Private equity firm KKR & Co reported lower-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Wednesday as investment income declined, sending its shares down 4.5 in early trading.
A new YouTube video shows Jamie Lynn Spears' three-year-old baby Maddie covering aunt Britney's new single "Up N' Down."
Lemonade stand shutdowns are on the rise in America from Appleton, Wisconsin to Midway, Georgia. Are the quintessential kiddy stands becoming a harsh lesson in governmental control?
Voters in Nassau County, Long Island, rejected a referendum that could have paved the way for a new hockey arena to replace the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the current home of the New York Islanders. The referendum failed 57-to-42 percent in a vote held Monday.
Wall Street equity futures were lower on Tuesday as a last-minute congressional deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling failed to ease worries about a possible U.S. credit downgrade as questions lingered over the economy's strength.
The S&P 500 fell for a sixth day on Monday as time runs out for the government to pass a deal to avoid default and the economy showed further signs of stalling.
The S&P 500 fell for a sixth day on Monday as time runs out for the government to pass a deal to avoid default and the economy showed further signs of stalling.
The U.S. economy grew less than expected in the second quarter as consumer spending barely rose amid higher gasoline prices, and growth braked sharply in the prior quarter, a government report showed on Friday.
Motorola Mobility announced a disappointing quarter and outlook, but light was at the end of the tunnel for smartphone fans as it said its Droid Bionic was on its way.
If you want to know why tax from surging corporate profits isn't making much of a dent in the United States' crippling budget deficit, a glance at Microsoft Corp's recent results provides some clues.
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.
Facebook is opening its vistas wider for corporate marketers, leveraging its 700-million user base as the social networking giant is locked in a game of one-upmanship with Google following the launch of Google+.
If you want to know why tax from surging corporate profits isn't making much of a dent in the United States' crippling budget deficit, a glance at Microsoft Corp's recent results provides some clues.
Stocks were slightly lower on Wednesday as concerns over a possible debt default by the United States continued to weigh on investor sentiment.
Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> reported a 10 percent fall in quarterly operating profit on Wednesday as a shortage of parts after the March 11 earthquake peaked during the quarter and slashed vehicle production.
Senator Al Franken called on federal regulators on Tuesday to reject AT&T's proposed buy of rival T-Mobile, saying it would mean pricier wireless and could cost thousands of jobs.
The most recent fake store in Kunming, China was stumbled upon by a 27-year-old American blogger living in the city, the capital of China's mountainous southwestern Yunnan province, complete with the white Apple logo, wooden tables and cheery staff claiming they work for the iPhone maker, while the Chinese government has launched an investigation into fake Apple stores that have popped up around the southwestern city of Kunming.
Stocks continued to face headwinds on Tuesday from the ongoing stalemate in Washington over raising the debt ceiling, with light volume showing the gridlock in Washington has made investors nervous.
Netflix Inc, facing a backlash from customers upset over a price hike, warned its subscriber growth would cool down in the third quarter, and its shares fell 10 percent.
Health officials and researchers from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the decline shows that the benefits of the vaccine program - established in the 1990s - were larger than expected prior to its start. Chickenpox led to about 105 deaths a year during the pre-vaccine years of 1990 to 1994, researchers say.
The leader of Canada's main opposition party, limping heavily and looking pale and drawn, said on Monday he would step down temporarily because of cancer but vowed to return once Parliament resumes in mid-September.
Google is giving people the boot from Google+ for quality control purposes.