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Wall St flat as S&P faces strong resistance

The S&P 500 met tough overhead resistance on Monday as traders saw little reason to push up stock prices in the face of lingering geopolitical uncertainties that have weighed on equities recently.

Wall Street flat in face of strong resistance

Stocks were little changed after a higher open on Monday, with the S&P 500 facing levels where selling has clustered in recent sessions.

Stock futures little changed, resistance ahead

Stock index futures were little changed on Monday, with the S&P 500 facing a level where selling has clustered in recent sessions.

TEPCO To Dump Radioactive Water Into Pacific

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it is releasing radioactive water into the ocean so as to leave space in the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for water that is more contaminated.

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IAEA's latest update on Fukushima reactor status

Japanese authorities informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday that external power supply was being used to power the pumps that are injecting fresh water into reactors 1, 2 and 3, thus replacing temporary electrical pumps. It was also informed that some lighting has been reactivated in the turbine buildings of Units 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Two bodies found at Fukushima nuclear plant; Japan admits crisis will take months to resolve

The Tokyo Electric Power Co.(TEPCO) said on Sunday the bodies of two workers at the damaged Fukushia nuclear plant have been found. The bodies of the two young workers, Kazuhiko Kokubo and Yoshiki Terashima, were found a week ago, but they had to be decontaminated before being handed over to the relatives.

Instant View: BOJ tankan shows quake to hit business mood

Big Japanese manufacturers expect conditions to worsen significantly in the next three months, responses to a Bank of Japan survey collected after the March 11 earthquake showed on Monday. It was a reversal of the full survey results.

Japan business mood to worsen after quake

Japanese big manufacturers expect conditions to worsen significantly in the next three months, responses to a Bank of Japan survey collected after the March 11 earthquake showed on Monday. It was a reversal of the full survey results.

GE CEO says will help Japan nuclear plant operator supply power

General Electric Co , which helped build the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant damaged by Japan's earthquake and tsunami, will help the plant's operator supply electricity in the coming summer when power demand soars.

Apple iPhone 5 to sport 8MP camera: Sony

In a recent interview, Sony CEO Howard Stringer said that his company was gearing up to supply Apple with a powerful 8 megapixel camera, most likely for use in its forthcoming iPhone 5.

Fukushima nuclear plant after April 7 earthquake

Live summary of Japan nuclear facilities so far

The following is the Live summary of Japan nuclear facilities so far from TEPCO:

Japan Prime Minister visits J-village nuclear zone (PHOTOS)

For the first time since the north-eastern zone of Japan was devastated by earthquake and tsunami, the country's prime minister Naoto Kan visited the area and met the employees working to control the overheated reactors in the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex.

Dealers don't see inflation, jobs forcing 2011 rate rise: Reuters poll

Most leading economists do not expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to increase interest rates this year, despite forecasts of rising inflation and after further evidence of a recovering jobs market, a Reuters poll found on Friday.

eBay Releases iPad 2 Sales Numbers

eBay says that nearly 12,000 iPads were sold via its service between the device's American and international launches

Water may be leaking from Fukushima No. 1 reactor

Latest Update from IAEA on Japanese nuclear crisis

Here is the latest update on the ongoing nuclear crisis as the quake-damaged Fukushima power plant in Japan.

Robots From U.S. Aid In Japan Nuclear Crisis

Robots from the United States are getting ready to help Japanese workers cope with the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Fed's Dudley sees no reason to reverse course

The U.S. economy may add jobs more rapidly in coming months as the recovery gathers steam, but that is not a reason for the Federal Reserve to reverse course, a top Fed official said on Friday.

Oil jumps after choppy start eyeing jobs, dollar

Oil prices rose on Friday in volatile trading, as stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data reinforced economic growth expectations but also the possibility it might trigger a pull back from loose monetary policy and strengthen the dollar.

EU files tactical appeal in Boeing trade spat

The European Union filed an appeal against an aircraft subsidies ruling on Friday just hours after calling it a victory, a tactical move in a transatlantic game of global trade chess.

GM March U.S. sales come in below expectations

General Motors Co U.S. sales in March came in below expectations on Friday as the automaker eased off the generous incentives it offered car buyers over the first two months of the year.

Japanese, U.S. teams begin 3-day intensive search for quake victims

The grim search for bodies in the quake-and-tsunami devastated region of northeastern Japan has so far yielded 18 corpses, as Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and U.S. military personnel embark on a three-day intensive search for missing people, according to Japan’s Defense Ministry.