Complains to China Over Treatment of Diplomat

China has agreed to look into a complaint by India's foreign ministry that a diplomat was prevented from treating his severe diabetes and collapsed while offering consular assistance to two Indian citizens on trial in China's Yiwu city.

Apple Likely to Ship iPhone 5 in September Quarter

Apple iPhone 5 rumors have been continuously circulating on the Internet, with the most recent one, from Barclays Capital, stating the iPhone is Apple's largest and most profitable product line.

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Was Cee Lo Green Right Changing Lennon 'Imagine' Lyrics to 'All Religions True'?: Just a New Yorker's Opinion

New Years Eve 2012 and already religious conflict has reared its head. Now the controversy du jour is about the Singer Cee Lo Green changing the words to John Lennon's song 'Imagine? From no religions true to all religions true? I like the sentiment, and the uproar points out the problem with religion we all face, together, in 2012.

Factory output subdued going into 2012

Global manufacturing activity was subdued going into 2012, with the euro zone's industrial sector suffering its fifth straight month of declines in December and Asian factories mostly stuck in a rut.

Asia factory output weak; India defies with rise

Asian factory output remained weak in December, with Chinese manufacturers narrowly avoiding contraction and South Korea's industrial production shrinking the most in almost three years, while Europe data this week is expected to point to a recession.

Crude Oil Futures on Track for Weekly Gain on U.S. Economic Recovery

Where is Oil Price Heading in 2012?

Crude prices started their jolly ride to the top in February last year when simmering discontent in the Middle East erupted into several violent anti-government protests.

S. Korea manufacturing shrinks most in 3 years

South Korea's manufacturing sector shrank the most in nearly three years in December as global demand cooled, a survey showed on Monday, but President Lee Myung-bak cited inflation as a bigger risk in a year of big elections.

You Thought 2011 Was Tough for Investors? Just Wait

Shaky Europe. Political gridlock. Volatile markets.

U.S. is Top 2012 Property Investment Pick

The United States will remain the top choice of most global commercial real estate investors in 2012, but the country has lost ground to Brazil which ranked No. 2 this year, according to a survey released Sunday.

Iranian workers stand in front of Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,200 km south of Tehran

Iran Successfully Tests Domestically Made Nuclear Fuel Rods: State TV

Iran has successfully produced and tested fuel rods for use in its nuclear power plants, state television reported on Sunday, in a snub to international demands that it halt sensitive nuclear work.

Euro could become world's leading currency: Noyer

Echoes of 1930s Heard in the West's Current Political Crisis

Dysfunctional politics threatens to deliver a protracted period of slow global growth, possibly lasting well beyond 2012, which will only deepen the political and economic problems for the West.

Exclusive: U.S. is top 2012 property investment pick

Commercial Real-Estate Investors Rank U.S. No. 1 in 2012, Again

The United States will continue to be the top choice of most global commercial real-estate investors in 2012, but the country has lost ground to Brazil, which ranked No. 2 this year, according to a survey released Sunday.

North Korea Calls for 'Human Shields' to Protect New Leader

North Korea called on its people to rally behind new leader Kim Jong Un and protect him as human shields while working to solve the burning issue of food shortages by adhering to the policies of his late father, Kim Jong Il.

China factories struggle, policy action seen ahead

China's big manufacturers narrowly avoided a contraction in December a survey showed on Sunday, but downward risks persist and suggest the world's second's second-largest economy will need fresh policy support to counter a slowdown in growth.

Chinese Man Dies of Bird Flu Virus

The H5N1 strain of the flu is extremely dangerous, killing up to 60 percent of people who contract it.

Lady Gaga, Times Square Make For Special New Year’s Eve in New York City

New Year's 2012 Shortages Forecast Worldwide, and Not Just Norwegian Butter: A New Yorker's Opinion [VIDEO]

The great Norwegian butter shortage got me to thinking that shortages of 2012 might be just the ticket to send my faithful readers off to a rockin' New Year's Eve celebration. For sure, Lady Gaga will make it seem alright, though.

North Korea: Huge Military, But Small Threat

Reflecting the isolated nation's extreme paranoia about the outside world, North Korea is virtually an armed camp.

Iran Delays Missile Test, Says It's Ready for Nuclear-Program Talks

Iran said it had delayed its promised long-range missile tests in the Persian Gulf on Saturday and signaled it was ready for fresh talks with the West on its disputed nuclear program.

China moving to more convertible yuan: Zhou

China's central bank governor argued in comments published on Saturday that Beijing does not control the yuan's flow across borders as tightly as some think and that it is natural for the currency's trading band to be widened over time.

Traders wear "2012" glasses as they work on the main trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the final trading day of 2011 in New York December 30, 2011.

Tough 2011 Could Beget Tougher 2012 in the Markets

Shaky Europe. Political gridlock. Volatile markets. Familiar themes for those who lived through this year, and investors should be ready to revisit them next year.

iPad 3 to Arrive on Steve Jobs’ Birthday?

December auto sales seen up 9 percent

U.S. new-vehicle sales for December are expected to show continued steady growth, but analysts say much of the gains are linked to buyers who delayed purchases and therefore will not an indicate a strengthening economy.

TSX ends volatile year with a rally

Toronto's main stock index closed higher on Friday, the last trading day of the year, as financial and resource shares rallied on signs the U.S. economy was recovering, but the jump was not enough to avert the market's first year-on-year decline since 2008.

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