Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum doubled down on his religious rhetoric on Sunday, reiterating on two talk shows his criticism of a strict separation between church and state.
As predicted, HTC released the One X – its first quad-core Android smartphone at Mobile World Congress (MWC 2012). This flagship device, unlike other smartphones announced at MWC that won’t be shipped for months, packs a Super LCD2 display, a powerful shooter and Beats by Dr. Dre audio.
Fewer members of Congress come from legal backgrounds as the proportion of those with business and banking experience has increased, although law is still the most common occupation of representatives and senators, according to a new report by the Congressional Research Service.
Nearly 10 percent of customers of U.S. banks moved their accounts last year, often after they became frustrated with fees and the quality of service, market research firm J.D. Power and Associates said on Monday.
Stock index futures fell on Monday in low volume following the S&P 500's four-year closing high last week and after the Group of 20 leading economies told Europe it must commit more money to fight the EU debt crisis before seeking broader help.
Leading economies told Europe it must put up extra money to fight its debt crisis if it wants more help from the rest of the world, piling pressure on Germany to drop its opposition to a bigger European bailout fund.
The S&P/Case-Shiller Housing Index is expected to show further price erosion throughout the country when figures are released on Feb. 28, according to analysts and housing experts.
Nine people were killed in the suicide attack at the Jalalabad airport, which doubles as a coalition military base; a Taliban official said the act was revenge for U.S. troops burning Korans last week.
Gold prices fell 1 percent on Monday, in line with the euro, stocks and other commodities, as worries over the euro zone debt crisis and the impact of high crude oil prices on the fledgling economic recovery fuelled risk aversion.
It is thought the tranche of emails snatched by hackers could shed light on the relationship between the government and private security analysts Stratfor, which is likened to a shadow CIA.
Stock index futures fell Monday in low volume following the S&P 500's four-year closing high last week and after the Group of 20 leading economies told Europe it must commit more money to fight the EU debt crisis before seeking broader help.
Apple again refrained from paying dividends, despite a huge amount of cash on its balance sheet and clamor from some stockholders.
HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank, said paying rising wages in Brazil, China and other emerging market is the price of avoiding the slowdown being felt by most of its rivals as it posted the largest 2011 profit by a western bank.
Exxon Mobil has disclosed its plans to explore for oil in Iraq's Kurdistan in the company's annual report, breaking months of silence over the investment that has outraged Baghdad.
Channel surfers know that finding a great show to watch on television can be a daunting task, especially among the hundreds of channels available.
A suicide car bomber killed at least nine people in an attack on a military airport in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan on Monday in the latest act of violence and protests since copies of the Quran were burned at a NATO base last week. While there was no official indication Monday's bombing was linked to the protests and riots, the Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack as revenge for the Quran-burning.
Chinese Internet users taking advantage of temporary access to Google Inc's social networking site, Google+, have flooded U.S. President Barack Obama's page on the site with calls for greater freedom in the world's most populous country.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's referendum for a new constitution allegedly contrived with the predominant aim of staying in power until 2028 was referred to as a sick joke by his opponents in the wake of bloodshed that coincided with the vote.
State Grid Corp of China has had talks with U.S. power firm AES Corp
about taking a controlling stake in its U.S. wind power business, three sources said, as China's cash-flush state-owned power companies go on an overseas buying spree.Warren Buffett, the head of U.S. investment company Berkshire Hathaway, said the firm had chosen his successor but did not identify the person.
HSBC Holdings Plc , Europe's biggest bank, predicted growth in Asia and other emerging markets would outweigh sluggish European economies this year as it posted a $21.9 billion profit for 2011, the best outturn by a western bank so far.
HSBC Holdings , Europe's biggest bank, made a $21.9 billion profit last year, the largest among western banks, as its strength in Asia helped it cope with a euro zone debt crisis that has plunged many rivals into huge losses.
