Buddhist monks and Catholic nuns boost their brain power through meditation and prayer, but even atheists can enjoy the mental benefits that believers derive from faith, according to a popular neuroscience author.
U.S. stocks could extend last week's retreat after a four-week advance as the earnings season winds down and investors search for signs that consumer spending will help sustain an economic recovery.
Quick sales of companies are replacing traditional, lengthy U.S. bankruptcy reorganizations, and a lack of affordable credit and a recent appeals court opinion is expected to intensify the trend.
The first video of the moment of the collision between a helicopter and a small aircraft in New York City that killed nine people has emerged online on NBC.
Wall Street was poised for a flat open on Friday after government data on consumer prices suggested U.S. inflation will remain mild, even with evidence of a stabilizing economy.
U.S. consumer prices were flat in July versus June, but fell over the past 12 months by the most since 1950, according to government data that suggested benign inflation pressure even amid signs the recession may be winding down.
A year after receiving gene therapy for a condition that causes total blindness by age 30, three people continue to see better and one has improved enough
The Federal Reserve is expected to end its buying program of long-term government securities at a meeting that concludes on Wednesday, but keep U.S. interest rates steady at near zero amid signs the economy is stabilizing from a deep recession.
U.S. mortgage applications fell last week, reflecting a drop in demand for home refinancing loans as interest rates soared to their highest levels since June, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.
Stocks rose on Wednesday after a selloff in the previous session, with technology shares gaining, as homebuilder stocks rallied after a positive earnings report from Toll Brothers Inc.
U.S. mortgage applications fell last week, reflecting a drop in demand for home refinancing loans as interest rates soared to their highest levels since June, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc said on Wednesday it expects to report a 42 percent drop in third-quarter homebuilding revenue, but said net signed contracts increased in the quarter and said home buyers are less concerned about prices.
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc said on Wednesday it expects to report a 42 percent drop in third-quarter homebuilding revenue, but said net signed contracts increased in the quarter.
Four more bodies were pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday and divers searched for the other two victims of a collision between a small plane and a helicopter that killed nine people, including five Italian tourists.
The bodies of seven people killed in a crash between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River have been recovered, the National Transportation Safety Board said today.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted its best quarter in nearly two years, as recovering stock markets boosted the value of its equity investments and derivatives bets.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell in July for the first time in 15 months as employers cut far fewer jobs than expected, giving the clearest indication yet that the economy was turning around from a deep recession.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell in July for the first time in 15 months as employers cut far fewer jobs than expected, providing the clearest indication yet that the economy was turning around.
George Sodini, the men suspected of shooting three women dead in a Pennsylvania gym was studious and very quiet, according to a women in a self-help seminar he attended.
Below is George Sodini's self help video posted more than a year ago in YouTube.
A gunman allegedly opened fire in a Latin dance class at a Pennsylvania health club Tuesday night, killing three women before turning a gun on himself.
George Sodini is reportedly identified as the man who walked into the LA Fitness gym class in Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening, turned off the lights and started shooting.
