Asian markets are expected to begin the week on upswing gains on the speculation of further stimulus measures from the central banks around the world to boost the fragile global economy. Most Asian markets ended last week on a negative note as investor confidence was weighed down by the mounting concerns over the euro zone debt crisis.
The U.S. women's basketball squad was able to overcome the Croatia team in its London Olympics opener Saturday by a score of 81-56. The U.S. women played a mostly dull game, despite winning by almost 30 points. Just a week ago, the Americans beat the Croatians by a 54-point margin.
It's only the first full day of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and the U.S. has already earned its first gold medal: American swimmer Ryan Lochte took home the gold for swimming in the 400-meter individual medley.
The 2012 London Olympics are underway, with Brazil and China leading all countries in the early medal count. Find out here where to get an up-to-the-minute, accurate tally of the medal count.
In the wake of the release of Samsung's healthy financial results for the second quarter of 2012, research firm IDC let out a new report saying that the South Korean tech giant's smartphone division is considerably ahead of its arch rival Apple and the rest of the competition.
Most of the Asian markets fell in the week following the revival of the investor concerns about the deepening debt burden faced by the euro zone and worsening global economic growth.
The most popular thing in London right now -- besides the 2012 Olympic Games, of course -- is British Olympic diver Tom Daley, who just turned 18. Girls, mostly, have taken to Twitter to show their appreciation for the diver's skill set, as well as his physical assets.
Conservationists have warned that the global wild tiger population, which totaled some 100,000 in 1900, has since shrunk to about 3,000. The animal could be extinct in the wild within two decades, they add.
The now-infamous theater monologist has reworked the purported expose on Apple manufacturing for a three-week run at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C. And it goes without saying that not everyone is happy about the reboot.
A bit of good news, from one of the scariest places on the planet, to mark the anniversary of 59 years of non-peace.
The influx of millions of conscientious and low-cost Chinese graduates in the global job market could exacerbate the woes of a U.S. job market that is already staggering from high unemployment.
The 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony will draw the world's audience to London on Friday night, but signal an Olympics that will be more glitz than substance for the host city.
Expedia Inc, Barclays Plc, Synacor, Amgen, Nokia Corp, Starbucks Corp, Facebook, Logitech International, Newmont Mining and Zynga Inc are among the companies whose shares are moving in the premarket trading Friday.
Asian stock markets rallied Friday as comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president raised hopes for further central bank action in Europe to alleviate the sovereign debt crisis.
Asian markets rose Friday as investor sentiment turned positive following the promise from European Central Bank to take necessary steps to save the euro zone from collapsing.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT), which operates the Sheraton, Westin and W hotel brands, is moving ahead with its expansion in China, even as the world's second-largest economy suffers a recent slowdown in growth.
The release date for Apple’s upcoming smartphone, believed to be called the iPhone 5, could be delayed due to a supply shortage of chips used in the device, according to a report from China.
China's biggest political scandal in recent years is raising eyebrows again, after months of quiet and guesswork -- and may usher in a major political development
Police in Niqiao village, a small region near Wenling City in east China's Zhejiang province report that a local man's penis was stolen by thieves while he slept. Suspects include the jealous lovers of local women with whom Lin was allegedly having affairs.
Federal regulators ordered the distributor of a brand of small magnetic toys to halt sales because injuries to children who had swallowed them had continued to rise.
Gu Kailai, wife of Chinese Communist Party leader Bo, was arrested for suspected involvement in the murder of the UK businessman Neil Heywood back in April.
Asian stock markets advanced for the first time in five days on Thursday as disappointing U.S. housing data boosted hopes for further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
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