Canada will sign contracts with shipyards in Nova Scotia and British Columbia under a C$35 billion ($35 billion) shipbuilding program, the largest in the NATO country's history.
Major U.S. stock indexes reversed direction to turn lower in morning trading on Thursday as more doubts emerged over whether European leaders could reach a deal on further strengthening the region's rescue fund.
Former Libyan Dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed Thursday after being injured during a Libyan rebel attack near his hometown of Sirte. A new Libya is born, a rebel spokesman said.
New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell last week and a gauge of labor market trends hit a six-month low, a government report showed on Thursday, pointing to an improvement in the jobs market.
Jordann Marie, the girl who made the official Leave Amber Cole Alone video admits that she made the video in a funny way to get attention.
Ford said the labor pact with United Auto Workers union would cost $280 million in lump-sum payments in 2011, and average about $80 million annually for remainder period through 2015.
Ousted Olympus Corp <7733.T> chief executive Michael Woodford is consulting police over whether he needs protection after passing new information to British fraud investigators about the Japanese company's irregular payments to advisory firms.
Moammar Gadhafi was killed in Sirte on Thursday, the National Transitional Council of Libya said. The former dictator died of wounds sustained in the battle.
Barnes & Noble hopes to rely less on book sales, better compete against e-commerce rivals.
Microsoft is reportedly working on a deal to acquire Yahoo, three years after its initial acquisition offer of $44 billion was turned down.
Wall Street flat-lined at the open on Thursday after a report suggested a much anticipated European summit on resolving the region's debt crisis may be postponed, but investors looking for a U.S. earnings season rally put a floor under the market.
One in 10 Americans is on antidepressants, according to a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control -- a 400 percent increase from a decade ago.
The drug maker recorded strong revenue but warned that pending availability of generics will hit at sales of Zyprexa, Cymbalta and Evista, which together accounted for 41 percent of third-quarter sales.
The 25-year-old's fifth mug shot was taken on Wednesday, following a court hearing.
After 42 years, Moammar Gadhafi era is now finally complete, with the former dictator either dead or captured.
In an attempt to further distance himself from his rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he will soon lay out details of his flat tax plan.
U.S. stock futures pared gains Thursday morning on a report that the German government will not rule out postponing the upcoming EU weekend summit.
China defended its right to censor the Internet on Thursday, saying it was necessary to safeguard the public after the United States pressed China to explain online curbs on U.S. companies.
Washington early Thursday was in uber-data analysis mode, still trying to confirm initial reports that former Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi had been captured, injured and had later died from injuries after Libyan rebels approached his hometown of Sirte.
AT&T Inc's quarterly revenue fell short of Wall Street estimates, as wireless customers spent less than expected in the quarter ahead of the latest Apple Inc iPhone launch, sending its shares down 2.5 percent in early trade.
An unofficial gauge of human misery in the United States rose last month to a 28-year high as Americans struggled with rising inflation and high unemployment.
For more than two days now, Amber Cole has become a trending topic on Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites.
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