Two new surveys show what many have long known-Apple's iPhone is a force to be reckoned with.
U.S. initial jobless claims fell last week by 24,000, to a 3-month low of 398,000, according to the Labor Department.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) will implement a new fixed acquirer fee called the "Network Participation Fee" that will apply to both credit and debit cards, in order to help the company win routing business and maintain debit volumes.
It has seen the starry heavens, but at the end of its life cycle, the International Space Station is set to see the bottom of the deep blue sea.
Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, reported a higher quarterly profit that missed Wall Street estimates as its international refining business and output fell short.
The rising super swimmer of the U.S. did it again. Ryan Lochte once again overpowered 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps in the World Swimming Championship in Shanghai on Thursday.
The number of Americans claiming new unemployment benefits last week dropped below the 400,000 level for the first time since early April, a hopeful sign for the economy which has struggled to regain momentum.
Debt talks in Washington are stalled, and leaders Boehner and Obama would be wise to learn a lesson from Bill Clinton and Trent Lott.
The world premiere of Electric Daisy Carnival Experience saw police calming down an unruly mob outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Wednesday night.
Here is what to expect on Thursday as lawmakers try to close in on a deal for Congress to raise the government's $14.3 trillion borrowing limit by an August 2 deadline and avoid a debt default:
A bill to cut the deficit faced a nail-bitingly close vote in Congress on Thursday as the top Republican lawmaker sought to quell an internal revolt and push his plan to avoid a ruinous default.
Toronto's main stock index plunged more than 2 percent on Wednesday to its lowest point this month as weak U.S. data and a looming deadline for raising the U.S. debt ceiling sent investors searching for safety.
There's no way to sugarcoat it: financial markets have started to react to the possibility that the U.S. Government might default. Democrats and Republicans in Washington appear to be no closer to a debt deal Thursday than they were last week -- and a damaging default is now staring the nation -- and global markets -- in the face.
Stock index futures rose on Thursday after Wall Street suffered its worst day in eight weeks, but the session was predicted to be volatile ahead of a key vote later in the day on a bill to cut the U.S. deficit.
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and Avon Products Inc showed on Thursday that a big international presence is key, as growth in Latin America, the largest market for both U.S. companies, offset slumps at home.Nintendo is dropping the price of its 3DS handheld device by $80 on August 12 in hopes of improving slow sales.
Stock index futures rose slightly on Thursday after Wall Street suffered its worst day in eight weeks, but the session was predicted to be volatile ahead of a key vote later in the day on a bill to cut the U.S. deficit.
Nintendo announced plans to drop the retail price of its portable Nintendo 3DS system to $169.99 in the U. S. down from the suggested launch price of $249.99 effective Aug. 12.
MERS, the electronic mortgage registry that faces multiple investigations for its role in thousands of problematic foreclosure cases, changed its rules to lower its profile in court-supervised foreclosures.
A Michigan-based legal group on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to review and overturn a decision that found President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law constitutional.
If the impasse over the U.S. debt limit isn't broken soon, President Barack Obama will be forced to decide how he will manage the crisis.
Wall Street was set to edge higher at Thursday's open in a bounce from steep falls in the previous session, as U.S. politicians struggle to come to an agreement over the debt ceiling days before the deadline to avoid default.
