The HSBC Purchasing Manager's Index released Monday showed that China's services activity improved in September after the fall in August.
Asian markets fell Monday as investors remained watchful having concerns about the revival of the global economic growth in spite of the stimulus measures announced last month by policy maker in the U.S. and Europe.
The sports world’s highly anticipated boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather might have some competition now that Patricia Krentcil, who is better known as the "Tanning Mom," has challenged "Octomom" Nayda Suleman to step in the ring.
Champion is the latest television personality to reveal his sexual orientation, joining a list that most recently includes CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Anne Burrell of the Food Network.
Corporate CEOs are getting behind a campaign that seeks to influence discussions of spending cuts and tax hikes after the November general elections.
Stock markets in Asia are expected to begin the week on a positive note after official data Friday showed that the U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to a near four-year low in September.
Crisis-laden Kingfisher Airlines got another blow Saturday as its principal lender, State Bank of India, categorically clarified that the bank could not release further funds to the cash-strapped private airline, even as the aviation controller Friday issued a notice to the air carrier asking it why its license should not be cancelled.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Friday were The Medicines Company, Ixia, Oplink Communications Inc, CEVA and ADTRAN Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Leap Wireless International, Sangamo BioSciences Inc, Affymax Inc, Oclaro and Diodes Incorporated.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were Freescale Semiconductor, Stewart Information Services Corp, Hillshire Brands, Office Depot and Cantel Medical Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Monster Worldwide, Hovnanian Enterprises, Molycorp and Radioshack Corp.
Asian markets remained mixed in the week as indications of the faltering economic growth in Japan and China continued to weigh down the investor confidence.
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' inventions have shaped how we live, work, and play. He may have been the greatest inventor of the Information Age.
Ruckus Wireless Inc., the privately-held tech company that has created some of the world’s largest WiFi networks revealed its plans to go public on Friday by submitting an SEC filing for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO).
Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez and her husband were reportedly arrested by officials in the eastern city of Bayamo.
Kenyans who were tortured by British colonialists during the Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s have finally won the right to sue the UK government.
The people of Taiwan have enjoyed tremendous economic development in recent decades, but this prosperity has harmed the quality of life for many. For example, there is too much noise on the overcrowded island.
Planned protests against Jordan's King Abdullah's government after he dissolved the Parliament this week may have set Jordan to ignite.
As the world recalls the death of Steve Jobs, his career of triumphs and setbacks has parallels with two living legends: Lee Iacocca and Sanford Weill.
Royal Dutch Shell, the world's fourth-largest energy company, says South African strikes are making it impossible to deliver fuel.
Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) is halting sales of its new Xperia tablet after discovering a manufacturing defect that makes the device susceptible to water damage.
The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2013 are in.
Jobs passed away on Oct. 5, 2011, after a long fight with pancreatic cancer, and to commemorate him, the entire Apple homepage has been given up for the video, which fades when finished to show a message from his successor, Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Potash Corp, National Bank of Greece, MetroPCS Communications, Nokia Corp, Carnival Corp, Zynga Inc, Groupon Inc, Facebook Inc and Dow Chemical Co. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Friday.
It's been a year since Steve Jobs died. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is humming. But could it encounter problems.
Minutes from the September meeting of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee show it was a tense affair.
U.S.-based global fund house Carlyle sold its 3.7 percent stake in India’s mortgage major Housing Finance Development Corporation (HDFC) Ltd for nearly 43 billion rupees ($841 Million) Friday.
Asian stocks markets mostly advanced Friday as the better-than-expected U.S. economic data and the comments from ECB President Mario Draghi added to the positive sentiment.
The National Stock Exchange’s (NSE) Nifty dipped 5 percent in a freak trade Thursday morning to an intra-day low of 4,900 at 9.51 a.m. (local time, India), triggering the circuit filter halting the trading. The trade resumed 15 minutes later at 10.05 a.m.
The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Friday ahead of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' nonfarm payrolls report and unemployment report.
European markets rose Friday as investor sentiment turned positive after the European Central Bank confirmed in its policy meeting at Ljubljana, Slovenia, Thursday that it was ready to commence its bond-buying program which is aimed at reducing the debt burden faced by the euro zone.
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