A slew of celebrities are coming together to create a digital-only compilation album to raise money for earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan.
The U.S. recovery is gaining traction, two top Federal Reserve officials said on Tuesday, though they differed on the risks of inflation in the U.S. economy.
US stocks edge down as turmoil in the Middle East continues to rage on.
Major U.S. airlines announced further 2011 capacity cutbacks to cope with the dramatic rise in fuel prices, and Delta Air Lines Inc said higher oil and the effects of the Japanese earthquake will hurt earnings in the current quarter.
U.S. stocks closed down, snapping a three-day winning streak on Tuesday, even as investors adjusted to the insecurity created by events in Japan, the Middle East and North Africa.
World number one Rafael Nadal and number two Novak Djokovic will lead a team of top tennis players for a soccer match agaisnt Fort Lauderdale Strikers professional team in a charity match for aiding the relief effort in Japan.
The official death toll from Japan’s epic earthquake-tsunami catastrophe has now surpassed 22,000 (including people who are listed as missing), according to the National Police Agency.
US stock slipped on the continued unrest in the Middle East and escalating tensions in Yemen.
Stocks edged lower on Tuesday following three days of gains, but the recent rally has investors feeling less edgy about crises in Japan and Libya, and should help keep losses in check.
U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday following three days of gains, but further losses may be limited as investors have adapted to a defensive strategy.
The U.S. debt situation is at a tipping point, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Tuesday, and urged the U.S. central bank to refrain from any further stimulus measures.
Summary of Conditions at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Wall Street was little changed on Tuesday as fighting in Libya and chances of a interest hike in Europe kept investors from making new bets on stocks.
The Group of Seven (G7) countries may have sold a total of around 530 billion yen ($6.5 billion) on Friday as they intervened in forex markets to weaken the currency, data from the Bank of Japan showed on Tuesday.
US stocks wavered between small gains and losses in early trade on Tuesday as investors watched with caution geopolitical developments in Japan and Libya.
Oil prices eased on Tuesday, with Brent hovering below $115 on an anticipated slowdown in Western air strikes on Libya
U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday as fighting in Libya, resolving Japan's crisis and the chances for a European interest rate hike next month kept investors jittery.
An unexpected jump in oil prices and the potential for further tightening of fiscal policy suggest less economic momentum than previously believed, according to the March 2011 Economic Outlook released today by Fannie Mae's (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) Economics & Mortgage Market Analysis Group.
The average transaction prices for key fuel-efficient Japanese imported cars in the United States are starting to creep up in the wake of the quake and tsunami in Japan that caused supply disruptions, according to an analyst.
Hewlett-Packard Co said on Tuesday it is assessing the impact to its business of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan earlier this month and that its office in Sendai, near the quake's epicenter, remains closed.
(Corrects number in para 3 to ... 830 billion yen, ... not ... 830 yen)
Babcock & Wilcox said it is in discussions with Toshiba Group to provide nuclear technical assistance and services to secure and maintain the safety of the nuclear power plants at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan.
