The United States and European Union called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down on Thursday and President Barack Obama accused him of torturing and slaughtering his own people in what U.N. officials said could be crimes against humanity.
The United States needs to reform its corporate tax code and should consider eliminating all loopholes that allow companies to pay less than the statutory rate, General Electric Co 's chief said.
The United States for the first time Thursday explicitly called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and imposed new economic sanctions likely to be followed up by the European Union.
Gold close at a fresh high Thursday as investors sought safety from fresh evidence that the U.S. economy is struggling and not-so fresh evidence that Europe's debt problems are far from over.
Here are five of the most important reasons that are pressuring U.S. stocks on Thursday.
A new test based on ultrasound scans may be able to spot people at high risk of a stroke, though it is still too early to be excited, researchers said.
German scientists experimenting with sniffer dogs have found they can accurately detect lung cancer by smelling breath samples.
The United States and euro zone are dangerously close to recession, Morgan Stanley said on Thursday, criticizing policymakers and predicting the European Central Bank will have to reverse its rates policy.
Gold rallied to its second record high in a week on Thursday, driven by growing investor unease over the outlook for the U.S. economy after data showed an unwelcome pickup in inflation, and over the lack of resolution to the European debt crisis.
President Barack Obama on Thursday for the first time called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down after a brutal crackdown by Syrian forces on demonstrations against the Assad family's 41-year reign.
Highly trained sniffer dogs could possibly detect early signs of lung cancer on patients' breath, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal. German scientists said Thursday that research suggesting that "man's best friend" could be able to smell cancer revealed startling statistics from a number of dogs with cancer patients.
Highly trained sniffer dogs could possibly detect early signs of lung cancer on patients' breath, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal. German scientists said Thursday that research suggesting that "man's best friend" could be able to smell cancer revealed startling statistics from a number of dogs with cancer patients.
Apple?s sales in China have surpassed those of China?s biggest computer maker, Lenovo, which is also the third largest PC vendor in the world.
Highly trained dogs can sniff out lung cancer in its early stage, while it is treatable, a new study suggested.German researchers discovered that dogs could pick up on the smell of organic compounds related to lung cancer, through human breath.
Gold rallied back toward record highs above $1,800 an ounce on Thursday, driven by unease over the lack of a solution to the European debt crisis and sluggish growth in the developed world which has shaken investor confidence in stocks, bonds and hard currencies.
According to a research report published in European Respiratory Journal, Sniffer Dogs can "reliably" detect Lung cancer by merely sniffing a patient's breath.
Plans from France and Germany to move toward fiscal union in 2012 got a chilly response from other euro-zone countries and failed to reassure investors worried about the region's debt crisis and weakened economies.
Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's No.3 PC brand, reported a near doubling of its first-quarter net profit, beating expectations due to acquisitions and growth in key emerging markets such as China.
Tech shares fell on Wednesday after Dell's disappointing sales outlook fanned worries weak economic growth will hurt earnings in the third quarter.
Stocks slipped on Wednesday, reversing gains of more than 1 percent, as weak results from Dell dragged down the largest U.S. personal computer makers and offset recent upbeat earnings and outlooks from retailers, including Target Corp .
Russia pitched on Wednesday a proposal to Iran's foreign minister which it hopes could bring a breakthrough in a confrontation over Tehran's nuclear programme, despite doubts in the West that the plan can make much headway.
A group of consumers in South Korea has launched a class-action suit against Apple, claiming that iPhones and other devices were invading their privacy.
