Short Training Course Greatly Improves Colon Cancer Screening: Study
Short training could help doctors pre-cancerous growths better, study suggests.
Career Experts: Job Sites Alone Won't Likely Land You Job
While sites such as Monster and CareerBuilder have become very popular for job searchers, two career experts say time will be better spent searching elsewhere.
Wall Street Loses Ground on Fading Eurozone Optimism
Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Monday as enthusiasm over the agreement to tackle the Eurozone debt crisis waned and a spike in the U.S. dollar hurt commodity-related shares.
Investors Cut Stocks, Buy U.S. Debt in October: Reuters Poll
Investors were so concerned that euro zone leaders would not reach agreement on solving the debt crisis in October that they cut equity holdings to the second lowest level in 12 months, Reuters polls showed on Monday.
At Event, Herman Cain Refuses to Comment on Sexual Harassment Charge
A day after Politico reported on sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain, reporters were banned from asking about that topic during an open discussion sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute.
Economy signals a sluggish rebound
The economy gained momentum for a third straight month in August, growing 0.3 percent from September and putting to rest fears of a recession, but not showing enough strength to trigger interest rate hikes
Netflix, Amazon sign content deals with Disney
Netflix and Amazon.com Inc unveiled content deals with Walt Disney Co on Monday, a sign of increased competition between the two companies in the video streaming business.
Macy's, Target plan earlier Black Friday openings
Macy's Inc is planning its earliest start ever to the holiday shopping season by opening many of its U.S. stores at midnight on Thanksgiving night.
Steve Jobs Last Words (And 5 Other Famous Last Words)
Steve Job's last words were, according to his sister Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow. What have other celebrities, politicians and businesspeople used their final breaths to say?
NYC Halloween Parade 2011: Route, Best Viewing Spots and More
Halloween night in NYC will be a lively one with wild creations as part of the 39th annual Village Halloween Parade; find out the parade route, least crowded spots, and best time to get there.
FDA: New Birth Control Pills Come With Greater Risks
Safety of next-generation birth control pills in question
Italy under pressure as bond yields climb
Italian bond yields rose on Monday nearly to levels seen in August when the ECB intervened to shore up debt markets, indicating new concerns that problems in the euro zone's third largest economy could threaten the entire bloc.
Cain Now Opposes Abortion With No Exceptions: His Ever-Changing Positions
Herman Cain said on Sunday that he opposed abortion under all circumstances, including in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother's life. But that's not what he has said in the past.
Analysis: Three ways to invest in China without fear
The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own.
Asia faces rocky road in securing energy needs
Governments in emerging Asian economies will struggle to secure their rising energy needs as rapidly swelling demand in leading consumers China and India outpaces growth in supplies, which is likely to keep oil prices over $100 a barrel.
Wall Street Falls With Commods, Cooling on Europe
Stocks fell at the open on Monday as a spike in the U.S. dollar weighed on commodity prices and dried up bids on other risky assets.
Panasonic sees $5.5 billion annual loss, worst in a decade
Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp <6752.T> forecast an annual net loss of 420 billion yen ($5.5 billion), its biggest in a decade, as it cut unprofitable businesses deeper and faster than first planned, while battling a soaring yen and weak demand in the United States and Europe.
Catastrophe losses weigh on Loews
Loews Corp , run by the billionaire Tisch family, posted quarterly earnings below analysts' estimates for the third time in a row, hurt by a fall in its investment income and higher catastrophe losses at its biggest holding CNA Financial .
Sarah Palin: What's She up to?
Sarah Palin ended seemingly insatiable speculation earlier this month when she announced she would not, in fact run for President. What's she been up to since then?
Lower investment income, catastrophe losses weigh on
Loews Corp , run by the billionaire Tisch family, posted quarterly earnings below analysts' estimates for the third time in a row, hurt by a fall in its investment income and higher catastrophe losses at its biggest holding CNA Financial .
Qantas resumes flights grounded by labor dispute
Australia's Qantas Airways returned to the air on Monday after grounding its entire global fleet over the weekend in a bold tactic to force the government to intervene in the nation's worst labor dispute in a decade.
Honda withdraws annual guidance
Honda Motor Co <7267.T> withdrew its annual earnings guidance in an unusual move on Monday due to uncertainty surrounding currency markets and Thailand's floods just as it was starting to recover from the March earthquake and tsunami.
China shuts 50 microblogs for porn, vulgarity
China has shut 50 microblogs for distributing pornography and carrying vulgar content, state media said on Monday, as the government steps up monitoring of the internet.
Wall Street to open lower after yen intervention
Stocks were set to fall at the open on Monday after four weeks of gains, as a spike in the U.S. dollar weighed on commodity prices and dried up bids on other risky assets.
Universities Compete in Multi-Billion Dollar Tech Campus Project
New campus expected to generate 22,000 new jobs over 30 years.
In the shadow of Olympus, Japan frets about its other scandal
The scandal engulfing Olympus Corp <7733.T> isn't the only corporate governance hot potato in Japan. Revelations by tissue maker Daio Paper Corp <3880.T> of management that had spun out of control is adding pressure on Olympus to bare all to an investigative panel it has promised to assuage investor angst.
NY Fed Suspends MF Global, Deal on Future Nears
The New York Fed suspended MF Global from conducting new business with the central bank on Monday and its shares were suspended, as the troubled brokerage nears a deal on its future.
Euro area growth to slow sharply; debt crisis key: OECD
The euro area is headed toward a sharp economic slowdown in 2012, with some countries set for negative growth, and failure to restore confidence in battered state finances could prompt a major contraction in developed countries, the OECD said on Monday.
Stock futures slip with commods after yen intervention
U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday, following four weeks of market gains, as a spike in the U.S. dollar weighed on commodity prices and dried up bids on other risky assets.
China denies it is behind hacking of U.S. satellites
Beijing on Monday denied a U.S. commission's claim that China may have been responsible for hacking incidents on U.S. environment-monitoring satellites, saying that the committee had ulterior motives in writing such a draft report.