NASA researchers recently created a complete map of the Arctic ice flow.
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) announced a series of developments Thursday, including the potential spin-off of its personal computer business.
HP dumped its webOS Touchpad tablet, the Taliban attacked a British cultural center in Kabul, five were killed at a Belgian music festival, and more in today's Daily Scoop.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Friday China had nothing to worry about concerning the safety of its vast holdings of Treasury debt, while China's Premier Wen Jiabao gave a ringing endorsement of the resilience of the debt-ridden U.S. economy.
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, although no damage was reported and a tsunami advisory for the area was lifted after no waves were sighted.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Friday. This triggered a 50 cm (20 inch) tsunami warning for the coastal areas of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, which was lifted about 35 minutes later.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a sharply weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, a day after the Nasdaq <.IXIC> ended more than 5 percent lower and the S&P 500 <.SPX> slipped 4.5 percent on rising recession fears.
Stock index futures pointed to a sharply weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, a day after the Nasdaq ended more than 5 percent lower and the S&P 500 slipped 4.5 percent on rising recession fears.
Fears of U.S. slowdown dampen demand expectations.
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no damage was reported and a tsunami advisory was lifted after no waves were sighted.
European stocks are slated for another fall on Friday after Asian stocks slumped on growing fears the U.S. economy was sliding into recession and as some European lenders faced short-term funding strains, raising fears of a systemic banking crisis on the continent.
NASA-funded researchers created the first complete map of the speed and direction of ice flow in Antarctica, showing glaciers flowing thousands of miles from the continent's deep interior to its coast.
Asian stocks extended losses Friday, with South Korea's benchmark shedding 5 percent on growing fears the U.S. economy was sliding into recession and as some European lenders faced short-term funding strains, raising fears of a systemic banking crisis on the continent.
Asian stocks tumbled as much as 4 percent on Friday on growing fears that the U.S. economy was sliding into recession and as some European lenders faced short-term funding strains, raising fears of a systemic banking crisis on the continent.
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.
A shark attack in Russia is an extremely rare event, so when two happened on Thursday, the country took notice.
Emerging markets will not save the world if the West slides back into recession. In an interconnected global economy, decoupling is a beguiling myth.
Emerging markets will not save the world if the West slides back into recession. In an interconnected global economy, decoupling is a beguiling myth.
Despite anemic growth so far this year, the risk of a double-dip recession is quite low, a top Federal Reserve policymaker said on Thursday.
The company is set to expand beyond North America in the new year.
The number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits rose last week and consumer prices increased at the fastest pace in four months in July, highlighting the challenges facing the Federal Reserve.
Three months ago, with the Federal Reserve nearing the end of its second major stimulus program and inflation pressures on the rise, Albert Edwards' bond market view stood out from the crowd.
