South Africa's rand slipped on Thursday after posting strong gains this week, while bond prices fell on concerns over the U.S. debt standoff and stocks fell for the fourth straight day.
Prized catch Carlos Beltran was expected to make his debut in the San Francisco Giants outfield at Philadelphia Thursday after being acquired in a trade with the New York Mets.
National Basketball Association (NBA) officials and locked out players are expected to meet in New York next week as they try to resolve the contentious labor dispute threatening the upcoming season.
Chicago Bears free-agent center Olin Kreutz may be closing in on a deal with the San Francisco 49ers.
Amy Winehouse may have died from alcohol withdrawal.
Dodgers' starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is drawing intense interest from some the top teams in the American League East. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are reportedly scouting Kuroda for a possible trade.
JetBlue to offer three-month unlimited pass.
Dunkin' Donuts had a successful IPO launch Wednesday, with shares increasing more than 40 percent on the first day of trading. But something about it smells a lot like Boston Chicken in the 1990s.
Mitch Winehouse said his daughter was ready to quit drinking as well
While the scramble to strike a debt deal dominates headlines, Republicans have been filling an appropriations bill with measures that would sharply curtail environmental regulations.
In a rundown patch of Detroit, enclosed by a cyclone fence and barbed wire, stands an unremarkable warehouse that investment bank Goldman Sachs has transformed into a money-making machine.
Walcott injured his right ankle on September 7 while playing for England against Switzerland.
The Russian has appeared 79 times for Arsenal scoring 22 goals
If the impasse over the U.S. debt limit isn't broken soon, President Barack Obama will be forced to decide how he will manage the crisis.
Construction projects underway at airports across the U.S. have come to a halt following the Federal Aviation Administration?s (FAA) closure last Friday. As per official estimates, the Airport Improvement Program across the fifty states is pegged close to $2.5 billion.
Would you believe in your surgeon if he prescribed hypnosis to alleviate your pain quotient? Recent reports have brought out the benefits of hypnotherapy over pain killers and other available modern day anesthetics. In fact, an independent panel of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) observed that hypnotherapy might help in relieving chronic pain and help alleviate anxiety.
The Tropical Storm Don in the southern Gulf of Mexico is heading towards the Southeastern Texas coast and is expected to rain in Texas by late Friday, National Weather Service reported.
Will Anderson Cooper be able to balance his duties as CNN's primetime star -- and frequent foreign correspondent -- with his new gig as a daytime talk show host?
New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran will be traded to the San Francisco Giants, according to multiple reports.
Neil Patrick Harris may be the most versatile star in showbiz. The Emmy-award winner can sing and dance, perform voice-overs, host award shows, and still finds to act in the TV show "How I Met Your Mother."
Investors punished Juniper Networks (JNPR.N) by selling its shares after the networking equipment maker joined Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) in warning that this year's results will miss Wall Street projections.
Funeral set for Tuesday in North London
