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U.S. Stocks Fall on Greek Bailout Uncertainty

U.S. stocks dropped on Friday as the most recent flare-up in Greek negotiations for a financial bailout package put the S&P 500 on track to snap a three-day winning streak.

Steve Jobs FBI File: All The Details From 191-Page Report On Apple CEO

A comprehensive background check on Steve Jobs was conducted by the FBI in 1991, intended to vet him for a position in the George H. W. Bush White House. What position did Jobs end up holding? What did his co-workers and neighbors think of him? What was the 1985 bomb threat that first caused Jobs and the FBI to cross paths? Here are all the details so far from the 1991 Steve Jobs FBI file.

LyondellBasell results miss Street

LyondellBasell Industries NV's quarterly operating profit fell far short of Wall Street expectations as refining margins dropped, pushing its stock down 8 percent in premarket trading.

A woman takes a photo of ultrabooks at the Intel booth during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

Intel Settles NY Antitrust Case for $6.5 Million

Intel Corp agreed to pay $6.5 million to resolve an antitrust lawsuit in which New York's attorney general accused the world's largest chipmaker of threatening computer makers and paying billions of dollars of kickbacks to maintain its market dominance.

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U.S. Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Rises to $48.8 Billion in December

The trade deficit widened slightly more than expected in December, and the bilateral trade deficit with China last year soared to a record high $295.5 billion.

Exclusive: Brazil jets deal heats up as Boeing freezes bid

Boeing has frozen the price on its bid for a multi-billion-dollar Brazilian air force jet contract, sources close to the deal told Reuters, as the global race to sell military hardware to emerging economic powers becomes more competitive.

Kim Dotcom Has A Case: Truth Behind Megavideo, Megaupload Indictment

Did File Sharing Disappear or Decrease Post-Metaupload Shutdown?

Magaupload, one of the world's leading file-sharing and online storage sites, has been shut down for about three week now. Does it mean the file-sharing activity has disappeared or at least decreased?

Herman Van Rompuy, Manmohan Singh, Jose Manual Barroso

EU Concern on Iranian Nuclear Program; To Ask India to Help Bring Iran to Negotiating Table

The European Union has asked India to use its leverage to bring Iran to the negotiating table over its nuclear program, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Friday, as Asia's third-largest economy prepares to increase trade with Tehran.

Detail seen at the NYSE Euronext cash markets operations room in Paris

NYSE Euronext Eyes New Sectors for Growth

NYSE Euronext signaled it would shift focus to faster-growing areas like supplying computer systems and information from trading, as the U.S. exchange looks to an independent future following the collapse of a takeover by Deutsche Boerse.

U.S. Day Ahead: Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, Trade Balance in Focus

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a lower opening Friday after eurozone finance ministers asked Athens for more cuts to release the second bailout package.

China imports slump, raising demand concerns

China's imports in January fell the most since the depths of the global financial crisis, raising concerns that demand may be weaker than previously thought even allowing for Lunar New Year factory shutdowns.

Technology services boost NYSE Euronext profit

NYSE Euronext posted quarterly operating profit at the top end of expectations with a 13 percent rise helped by strong information and technology services, an area the U.S. group is now looking to as a growth driver.

Gold Prices Fall after Greek Deal Appears Dead

Gold prices fell back Friday, just hours after an apparent deal between debt-choked Greece and potential Eurozone lenders reinvigorated hopes the nation would not be forced to default on its loans.

Military Buildup Brings Fear to Homs

Tanks amassed outside opposition neighborhoods in Homs on Friday as Alawite-led forces bombarded the Syrian city for the fifth day and residents expected a major push to subdue the centre of revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Gas flares from an oil-production platform in Persian Gulf at the Soroush oil fields with an Iranian flag in the foreground, about 776 miles south of the country's capital of Tehran

Oil Prices Fall: How Critical are the Geopolitical Factors?

Oil fell from the highest level in three weeks ending a whole week of upward trend even as fears over a worsening eurozone debt crisis and its potentially disastrous impact on global commodity demand were contradicted by signs and figures of a quicker recovery from the U.S.

Eyeing Yahoo Deal, Alibaba May Take HK Unit Private

Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba plans to take private its Hong Kong-listed unit, two sources familiar with the matter said, as part of a complex deal that would strengthen founder Jack Ma's control and give key stakeholder Yahoo cash and a direct stake in one of Alibaba's operating businesses.

Barclays warns may miss profit goal

British bank Barclays warned it may miss its medium-term profitability target after it ended 2011 with its worst quarter for three years as the euro zone debt crisis hit bond trading, dragging its annual profit down on the year before.

Analysis: Beyond Chinese New Year data skew, a bear lurks

Trying to track China's economic course during the Lunar New Year can leave analysts howling at the moon. January auto sales tumbled, yet oil imports were the third highest on record. A measure of factory activity picked up, but trade data was weak.

Rare Degenerative Brain Disorder Linked With Mad Cow Disease Reported in Marin

Two cases of a rare, fatal brain disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) has been reported by officials in Marin, California on Thursday.

Casino moguls get extra time to play their best hands

Wynn Resorts Ltd, the $15 billion gaming empire of Las Vegas tycoon Steve Wynn, may be forced to give its biggest shareholder access to its financial papers, a U.S. judge has ruled, the latest turn in a case that has transfixed the casino world with implications for the company's control.

Naomi Watts to Play Princess Diana Role in ‘Caught In Flight’ [PHOTOS]

British-Australian actress Naomi Watts will play the lead role in a movie which will focus on the last two years of Princess Diana, producers announced Thursday.

California A-G Kamala Harris

California Attorney General Kamala Harris, a veteran prosecutor with acute political instincts and a reputation for thick skin, gambled big in the settlement negotiations with banks over illegal foreclosures.

Yuvraj Singh Loses Hair as Side Effect of Chemotherapy (PHOTO)

Yujraj Sigh has posted on his twitter page a bald photo of himself. This proves the player's will to get back his life 'and of course everyday I look forward to come back and wear my india jersey my india cap and represent my country again jai hind' as he tweeted earlier.

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