Japan's Nikkei average dropped below a key support level in holiday-thinned trade on Tuesday, on track for a flat performance in December and double-digit losses for the year.
A well-known expert on mobile phone security says vulnerability in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones, leading to new scam.
A well-known expert on mobile phone security says a vulnerability in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones, instructing them to send text messages or make calls.
New orders for U.S. manufactured goods soared in November on strong demand for aircraft, but a gauge of business spending plans fell for a second month, suggesting a cooling in investment.
Micron Technology Inc's shares jumped 15 percent on Thursday after investors looked past limp quarterly results and focused on a potential 2012 rebound in long-stagnant memory chip demand and prices.
Wedbush Securities has upgraded shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) to outperform from neutral, saying the worst is over for the company.
Tourism is a plague that threatens to destroy culture and society.
Due to Kenya’s soaring unemployment rate, the men are easily fooled into this trap.
Workers began culling 17,000 chickens at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong on Wednesday after a dead chicken there tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian virus, a government spokesman said.
Southeast Asian stock markets climbed higher on Wednesday, cheered by better economic news from the United States, with a rally in global oil prices boosting commodities-related shares across the board.
Canaccord Genuity analysts released their stocks picks to avoid for the upcoming year and that includes Intel, LM Ericsson, Research In Motion, Powerwave Technologies, Netflix and Intuit.
Contract manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc posted quarterly revenue below analysts' estimates as its large customers battled inventory pile-ups, and sees lower revenue in the second quarter from its high-velocity segment which services digital products.
Honda Motor Co <7267.T> expects U.S. sales to jump by 23 percent in 2012 as dealer inventories return to normal levels and the Japanese automaker makes up for lost ground against rivals, executives said.
Southeast Asian stock markets were mixed with an easier bias on Tuesday as market players cashed in any quick gains and remained focused on risks attached to the unresolved sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Clearwire, Patterson-UTI Energy, MicroStrategy, VIVUS and Zions Bancorp. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: II-VI, SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Harmonic, Columbia Laboratories and Extreme Networks.
There are only a few more days left to ring in the New Year and if that is not incentive enough to go hunting for exotic travel destinations, consider that 2011 was the Year of Travel according to industry experts. Travel advisors at Virtuoso, a leading luxury travel network in the Americas, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, suggest the top seven destinations that ought to be visited in 2012.
Japan's Nikkei share average rose modestly on Friday after signs of strength in the U.S. economy but it slipped for the week, as investors continue to worry about the impact of Europe's debt crisis.
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell to a 3-1/2-year low last week and factory activity in parts of the Northeast gained speed in December, suggesting a further strengthening of the economic recovery.
As New Year's Eve 2011 approaches, one haunting thought comes to many minds - December 21, 2012. On this date, the Maya calendar comes to a halt; and many are predicting it will be the end of days.
Major Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Thursday for the third day, led by banks and commodities as a decline in Chinese factory output added to worries about the global economy and Europe's debt crisis.
Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed weaker on Wednesday in light trading volumes after the Federal Reserve warned that turmoil in Europe poses a big threat to the world's biggest economy.
Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Tuesday on fears that any fresh credit rating downgrades in Europe will deal a fresh blow to financial markets and the cooling global economy.
