No doubt 2011 was a major year for technology in part because it touched everyone differently. Following are some of the highlights and lowlights of the year:
The $8-billion, multi-year contract provides a big boost to Lockheed, while Japan seeks to replace its aging fleet of Boeing F-4 jets.
Joe Wiesenfelder doesn't blame General Motors for Saab Automobiles' bankruptcy filing. Wiesenfelder, a Cars.com analyst who has been covering the ups and downs of Saab for more than a decade, can understand the backlash, though.
The Haimen confrontation comes on the heels of a bitter land dispute in the town of Wukan.
While the world agonized about the death of Kim Jong-il and the future of North Korea, the Chinese city with a front-row view into the isolated state shrugged.
Roubini said in an article published on the Financial Times Web site that the global problems could materialize, developing into a perfect storm that would involve the U.S. economy.
At least in one region of the county at dinner parties, it's the question that's on the lips of prospective home buyers: will home mortgage interest rates fall more? The average fixed rate for a 30-year mortgage for borrowers with good credit has declined to 3.92 percent,
Bon Jovi is dead! The speed with which misinformation is spreading these days is altering the news. And that threatens democracy, because an informed citizenry is essential to a functioning democracy.
Bon Jovi is dead! The speed with which misinformation is spreading these days is altering the news. And that threatens democracy, because an informed citizenry is essential to a functioning democracy.
Business mogul Donald Trump has some harsh words for President Obama, China, and a whole slew of others in his book Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again.
If ever there was a sale that begged a buyer beware disclaimer, it may be last week's auction of Elizabeth Taylor jewelry, gowns and art that fetched more than 400 times experts' estimate for at least one item.
At the start of the 20th century, inventors Thomas Alva Edison and Nikola Tesla clashed in the "war of the currents." To highlight the dangers of his rival's system, Edison even electrocuted an elephant. The animal died in vain; it was Tesla's system and not Edison's that took off. But today, helped by technological advances and the need to conserve energy, Edison may finally get his revenge.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012 and the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) seem to be two sides of the same coin. Both pieces of legislation are, apparently, aimed at eliminating any kind of attack or even the possibility of an attack on the U.S. government and its corporate allies, a statement made by the government themselves. Essentially, the former is viewed as an anti-terrorist law and the latter an anti-piracy tool.
Stocks were poised to rebound at the open Tuesday after declines in the prior session as a drop in Spain's borrowing costs and unexpectedly positive data from Germany eased euro zone debt worries.
As a protest over lost land and a suspicious death, residents of Wukan, a village in southern China, have threatened to march to the local government office.
On a recent brisk Beijing morning, the competition for depositors was in full swing at a Bank of Communications branch office.
India could be the latest country to join a growing solar power trade dispute between the United States and China. However, the country does not look to favor either of the two sides.
Japan has picked Lockheed Martin's F-35 as its next mainstay fighter, Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa said on Tuesday.
Shares of silver mining companies got hammered Monday as the futures price of the metal fell on dimming prospects from China and Europe that next year will bring any improvement in demand.
Apple Inc supplier Pegatron Corp's plant in Shanghai was rocked by an explosion over the weekend, the latest in a series of incidents that spotlights safety concerns at factories in China.
More than 140 people have been arrested for knowingly buying stolen iPhones and iPads from undercover policemen.
North Koreans poured into the streets on Monday to mourn the death of leader Kim Jong-il and state media hailed his untested son as the Great Successor of the reclusive state whose atomic weapons ambitions are a major threat to the region.
