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For 223 years and running, France has celebrated the destruction of a prison with a massive bash called La Fête Nationale (French National Celebration) or quatorze juillet (July 14) -- better known to most of us as Bastille Day.

Ubisoft hasn’t been shy about revealing “Assassin’s Creed 3” footage and screenshots to eager fans. The latest clip from third installment in the history-based franchise was revealed at San Diego’s Comic Con festival, where new multiplayer screens and a walkthrough level was showcased.

A declining currency value could be a boon for Europe and a final solution to the ongoing crisis, economists say.

Not only is it Friday the 13th, but it's National French Fry Day as well. What better way to mark the occasion than getting your hands on some free french fries!

Launched just over a year ago, and touted by the newspaper-loving Murdoch as a savior for print media, The Daily boasts is drowning in estimated losses of $30 million a year.

Have the Nets surpassed the Knicks as the best team in the Big Apple?

Emails and phone communications released by the Federal Reserve on Friday show that an economist with the central bank who was told as August 2007 that one of the world's most important interest rates was being manipulated did not understand that rate.

Hollywood heavyweight Will Smith is setting his sights on a big-screen version of Cain and Abel, the biblical tale of sibling rivalry between the two sons of Adam and Eve.

Biographer Chris Anderson said that Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger has had sex with over 4,000 women, one of which was Angelina Jolie, during his career -- but that's just a low estimate. Anderson, who recently penned Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger, said 68-year-old Jagger has even slept with David Bowie, whom he had an ongoing affair with during the bisexual revolution in America. And he still couldn't get no satisfaction???

“Size 12 and Ready to Rock” is out in stores.

China's report Friday that its economic activity grew in the second quarter much as expected reinforced expectations that the growth rate in the world's second-biggest economy will increase later this year.

Bruno Iksil, whose trading team were responsible for huge losses of $4.4 billion, was widely expected to leave the bank after he gained notoriety in the wake of the trading scandal.

Dwight Howard won't lose endorsements because of his trade demands, according to one expert.

The 2011 Academy Award-nominated film Moneyball detailed how Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane employed advanced analytics to supplement a small payroll and beat some of the most well-heeled clubs.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were New York & Company, Quicksilver Resources, Petroleo Brasileiro, SuperValu and Radioshack Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Box Ships, Lexmark International, Stillwater Mining, Abercrombie & Fitch and MPG Office Trust.

More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village when it was blasted by helicopters and tanks and then stormed by Assad regime militia, opposition activists said.

Last October, Rockstar Games released a trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, the latest offering in the developer's massively popular franchise. And then, nothing. For months, Rockstar has refused to release any more detail about the new game. Now Rockstar finally throws fans a bone by releasing two screenshots from the game

Internet superstore Amazon has something huge in the works. After a long history of fighting against collecting sales tax, the company seems to have a new strategy to stay on top: same-day delivery.

Modeling industry’s blond bombshell Kate Upton, whose recent spread for GQ has awakened America’s patriotic spirits, was recently criticized by online blogger for her curvy figure. But now, the author behind the post known as Skinny Gurl, appears to have changed her mind.

Taking a taxi ride in New York City just got a lot more expensive. The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission formally approved a fare hike Thursday that will raise prices by 17 percent starting this September.

Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine, elected 11 directors at its annual meeting Thursday, including three nominated by former dissident shareholder Third Point Capital.