The applications for jobless benefits in the U.S. fell more than expected last week, recording a drop for a second consecutive week.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Red Hat, Micron Technology, Best Buy, Salesforce.com, Firstenergy, F5 Networks, Capital One Financial and Marshall & Ilsley Corp.
The Magic travel to New York
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says U.S. nuclear regulators have agreed to make the Indian Point power plant their top priority as they review seismic risks in some of the nation's nuclear plants.
The Knicks look to break out of their slump
People.com is reporting that almost exactly 53 years ago, legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor cheated death.
Shares of companies active in Wednesday's early trade are: Jabil Circuit, Cree, Adobe, Veeco Instruments, XOMA, Tata Communications, China Southern Airlines Co., Cintas, Global Industries and Northern Oil & Gas.
Senators say the DUI checkpoint evasion app is harmful to public safety, implores Apple to take it down.
Starting spring 2012, California-based Crystal Cruises is enhancing its already expansive host of luxury services and amenities.
The top U.S. companies that are reporting earnings before the market opens on March 23 are: General Mills, Texas Industries, and Wonder Auto Technology. The top U.S. companies that are reporting earnings after the market close on March 23 are: Paychex, Red Hat, SAIC, Steelcase, HB Fuller, and OMNOVA Solutions.
Chinese oil demand rose more than 10 percent year-on-year in February to reach the second strongest demand level on record, as refineries scampered to pile up supplies in view of the upcoming peak demand season and adverse weather conditions.
Over 200 New York middle school and high school students attended a NASA-led education forum, which gave them a chance to interact with astronaut Cady Coleman aboard the ISS.
Amazon has launched its Android Appstore with curatorial element to take on the Android Market but in the process was sued by Apple for trademark violation.
Americans who are opposed to the U.S. participating in air strikes against Libya have held small (and thus far peaceful) demonstrations across the country, although there doesn’t appear to be a large national movement against the action yet.
The recent slide by the Knicks is raising questions.
Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe will receive the Hero Award for his contribution to the Trevor Project.
AOL Jobs, through its partnership with CareerBuilder.com, has listed out the top ten U.S. companies hiring this week from March 21 to March 27.
U.S. and its allies continue to work towards enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya.
Gold prices rose for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, driven by safe haven demand amid continued uncertainty in the Middle East and the nuclear crisis in Japan.
While a real war in Libya is unfolding, a much less serious event took place in Berlin, where a pillow fight flash mob suddenly appeared in front of the German capital's iconic Brandenburger Tor and engaged in a large scale pillow fight.
Citigroup announced a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of its common stock and plans to reinstate a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per common share in the second quarter of 2011.
The site has proved to be a huge success among students and already has 400 members.
