Hideo Kojima, one of the world's most famous video game creators, sees a future for digital entertainment outside the box -- outside any box.
Family Dollar Stores reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, and forecast earnings that should top Wall Street estimates, as the discount retailer got a lift from extended hours, more profitable private label items and higher acceptance of food stamps.
Google Inc is expected to be sued by photographers, illustrators and other visual artists who claim the company is infringing their rights by scanning and displaying their work without compensation.
Wall Street was set to open lower on Wednesday on worries over Greece's ongoing financing woes and ahead of an auction of 10-year Treasury notes coming amid concerns about rising yields.
British mobile telecoms group Vodafone said it will launch the Opera Mini browser on low-cost handsets so its millions of users in emerging markets can easily access the Internet, lifting Opera's shares.
Stocks indexes futures edged lower on Wednesday as investors were cautious ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and an auction of 10-year Treasury notes amid concerns about rising yields.
Greek banks, hit by a series of credit rating downgrades linked to the country's debt crisis, have asked the government for more financial support, Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Wednesday.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc said it did not intentionally bet against securities in the mortgage market during the financial crisis, dismissing suggestions that it unfairly made money by placing bets against its clients.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.3 percent, Dow Jones down 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 down 0.2 percent at 5:15 a.m. EDT.
Asian stocks neared 22-month highs on Wednesday as regional investors largely shrugged off festering worries about fiscal problems in Europe and focused on a recovery in the world economy.
Asian stocks neared 22-month highs on Wednesday as regional investors largely shrugged off festering worries about fiscal problems in Europe and focused on a recovery in the world economy.
U.S. securities regulator may formulate a plan to improve oversight of high-frequency trading by keeping track of executed transactions, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Real estate Web site Trulia.com launched an online rental listing service on Tuesday, hoping it will help increase annual revenue to $100 million within the next few years.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that governments must work to bring more people into the banking system as part of efforts to improve the balance of economic growth.
Nervous long AUD positions were wound down in early Asia yesterday as the local market anticipated the conclusion of the RBA meeting and the impending interest rate decision.
The world knows very well about the rule of Robert Gabriel Karigamombe Mugabe in Zimbabwe, a country with over 1,00,000 per cent inflation rate. This is despite the country having the best diamond fields in the world. There is a saying in Zimbabwe if you own the diamonds in the country you can buy any African country now.
Raymond James Financial Inc said on Tuesday that it has reached a confidential settlement in a brokerage raiding case with Wells Fargo & Co .
U.S. antitrust regulators should give close scrutiny to search engine giant Google Inc's planned acquisition of mobile advertising leader AdMob, a leading antitrust senator said on Tuesday.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose modestly on Tuesday as the banking sector got a lift from positive analyst comments, while minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting eased concern over rising rates.
Charles Chuck Prince and Robert Rubin are often blamed for hobbling Citigroup Inc , but the former CEO and senior adviser are expected to defend themselves vigorously at a public hearing this week.
U.S. job openings and hirings fell in February, according to government data on Tuesday that is unlikely, however, to change perceptions a labor market recovery is underway.
The Federal Reserve could keep interest rates ultra-low for even longer than investors expect if the economic outlook worsens or inflation drops, minutes from the central bank's last meeting suggested.
The Federal Reserve is considering allowing maturing Treasury bonds to roll off its portfolio as an alternative way to drain reserves from the banking system, according to minutes from its March meeting.
The euro fell on Tuesday as reports Greece wanted to amend a European Union aid deal rekindled fear about its ability to resolve its debt crisis. The surging Canadian dollar hit parity with its U.S counterpart for the first time since mid-2008 as rising commodity prices boosted the outlook for higher Canadian interest rates.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose modestly on Tuesday as the banking sector got a lift from positive analyst comments, while minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting eased concern over rising rates.
French carmaker Renault , Japanese alliance partner Nissan and Germany's Daimler will unveil partnership plans on Wednesday, France's industry minister said.
A cyber-espionage group based in southwest China stole documents from the Indian Defence Ministry and emails from the Dalai Lama's office, a group of Canadian researchers said in a report released Tuesday.
Citigroup Inc , JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp may soon show compelling evidence that they have stopped the bleeding in terms of credit losses and loan writedowns.
U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as the financial sector got a lift from brokers' comments on banks, while minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting eased concerns over interest rates.
Markets pushed Greece's risk premium to a euro lifetime high on Tuesday amid growing doubts over the country's capacity to resolve its debt crisis and fresh skepticism about a European Union-International Monetary Fund aid mechanism.
