By even entertaining the possibility of making any type of presidential announcements on The Apprentice, Donald Trump has just lost all his credibility as a serious presidential candidate. He also made a mockery of the 2012 presidential race and the democratic process of the United States.
The Bahraini government has delayed plans to ban two principal opposition political parties -- al-Wefaq and the Islamic Action Society --on the heels of criticism from the U.S. government.
Nintendo Co said the 3DS device has made a good start with 440,000 units sold in the US in a weeks’ time. Launched on March 27, Nintendo 3DS has successfully out-performed its Wii.
Rising food and gasoline prices lifted U.S. consumer inflation as expected in March, but underlying inflation pressures remained contained, a government report showed on Friday.
S&P futures turned flat on Friday after being negative as U.S. core consumer prices were below expectations for March.
China's turbo-charged growth eased just a touch in the first quarter, while its inflation jumped to a 32-month high, putting pressure on the government to do more to rein in prices and keep the economy on an even keel.
Bank of America Corp posted an unexpectedly sharp decline in first-quarter profit, plagued by losses in the mortgage business, and the bank named a new chief financial officer.
Stock index futures fell slightly on Friday after Bank of America Corp reported a sharp drop in earnings, adding to investors' caution shortly after the start of the earnings season.
Research In Motion's new Playbook received mixed reviews ahead of launch on April 19.
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US President Barack Obama has joined with his counterparts in Britain and France, David Cameron and Nicholas Sarkozy, to pledge that the battle in Libya will persist until Moammar Gaddafi is removed from power.
China and India reported higher-than-expected inflation readings on Friday, giving fresh ammunition to central bankers and investors alike who are worried about mounting price pressures in the global economy.
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq all down around 0.2 percent by 0819 GMT.
A new study shows that 17 percent of the United States’ imported oil for transportation could be replaced by biofuel made from algae.
IT firm Micro Focus Intl parted company with chief executive Nigel Clifford on Friday, leaving chairman Kevin Loosemore to take control at the British firm which issued a third profit warning in February.
Bank of America Corp is expected to report a 9 percent drop in its first quarter profit, as U.S. consumer lending contracts and the costs for collecting on mortgages continue to rise.
South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday added his voice to criticism of the United States for pursuing loose policies that he said are putting the world economy at risk.
Embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's daughter Aisha Gaddafi made a rare public appearance in capital Tripoli to rally support for her father, saying the talk about Gaddafi stepping down is an insult to all Libyans. Gaddafi is not in Libya but in the hearts of Libyans, she said.
Gold jumped to another record high on Friday after the dollar fell to its lowest since late 2009 against a basket of major currencies, taking silver to a 31-year high, while inflation pressures in China also helped lift bullion's appeal.
The world's first practical jetpack developed by a New Zealand company Martin Jetpack will be hitting the stores in few months from now.
Faced with an uneven world recovery and uncertain outlook, finance leaders were hoping on Friday to flesh out a plan to build a global economy less prone to the booms and busts of recent decades.
Widespread severe weather will likely move east into the Middle and Lower Mississippi River Valley on Friday after causing dangerous fire weather conditions across eastern New Mexico, west Texas and western Oklahoma, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service has said.
