It may be strange for Democrats to cast their ballot for a man who is pro-life, anti-gay rights and a card-carrying member of the Tea Party. But there's a method to this madness.
Almost all the fighters battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces withdrew from their stronghold in the Baba Amro district of the city, leaving behind comrades to cover their retreat.
Transocean Ltd may face $473 million in U.S. back taxes, according to its annual filing, though it also said it was cleared in a similar dispute dating back eight years, which may give its lawyers a useful precedent.
Occupy Wall Street drew a top U.S. security agency's scrutiny, Rolling Stone reported, as protesters across the country tried to revive the movement in a day of action against corporate greed.
Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd is likely to preannounce poor February quarter results and forecast a very weak May quarter on lower sales of its phones, according to Jefferies & Co analysts.
Americans filed fewer new claims for jobless benefits last week but consumer spending was flat in January for the third straight month after accounting for inflation, casting a pall over the economic outlook.
China welcomed the pact, but remained somewhat cautious about hopes for a nuclear-free future on the Korean peninsula.
Boosted by an increase in the number of breadwinners across the nation, raises to military personnel and the much-ballyhooed extension of the payroll tax cut earlier this year, average U.S. personal income rose in January by 0.3 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday in a release. But a spike in other taxes and price inflation meant that increase was not enough to make people better off, on average, data from the same release showed.
Inspired by the announcement of Sen. Olympia Snowe's retirement, we take a look at the which members of the 112th Congress have no plans to reclaim their seats in November.
Prospects for a strong recovery in the global economy darkened on Thursday as sputtering factory activity in Europe overshadowed more upbeat data from Asia, at a time when central banks are running out of policy options and reluctant to do more.
U.S. President Barack Obama's uncle is heading into a Massachusetts courtroom on Thursday for allegedly driving drunk. However, his lawyers will be asking the judge to toss out any statements he made to police as well as the results of his blood-alcohol test.
Chrysler Group LLC said its auto sales jumped 40 percent, boosted by sales of its sedans last month, marking the best February for the smallest U.S. automaker since before the financial crisis.
Claims for jobless benefits came in at 351,000 for the third consecutive week and the four-week moving average continued to decline. However, economists point out that the economy needs to show more strength for the drop in the still-high jobless rate to be sustainable.
New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits edged down last week, holding near four-year lows, according to a government report on Thursday that suggested the labor market was gaining momentum.
Some two decades ago, Brian Moynihan's younger brother Patrick came to him for advice. Patrick who had been a trader wanted to move to Africa to work as a missionary.
Stock index futures edged higher on Thursday after Wall Street finished February with healthy gains as investors looked ahead to economic data that could reinforce recent signs of improved growth.
Victoria's Secret parent Limited Brands Inc reported a large sales gain for February, leading a charge of retailers that benefited from rising consumer confidence to beat Wall Street forecasts.
TransCanada recently announced its plan to construct the southernmost portion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, following the project's rejection by President Barack Obama earlier in January.
Stock index futures edged higher on Thursday as investors looked ahead to economic data that could reinforce recent signs of improved growth after Wall Street finished February with healthy gains.
Two NATO soldiers -- both Americans -- were shot dead Thursday by two Afghans in Kandahar, including a man believed to be a soldier, news reports said. A local official said the two assailants were killed in retaliation by members of the NATO force in Afghanistan.
Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to a higher opening Thursday ahead of a wave of economic data including ISM manufacturing index and key weekly jobless claims.
Wednesday's treaty spawned numerous reports suggesting that nuclear peace talks with Iran will now be entirely possible. However, the deputy foreign minister of Israel, Danny Ayalon, said the two cases are entirely dissimilar.
