Positive data from the world's biggest economies helped sentiments though uncertainty over China's outlook could keep markets on edge.
Nanomaterials are found in dozens of foods.
The announcement came the same day Hewlett-Packard accidentally released the first page of its Q2 earnings report.
The United Launch Alliance had a successful launch of the classified NROL-33 mission on Thursday.
The Japanese automaker said on Thursday it is recalling 466,000 minivans and cars globally for possible faulty brakes and loss of a spare tire.
After the Thai military took over on Thursday, economists say it could help stabilize markets, but only for now.
China has blamed a recent series of knife and bomb attacks on militants from Xinjiang, the traditional home of the ethnic Muslim Uighurs.
Last year, Chinese officials began investigating the business practices of many pharmaceutical companies, and arrested several executives.
The coal-power sector, which produced the energy-starved nation's biggest political scam, will be a key focus for the new administration.
The prices of America's favorite breakfast cereals could rise by up to 30 percent because of climate change.
JD.com, China's second-largest online retailer, will begin trading on NASDAQ Thursday.
A JPMorgan executive in Hong Kong is arrested for hiring the children of Chinese officials. But that's a way to cultivate crucial relationships.
The great Canadian question arose once again in Northern Ontario on Tuesday: What do you do when you find a baby, orphaned moose?
Two elementary school students in Brooklyn were arrested on Wednesday and charged with putting poison into their teacher's water bottle.
The Federal Reserve doesn’t believe that it faces a “trade-off between its employment and inflation objectives.”
Be grateful for that daily cup of Joe: It has cost more than you think.
Voters in two Oregon counties have approved ballot initiatives banning the cultivation of GMO crops.
Policymakers and casino magnates have made heavy bets on both sides of the online gaming issue, but doesn't someone have to win?
The bank’s investment in the Motor City will fund blight removal, home loans, job training and small business loans, among other things.
So far in 2014, 847 prisoners have died of torture, execution and maltreatment in Syrian jails. Here's one prisoner's experience.
The Chinese online retailer will list in New York on late Wednesday.
A day after recalling 2.6 million vehicles, GM is recalling Chevrolet Aveo cars because the daytime running lights could cause a fire.
Reactions from across the Swiss media mostly happy the whole Credit Suisse U.S. headache is over.
Russia is looking at new ties with Asia and the gas deal comes as a major breakthrough after a 10-year-long negotiation.
Not surprisingly, the industry scores extremely poorly on customer satisfaction surveys.
The Core i5 version will be available in the U.S. and Canada on June 20, while additional configurations will be available from August.
According to one estimate, India's online retail market is valued at $3.1 billion and is expected to be worth $22 billion by 2018.
China summoned the U.S. ambassador after the U.S. accused five Chinese officers of hacking into companies to steal trade secrets.
The European Union is preparing to take steps to reduce the tens of millions of tons of food that goes to waste each year across the continent.
Credit Suisse investors are confident despite a $2.5 billion fine and guilty plea, and analysts say this is the new normal for big banks.