AT&T Inc plans to sell seven new smartphones in the first half of this year, including two from Palm Inc and five Android handsets from vendors such as Dell Inc.
Online DVD renter Netflix Inc agreed to wait 28 days before offering new Warner Bros titles in exchange for more content that can be sent directly to customers' televisions and computers.
The Dow and S&P 500 inched higher, while the Nasdaq dipped on Wednesday after Federal Reserve officials said they were still worried about labor market weakness and a report on the services sector showed only slight improvement in the economy.
The Australian Dollar opens at a 5-week high against the greenback on Thursday at 0.9200.
U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday after ISM data showed the U.S. services sector grew in December, but at a marginal pace, and a report said the rate of job losses slowed at U.S. private employers.
(Corrects paragraph 6 to show ADP report said private-sector job losses slowed in December from November, but were not smaller than expected)
The rate of job losses at U.S. private employers slowed in December and the services sector showed marginal growth, according to reports on Wednesday that pointed to a steady if unspectacular recovery.
The Dow and S&P 500 edged higher, while the Nasdaq slipped on Wednesday after Federal Reserve officials said they were still worried about labor market weakness and a report on the services sector showed only slight improvement in the economy.
NovaGold Resources (NG.TO) expects to soon release a new mine plan for its Galore Creek copper-gold joint venture in British Columbia and may take a more aggressive approach with the project this year, it said on Tuesday.
The Dow and the S&P 500 ended little changed on Wednesday and the Nasdaq dipped after a report on the vast services sector showed only slight improvement in the U.S. economy.
Members of the Federal Reserve worried that the winding down of the central bank's massive purchases of mortgage securities, among other factors, could snuff a fragile housing market recovery, minutes of their December meeting showed on Wednesday.
Members of the Federal Reserve worried that the winding down of the central bank's massive purchases of mortgage securities, among other factors, could snuff a fragile housing market recovery, minutes of their December meeting showed on Wednesday.
AT&T Inc said on Wednesday that it would sell five Android phones in the first half of this year, including from Motorola Inc, HTC Corp and handset newcomer Dell Inc.
Buy stocks and don't worry about inflation -- that's the advice of the chief stock picker of the world's biggest fund firm, BlackRock Inc .
Colorful dealmaker Robert Friedland, who made a fortune selling an undeveloped Canadian nickel deposit, is seeking new options for his current venture, Ivanhoe Mines , as it starts building a massive copper-gold mine near Mongolia's border with resource-hungry China.
Wall Street was little changed on Wednesday after Federal Reserve officials said they were still worried about labor market weakness and a report on the services sector showed only slight improvement in the economy.
For decades the Big Three have cast a large shadow over the Michigan economic landscape, but with the automotive industry in turmoil, a new breed of startups is emerging from the darkness.
Some Federal Reserve officials worried last month that waning government support could snuff out a fragile housing market recovery and a few believed it might be desirable to step up asset purchases.
Some Federal Reserve officials worried last month that waning government support could snuff out a fragile housing market recovery and a few believed it might be desirable to step up asset purchases.
The board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp will meet on January 12 to consider proposing rules on compensation for bank employees, the agency said on Wednesday.
China's top search engine Baidu Inc said it plans to start a new online video channel that will provide copyrighted content to Chinese Internet users.
BlackRock Inc's vice chairman and chief investment officer for global equities Bob Doll said on Wednesday he sees the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index reaching a level of 1,250 by year-end.
Stocks slipped on Wednesday after ISM data showed the U.S. services sector grew in December, but at a marginal pace, and a report said the rate of job losses slowed at U.S. private employers.
Ivanhoe Mines may sell shares or debt, sell off a subsidiary or look at other options as it continues to develop its huge gold and copper mine in Mongolia, the company said on Wednesday.
Family Dollar Stores Inc reported a higher-than-expected first-quarter profit and forecast earnings that should top Wall Street estimates again this quarter, sending its shares up 13 percent.
The rate of job losses at U.S. private employers slowed in December and the services sector showed marginal growth, according to reports on Wednesday which underlined the tentative nature of the economic recovery.
China's top search engine Baidu Inc said it plans to start a new independent company to provide licensed online video to Chinese Internet users.
Stocks were little changed on Wednesday after data showed the U.S. services sector grew in December, but at a marginal pace.
Family Dollar Stores Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and forecast earnings that should top Wall Street estimates again this quarter, sending its shares up 11 percent.
Stocks stayed little changed on Wednesday after data showed the services sector expanded marginally in December following a surprise contraction in November.
