UNITED STATES

Fire

Madonna Badger Tragedy: 10 Leading Causes of House Fires and Safety Tips

Madonna Badger, a New York advertising executive, lost three young daughters and her parents in a tragic fire in Stamford, Conn. late Sunday. Accidental house fires can most often be avoided if homeowners follow safety tips and avoid the leading causes of fires, such as cooking, smoking, heating, Christmas trees, fireplaces, dryers and washing machines, candles, portable generators and children playing with fire.
U.S. Energy Policy

Oil - It Still Has the United States Over a Barrel

Oil Shock III -- could another surge in oil prices to the stratosphere jeopardize another U.S. economic recovery? Indeed, it is possible, with oil pushing $100 per barrel as 2011 ends, and with little sign of retreating substantially despite sub-par U.S. gasoline demand.
More news
The French government last week recommended that women in France who have PIP's silicone gel-filled implants get them removed by their surgeons after the implants appeared to have an unusually high rupture rate.

FDA Warned PIP on Breast Implant Safety

As early as 2000, U.S. health authorities raised concerns about the French breast implant maker at the heart of a scandal affecting hundreds of thousands of women worldwide. That was almost ten years before the company came under scrutiny from European regulators.
Mengniu said it destroyed a batch of products at a plant in the southwestern province of Sichuan which contained aflatoxin, a substance produced by food fungus that can cause severe liver damage, including liver cancer.

Tainted Milk Destroyed, says China's Mengniu

China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd, the nation's biggest dairy firm, said it had destroyed milk found to be contaminated with a cancer-causing substance, the latest food safety problem to hit the country's dairy industry.
Newt Gingrich

Court Documents Contradict Gingrich's Claims of First Divorce

Newly emerged Court documents contradict Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's assertion regarding his first divorce. Newt Gingrich who is constantly on fire over his personal history has continuously maintained that it is his first wife Jackie Gingrich, who asked for divorce first and not him. His campaign website under the head Answering Attacks-Personal life says that it is Jackie Gingrich who requested for a divorce, quoting their daughter Jackie Gingrich Cushman's ...
Europe's Markets

Europe's Markets Inch Higher Tuesday at Mid-Day

European stocks crept higher on Tuesday, catching the tailwind of a pre-holiday U.S. rally, while the euro was hamstrung by the prospect of a large Italian debt auction later in the week.
IBTimes Logo

Futures flat after last week's gains

Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday as investors found little reason to make big bets in what was expected to be a light-volume session following the previous week's gains.
IBTimes Logo

Futures off ahead of factory, home price data

stock index futures were lower on Tuesday as investors found little reason to make big bets in what was expected to be a light-volume session following the previous week's gains.
IBTimes Logo

Debt-riddled Japan relaxes decades-old arms exports ban

Debt-riddled Japan Tuesday relaxed its self-imposed decades-old ban on military equipment exports in a move that will open new markets to its defense contractors and help the nation squeeze more out of its defense budget.
IBTimes Logo

Asian shares ease in thin trade, U.S. data awaited

Asian shares eased on Tuesday as investors squared positions in thin volume before U.S. markets reopen after a long weekend and investors see fresh data that could offer clues about prospects for the world's largest economy.
IBTimes Logo

ASUS Transformer Prime: Latest Update on Delivery

The first release of Transformer Prime is on the way into the U.S partner stores, and more will be available and shipped as and when possible over the next few weeks as confirmed by a spokesperson for ASUS.
IBTimes Logo

Asian shares steady in thin holiday trade, U.S. market eyed

Asian shares were steady on Tuesday in thin volume as investors took to the sidelines before U.S. markets reopen later in the day from a long weekend and data which could offer clues over growth prospects in the world's largest economy.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.