After the gang rape and killing of a young woman, India is engulfed in a debate on what should happen to rapists. Here is what will likely happen.
U.S. drivers are entering an era of cheaper gasoline, thanks to a host of factors, including the expansion of the Seaway pipeline.
Who killed Sakine Cansiz and two other Kurdish women in Paris? Turkish nationalists? PKK militants? Depends who you ask.
Asian markets fell as investor confidence was weighed down by the report that inflationary pressures continued to increase in China
The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were Nordic American Tankers, Five Star Quality Care, AbbVie Inc, MetroPCS Communications and Radioshack Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Youku Tudou, Talisman Energy, Navistar International, General Cable and Qihoo 360 Technology.
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Friday were Landec Corporation, Westport Innovations Inc, QuickLogic Corporation and Immunomedics Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Friday were James River Coal Company, IPG Photonics Corporation, ModusLink Global Solutions Inc, NutriSystem Inc and Cybex International Inc.
French troops are already in Mali, where an Islamist insurgency is becoming a serious threat to West Africa and the world.
Most Americans have banked less pay this month because of the end of the payroll-tax cut, and some who backed the president say they feel duped.
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is ordering all newly built residences to install fiber optic connections in any city or county where the networks are available.
A rumored anti-satellite missile test in China this month could threaten several US satellites in orbit.
Infosys Ltd, Ford Motor, Barclays, AFLAC Inc, BHP Billiton, Advanced Micro Devices, Yum! Brands and BP plc are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Friday.
The FCC's plans to unleash Wi-Fi spectrum, plus the $5 billion tussle for Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR), show spectrum is valuable.
Greek efforts to clamp down on illegal immigration have resulted in a disturbing trend: tourists are sometimes targeted by officials.
The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Friday ahead of the Department of Labor's import price index and the Bureau of Economic Analysis's trade deficit report.
Asian stock markets mostly declined Friday after data showed that Chinese inflation jumped to a seven-month high in December while Japanese Nikkei surged on weaker yen.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were Dole Food, InvenSense, Heckmann, Vanguard Natural Resources and BHP Billiton plc. The top after-market NYSE losers were Frontline, KBR, Tilly's, Colony Financial and Seadrill Partners.
Asian shares rose Friday amid an improving outlook for global economies and reduced anxiety over the euro zone, while the yen slid on renewed expectations for aggressive monetary easing in Japan.
The first puck will reportedly drop on Jan. 19.
A Georgia mother shot an intruder inside her Loganville home last week while her two young children hid in a crawlspace, sparking calls from pro-gun advocates to relax gun control laws, as the case illustrates how helpful the presence of a gun in the home can be for self-defense. But the evidence suggests that gun ownership does not actually lead to less deaths in the home.
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Chairman Eric Schmidt is out of North Korea after paying a four-day visit to the Hermit Kingdom.
The assassination of three Kurdish women in Paris could imperil peace talks between government officials and Kurds in Turkey.
In a major upset, "Zero Dark Thirty" filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow was not nominated for a Best Director Oscar.
In the wake of the Delhi gang-rape and murder, many say south India poses less danger to a woman compared to other parts of the country. Why is that?
The ECB sees the euro zone strong enough to not need monetary help, but the bank's confidence in that outlook appears paper thin.
No surprise: International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) received 6,478 patents in 2012, continuing its 20-year domination of the field.
Cloud gaming company Agawi has partnered with Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) to bring its Agawi CloudPlay service to Android-powered smart televisions, the company announced this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
NewLead Holdings, Deutsche Bank, ArcelorMittal, Nokia Corp, Delta Air Lines, Corning Inc, Terex Corp and Uni-Pixel Inc are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Thursday.
The Czech Republic is about it elect its president directly for the first time.
The U.S. stock index futures signal a higher open Thursday ahead of the Department of Labor's weekly jobless claims data.
Crude oil prices advanced in Asian trading Thursday as better-than-expected Chinese trade data reinforced signs of economic recovery in the world’s second largest oil consuming nation.
