Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.26 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.14 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.22 percent at 0740 GMT.
World stocks slipped below an earlier three-week high on Wednesday while top-rated government bonds rose as a weak start to the U.S. earnings season and Slovakia's rejection of a plan to expand the euro zone rescue fund kept investors nervous.
Infosys Ltd , India's No.2 software services exporter, reported a 9.7-percent rise in quarterly profit and cut its full-year revenue outlook by less-than-expected, cheering investors who shrugged off its warning about global economic uncertainty.
Sara Leal, the woman who claimed to have hooked up with Ashton Kutcher stirring up rumors that Ashton and his wife Demi Moore were parting ways, has finally broke her silence. After about two weeks, since a friend of Leal told the media about the alleged hookup through an email, the 'other woman' in Kutcher's life divulged scandalous details of her night of debauchery.
A rebound in Hong Kong and Shanghai shares helped lift most Asian stocks into positive territory Wednesday, but concerns that Europe's debt crisis has hurt confidence in the global economy and is weighing on corporate earnings limited gains.
Rick Perry hopes to end a string of poor performances and campaign rival Mitt Romney looks to consolidate his newly regained front-runner status at a U.S. presidential debate for Republicans on Tuesday.
Republican presidential contenders meet on Tuesday for the seventh debate in their race for the nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012.
It is highly improbable that Michael Jackson caused his own death by self-administering the anesthetic propofol, the doctor who performed Jackson's autopsy testified in the Los Angeles court Tuesday.
Ben Bernanke, if a Republican wins the White House in 2012: you're fired.
Asian shares fell on Wednesday on concerns Europe's debt crisis has hurt confidence in the global economy and is weighing on corporate earnings, while the Slovak parliament's rejection of a plan to expand the euro zone rescue fund added to uncertainty.
Healthy men should not receive the common blood test for prostate cancer since it does not save lives and leads to unnecessary anxiety, surgery and complications, a U.S. government panel says.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won Tuesday night's 2012 GOP presidential debate at Dartmouth College, but C.E.O. Herman Cain finished a close second, due to his ability to keep almost the entire debate focused on himself.
The head of the U.S. futures regulator has the support he needs to pass a long-awaited rule that would curb excessive speculation in commodity markets, a source with knowledge of the agency's rule-making told Reuters on Tuesday.
The chief executive of Verizon Wireless denied on Tuesday the No. 1 U.S. mobile service is talking with Clearwire Corp about the possibility of using the smaller operator's wireless airwaves in high-demand areas.
Alcoa Inc
, the largest U.S. aluminum producer, said an economic slowdown hurt demand and knocked prices for the metal lower, denting its third-quarter profit and sending its shares down in after-hours trading.Rosie O'Donnell beat talk show queen Oprah Winfrey on Winfrey's OWN channel, according to viewership figures on Tuesday, as the fledgling cable network launched its new fall season to mixed reviews.
Women taking multivitamins may not necessarily live longer than those who get their nutrients from food alone, according to a U.S. study that found the group appears to have slightly higher death rates.
President Barack Obama's $447 billion jobs plan on Tuesday received support from a majority of senators, but Republicans were able to sustain a filibuster with the help of two Democrats.
U.S. President Barack Obama's $447 billion jobs bill was knocked down by the Democrat-controlled Senate on Tuesday, as it received 51 votes but fell short of the necessary 60 votes needed to kill the Republican filibuster.
The United States stormed to gold in the women's team event at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday to emphatically put down a marker for next year's London Olympics.
Workers at a large Ford Motor Co union local near Detroit rejected the proposed Ford-United Auto Workers contract in early voting, indicating it could be a cliff hanger until voting is finished on October 18.
The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to consider the rights of same-sex parents in a setback for two gay men who wanted both of their names listed on their adopted son's birth certificate.
