Polls show the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which has vowed to put more money in the hands of households, looks poised for a huge win over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Sunday's election.
U.S. presidents, members of Congress and the public gathered on a rainy Saturday to say goodbye to Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in American politics who contributed to major social changes of the last 50 years.
Three more U.S. banks failed on Friday, bringing the total to 84 so far this year, as the industry continues to grapple with deteriorating loans on their books.
U.S. bank regulators closed Affinity Bank of Ventura, California on Friday, the 84th U.S. bank to fail this year as economic weakness continues to take a toll on financial institutions.
The last week of summer could prove to be anything but relaxing for stock investors worried about the economy, with the crucial August jobs report on the agenda.
U.S. bank regulators closed Mainstreet Bank of Forest Lake, Minnesota, on Friday, the 83rd U.S. bank to fail this year as economic weakness continues to take a toll on financial institutions.
Insurance giant American International Group has paused the auction of its aircraft leasing firm, International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC), as its new CEO reviews the divestiture process, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.
Whirlpool Corp plans to shut a plant in Evansville, Indiana and move some production to Mexico next year, a change that will eliminate about 1.6 percent of the world's biggest appliance maker's workforce.
FremantleMedia Enterprises is betting that parkour and freerunning, up-and-coming sports that have already attracted an online crowd, can draw a TV audience.
Ford Motor Co's mid-size 2010 Fusion in August has set a monthly sales record for the model for a fifth consecutive month and average transaction prices have been increasing, Ford said on Friday.
A lead single about a proletarian revolt against the global banking crisis. A teaser campaign involving a worldwide musical treasure hunt. And an album that ends with a three-part, fully orchestrated symphony about an alternative theory of the creation of mankind. Is Muse the only young, stadium-filling rock band that could get away with this?
With the face of an ingenue and the lyrical bite of a social commentator, Kany Garcia debuted in 2007 as part of a new crop of Latin female singer-songwriters.
A patriotic Chinese film aimed at boosting national pride ahead of a key political anniversary has tempers rising instead, because many of the movie's stars are foreign citizens.
Qatar Holding LLC aims to become the largest shareholder in Songbird Estates -- owner of much of London's Canary Wharf office complex -- the investment arm of the Qatari wealth fund said late on Friday.
Nelly Furtado's first Spanish-language album is a mixture of design and circumstance, as so many grand plans often are.
Sun Microsystems Inc reported a fourth quarter loss on Friday, as the computer server maker's planned acquisition by Oracle Corp nears expected completion.
The U.S. Federal Reserve won a delay of a federal judge's order that it reveal the names of the banks that have participated in its emergency lending programs and the sums they received.
A 15-year-old Belgium boy is allegedly the latest victim in a series of mysterious iPhone explosions that have captured the attention of France's and the European Commissions' consumer affair watchdogs.
A U.S. court struck down a rule limiting a cable company to no more than 30 percent of the subscription television market, a victory for companies like Comcast Corp that could spark many industry deals.
A U.S. court struck down a rule limiting a cable company to no more than 30 percent of the subscription television market, a victory for companies like Comcast Corp that could spark many industry deals.
Apple is geared to see huge profits next year with analysts predicting the company will sell somewhere between five and seven million iPhones in China in 2010 as a result of its deal with the country's second-largest mobile carrier
