Wall Street's bonuses fell nearly 25 percent in 2011, a New York City fiscal watchdog estimated on Monday, a less severe drop than the industry had anticipated, though still likely to deal a blow to the economies of New York City and New York state.
Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook are at odds.
GlobalFoundries, the chip maker based in Milpitas, Calif., celebrated its third year anniversary as a microchip foundry by purchasing all of the shares owned by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), effectively making the company an independent contract chip manufacturer.
Shares of Yelp (NYSE: YELP) the San Francisco-based review Web site, plunged nearly 15 percent Monday, the first after their $107 million initial public offering.
Lindsay Lohan completed her stint as host of Saturday Night Live on March 3 to some cheers and some jeers. However, many could not focus on her acting since they were staring at her puffy face. As plastic surgery rumors ignited, critics sniped away and fans lent support.
The official trailer for the highly-anticipated stealth action game Assassin's Creed III has been released, and game developer Ubisoft announced it will launch the game in the U.S. on Oct. 30, 2012.
Vladimir Putin declared victory in Sunday's election, but it remains to be seen how much power he'll wield over his country's vast stockpiles of oil and natural gas when he returns to the presidency in May.
Decrying calls on Wall Street for further quantitative easing (QE3), Richard Fisher, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas called on the nation’s lawmakers to follow the fiscal examples set by Mexico and Texas in a speech Monday.
December 21, 2012, marks the end of the Maya calendar, which began sometime around August 11, 3114 B.C. Many believe that the end of the calendar, which happens to fall on the same day as the Winter Solstice, marks the end of the world. Doomsday prophets are banking on the end of human kind. Here is why the world will not end on 12/21/12.
Lindsay Lohan may have been blasted for her Saturday Night Live performance this weekend, but the 25-year-old actress drew record numbers of viewers to the renowned comedy sketch show.
It's official, winter is technically over. And the stats show that the 2011-2012 season was the second warmest winter in New York on record. At an average temperature of 40.5 degrees, this season's winter broke most records except for the 2001-2002 season, according to the Gothamist. On the contrary, the coldest winter took place in 1934, during which temperatures averaged 19.9 degrees.
Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey are pregnant! The couple announced the joyous news on Monday in separate ways. Minnillo took to her Twitter to share the baby love while Lachey took to a more public forum, Live! With Kelly.
The third installment of the MiB film franchise opens in theaters May 25.
Many counties have stopped adding fluoride to their water supply, citing health risks the CDC says simply aren't there.
A Brooklyn mother of two who had her hands and feet amputated as a result of a hospital's negligence has won a $17.9 million settlement from the hospital and the city. 35-year-old Tabitha Mullings will receive $9.4 million from Brooklyn Hospital Center and $8.5 million from the city after a three-year legal battle, according to the NY Daily News.
Say it isn't so! The lovable Jason Segel and everyone's favorite talking frog are ending their collaboration. Segel, who penned and starred in last year's hit The Muppets will be exiting puppet land for now.
League officials from the NFL are considering severe consequences regarding the alleged bounty program that was created for several teams in the league. Reportedly, the NFL could seek to implement lengthy and costly suspensions for some of the New Orleans Saints top brass including Coach Sean Payton, General Manager Mickey Loomis and former coach Greg Williams, the alleged orchestrator of the bounty program.
Rumors about the iPad 3 display, battery life and network capabilities are all-but-confirmed, yet one of the biggest questions many are still wondering is, What's the price? Will Apple raise or lower the price from the iPad 2?
The sister of a NFL Pro Bowler made the Olympics on Sunday.
Sellers have cashed in and will continue to do so on the expected Jeremy Lin card, jersey and basketball memorabilia, but there have also been other unique Lin-related items on the market, especially on eBay.
Mariah Carey took to the stage in New York City on Thursday night for her first performance since giving birth to twin babies in April. She performed at Caesar's Entertainment Escape to Total Rewards event and flaunted her jaw-dropping weight loss in a curve-hugging black gown.
New orders to U.S. factories fell less than economists had expected in January, according to data released Monday morning by the Commerce Department, in what is yet another data point suggesting the U.S. economy is on solid footing for a recovery this year.
