With the highly rumored September 12 release date of Apple's next gen iPhone, the so-called "iPhone 5," approaching fast, speculations concerning the 2012 version of the flagship smartphone have flooded the Internet over the last few months. Given the enormous buzz among people, it's pretty much sure that the device's sales, no matter how it finally launches - as "iPhone 5" or as the new iPhone, will touch new heights.
The upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran, quite ironically, has become a stage to gauge the member nations' stand on certain international issues, though the world's largest single political coalition doesn't promise support to any major power bloc.
Gold prices are set for a 12th consecutive year of gains despite posting the largest quarterly drop since 2008 in the second quarter, a view likely shared by the World Gold Council, and billionaire investors George Soros and John Paulson.
Crowd funding is relatively new even in the West, but it's taking hold in Africa. It could even solve a chronic problem on the continent: How to get money to startups that need capital
The Canadian Auto Workers and the Detroit Three, General Motors Company (NYSE: GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Chrysler Group LLC, began preliminary contract negotiations on Tuesday, and the fate of Canadian auto manufacturing may hang on the talks.
U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data and Census Bureau's reports on housing starts and building permits.
The Indian rupee fell to a two-week low of 56.00/02 paise against the dollar in the morning trade Thursday, tracking the strengthening of the dollar in the global market. The dollar gained globally, chasing the upbeat U.S. data of retail sales which eased the concerns about the monetary control.
Santarus Inc, the U.S. pharmaceutical company said it has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Reddy's laboratories for allegedly infringing its patents on Zegerid, a drug for heartburn.
It's time to check your Powerball tickets as the winning numbers were released at 11 p.m. ET Wednesday. The $320 million Powerball numbers are - 6, 27, 46, 51, 56 and 21.
Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors maintained a watchful mode awaiting monetary easing measures from policymakers around the world to tackle the weakening of the global economic growth.
Asian shares steadied Thursday as investors took to the sidelines, waiting for more clues over the timing and extent of any further stimulus to tackle the euro zone's debt crisis and support global growth.
Britian is threatening to enter the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to arrest Julian Assange, Ecuador's foreign minister said Wednesday.
With the national housing market showing signs of a rebound, analysts are saying shadow inventory might not be such a threat after all.
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Israeli Civil Defense Minister Matan Vilnai outlined the possible outcome of an attack against Iran, predicting a month-long conflict that could claim 500 lives.
About the only things Americans seem to be eating when they go out are cheeseburgers, nacho platters, chicken sandwiches, curly fries and other fast-food fare.
Dallas County officials have declared a state of emergency after a West Nile Virus outbreak killed several in Texas where hundreds of cases have been reported.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)'s multibillion-dollar "London Whale" trading mess sent some well-known money managers running for the exit, but new regulatory filings show that several big hedge-fund players loaded up on JPMorgan as they saw the stock's 22 percent drop in the second quarter as a buying opportunity.
The urbanization of China has been an extraordinary, perhaps unprecedented, phenomenon.
Periodic weather pattern is expected to end South America's drought conditions, which might boost farm equipment sales in this key emerging-market region -- and bring some rain to Georgia, too.
The Iranian Interior Minister rejected a US offer of aid to earthquake victims, despite statements to the contrary the day before from the Iranian Vice President and Speaker of Parliament.
First discovered in Uganda in 1937, the West Nile virus is carried by birds and spread to humans by mosquitoes