Moneyball is a formulaic movie you can root for
The Democratic-led Senate Friday, as expected, made short work of rejecting a House GOP-authored, stop-gap funding bill, 59 to 36, thus increasing the likelihood of a U.S. Government shutdown. The current funding resolution expires Sept. 30.
The Dow Jones industrial average on Friday suffered its worst week since the depths of the financial crisis in 2008, stung by severe anxiety over Europe's spiraling debt crisis and a warning from the Federal Reserved about the U.S. economy.
The release date of Amazon's expected new Android-based tablet has yet to be defined, but the company has scheduled an event for next week when the device may be unveiled. Amazon's PR firm sent an invitation to journalists Friday afternoon announcing a press conference in New York City on Sept. 28 when the company is expected to reveal its new consumer tech weapon -- the Kindle tablet.
Pearl Jam Twenty opens on Friday.
Gold crashed more than $100 lower on Friday as a slide turned into a freefall, with weeks of volatility, renewed strength in the dollar and talk of hedge fund liquidation wrecking its safe-haven status.
Let's face the mounting facts and just say it in plain language: The world is slipping into Global Recession 2011 and governments don't have the gunpowder to ward it off. The U.S. economy is barely growing at all. Companies aren't hiring. The federal budget deficit is above $14.5 trillion. Companies are stockpiling cash because, as Ford CEO Alan Mulally said in a press conference this week, because the consumer has pulled back.
Can the 19-year-old escape the Twilight spotlight?
It was hardly rock 'n' roll, but Paul McCartney's debut into the world of ballet with an orchestral score and tale of love set in a royal undersea court premiered at a gala event to stars, music and ballet lovers at a warm reception held on Thursday.
Gold prices plummeted Friday, at one point tumbling to 15 percent below the level of three weeks ago, as investors started buying stocks and, to a lesser extent, euros. Silver is now down 25 percent from its mid-week level.
A look back at one of the biggest moments in NFL history: Mo Lewis' crippling hit on Drew Bledsoe, which made way for the Tom Brady era.
When an Aboriginal man from Western Australia gave a lock of his hair to a British anthropologist in the early 20th century, it opened up a way for researchers to piece together his genome.
World stocks came off 14-month lows on Friday on expectations policymakers would take further action to ease the Eurozone debt crisis, while commodities fell broadly on worries about a global economic slump.
A source has confirmed to International Business Times that the Metro Transit Authority (MTA) will be partnering with AT&T and T-Mobile to provide cell phone coverage at the platforms of certain subway stations.
The 60-year-old actress lost 100 pounds and is now a size 6.
The New York Yankees have already clinched the American League East title but catcher Russell Martin has another goal in mind, knocking down the bid by arch-rival Boston Red Sox to reach the postseason.
Silvercorp Metals Inc. said Friday it is suing a group of detractors for allegedly spreading falsehoods about the company in the hope of profiting from a decline in its share price.
A look at the much-anticipated bout this weekend.
Mullen testified before a Senate panel that: The Haqqani network... acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency.
Both are expected to play, though precautions are being taken.
Gold prices fell about 3 percent Friday, setting up the third weekly decline for what has recently been touted as the pre-eminent safe haven.
U.S. gold futures posted their steepest losses in a month on Thursday, dragged down by a global flight from risk that raises new questions about bullion's value as a safe haven and the sustainability of its long rally.
