Double-Dip Recession: One 'Shock' Away, Economist Says
The U.S. is just one-shock away from a double-dip recession, one economist says.
Senators cite benefits of AT&T, T-Mobile deal
Two Republican senators urged U.S. officials to consider the benefits of AT&T Inc's $39 billion bid to acquire Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA.
Analysis: Crackdown on bank risk leaves black box empty
Banks will struggle to recoup the fat returns they grew used to by trading anything from complex bond derivatives to gold and currencies, as a clampdown on their riskiest activities bites.
Wall Street stocks drop 2 percent on economic fears
Investors fled stocks on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 into correction territory, as worries about the U.S. economy and European debt escalated.
-
Wall Street extends recent slide, down 2 percent
-
Key-man Corzine unlocks value for MF Global
-
Gartner Predicts Global Mobile Connections to Rise 11% as Revenue Leaps 22.5%
-
Obama Announces Plan to Avert Genocide, War Crimes
-
CES 2021 Highlight: Robot Vacuum And Mop From Roborock Unveiled, 50Hz Scrubber For Tough Stains
-
CES 2021 Highlight: HONOR Band 6 Global Version Launch, The Most Functional Affordable Fitness Tracker to Date
More news
U.S. Questions Cyber-Enemies Blamed in 'RAT' Security Breach, China Silent
A five-year campaign 'Operation Shady RAT' that compromised networks in 72 major organizations around the world, including several governments, ASEAN, IOC and the world anti-doping agency, made news Tuesday. Government agencies in India, South Korea, Taiwan, and the U.S. were attacked, plus high-profile targets like the International Olympic Committee.
Virginia Tech Lockdown Brings Back Ghost of 2007 Shooting
The Virginia Tech campus was under lockdown, Thursday morning, after an alert posted on the official campus website warned that a gunman had been sighted in campus, bringing back memories of the 2007 shooting that left 33 dead.
Virginia Tech Police Say Alert Still in Effect, Gunman at Large
Authorities initiated lockdown on the Virginia Tech campus Thursday after three youths reported a man carrying a gun covered with a cloth. Virginia Tech suffered a mass school shooting in 2007. Thirty-two students were killed and 25 were wounded.
AT&T says fixed New York software related outage
AT&T Inc said some New York customers had voice service outages on Thursday morning because of a software problem that occurred during "routine maintenance activities."
Analysis: Republican leaders heed Tea Party but risk backlash
Emboldened by concessions wrung from their own leadership and President Barack Obama during the debt limit fight, Tea Party-affiliated lawmakers will likely remain a driving force in the Republican Party -- and possibly induce gridlock until the 2012 elections.
Oosthuizen eyes Firestone boost after car crash
Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen is looking for a spark to reignite his game at this week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational after escaping injury in a traffic accident while preparing for the tournament.
Dow Plunges: Wall Street Worries Meeting Main Street Woes
The Dow is plunging, as stocks are coming back to the woes that Main Street has grappled with since the recession. Stocks had soared this year while Main Street America grappled with slow growth and high unemployment.
VeriFone, Hypercom gets antitrust nod
The Justice Department on Thursday cleared VeriFone Systems Inc's purchase of Hypercom Corp , after the companies found another buyer for its the point-of-sale terminals business, a private equity-backed group.
Stocks Plunge As Fear Ensnares Investors
The U.S. sell-off follows even greater declines in Europe.
TSX drops more than 3 percent as global markets tumble
Toronto's main stock index slumped more than 3 percent on Thursday, as rising concerns about global growth more than wiped out the previous session's late-day rally and knocked world markets lower.
Tiger Woods: Michael Jordan Gives Advice, Charles Barkley Rips Into Tiger After Caddie Firing
Charles Barkley has hard comments about Woods.
Strapped states chop jobless aid
U.S. states are making "unprecedented" cuts to unemployment benefit programs, hoping to keep their budgets in line as the country's jobless rate shows no sign of budging, according to a report the National Employment Law Project released on Wednesday.
U.S. Debt Deal Means Fiscal Stimulus Is Out, and Fed?s Q3 May Be In
The U.S. debt deal means that federal spending will now generate even less demand in the quarters ahead, in an economy that?s already weak, and with an unemployment rate at 9.2 percent. To say the Fed has been monitoring the situation would be an understatement.
Bubba Smith Always Alleged ?69 Super Bowl Was Fixed
After a spectacular MVP season in 1968, Morall performed poorly in the Super Bowl ? among other things, he threw three interceptions.
Germany Wants to Halt Facebook Facial Recognition
Johannes Caspar, data protection supervisor in Hamburg, Germany, has asked Facebook to stop running its facial recognition feature on German users and to delete their biometric data, reported UK paper Guardian.
Scientists find new superbug strain of salmonella
Scientists have identified an emerging "superbug" strain of salmonella that is highly resistant to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, or Cipro, often used for severe salmonella infections, and say they fear it may spread around the world.
HIV infections in U.S. stable but disparities exist
The number of Americans newly infected with HIV remained stable between 2006 and 2009, but infections rose nearly 50 percent among young black gay and bisexual men, U.S. experts said on Wednesday.
Euronext index publication hit by new glitch
Exchange operator NYSE Euronext on Thursday was hit by another glitch as it said the publication of all indexes based on European share markets was momentarily suspended.
Covert Warfare: U.S. Military Ups Use of Special Ops, a 'Counter-terrorism Killing Machine'
As the focus of modern warfare shifts from conventional military campaigns to clandestine, targeted strikes, the U.S. military has increasingly come to rely on covert operatives employed by U.S. Special Operations Command, according to a new report.
Obama Birthday Party, Plenty to Celebrate [PHOTOS]
President Barack Obama celebrates the big 5-0.
Stocks fall 2 percent; S&P in correction territory
Stocks dropped on Thursday, taking the S&P 500 down 10 percent from its May high, on escalating worries about the economy.
'Man of Steel': New Superman Movie Costume Revealed [PHOTO]
Warner Bros. has released a first look of Henry Cavill donning his Superman gear in Zack Snyder's upcoming reboot, "Man of Steel."
Pages
- Promoted in Coronavirus
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Editor's pick
-
Trump Heads To The Gulf Eyeing Deals Amid Diplomatic Offensive
-
Scientists In Mexico Develop Tortilla For People With No Fridge
-
Kim Kardashian To Testify In Paris Multi-million-dollar Robbery Trial
-
Hamas Officials Say Group Held Direct Gaza Ceasefire Talks With US
-
Ukraine Ready For Russia Truce Talks, Zelensky Says
-
Trump's New Budget Boss: Russell Vought To Lead 'Ruthless' Government Cuts After Musk Steps Down
