New York City should invest more of its pension funds in international equities and other assets as improving returns would help the city with its soaring contributions, Deputy Mayor Robert Steel said on Thursday.
Are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally getting married? US Weekly says Brangelia will most likely wed within the next few months in France encouraged by their children.
Betty Ford's funeral, Thursday July 14, 2011.
ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it would spin off its refining and marketing operation, in hopes each arm would be worth more as a separate company.
China eased export curbs for rare earths on Thursday, restoring it to near-2010 levels in a bid to appease its trading partners, but the European Union said the measure did not go far enough to address concerns of stable supplies.
The Ron Paul for 2012 campaign released its first advertisement on Thursday and boy is it a doozy.
The Pentagon suffered a massive cyber attack at the hands of an unidentified foreign government this spring, the most significant breach of the Pentagon's cyber security system yet.
ESPN has it's own award show, detracting from real awards.
The Women's World Cup Final will feature the US against Japan. The final match will be held in Germany on Sunday July 17 at 2:00 p.m ET.
A report says Google's forthcoming Android and Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating systems will take marketshare away from Apple and its iPad in the tablet space. But Apple is gaining marketshare with smartphones and personal computers, which could help the company fend off Google's Android and Microsoft 8.
New York City should invest more of its pension funds in international equities and other assets because improving returns would help the city with its soaring contributions, Deputy Mayor Robert Steel said on Thursday.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that overzealous cuts to government spending could derail an already fragile recovery and said a U.S. debt default could wreak financial havoc.
The number of Americans claiming initial unemployment benefits dropped last week, but remained elevated and retail sales barely rose, suggesting the economy would struggle to regain speed in the second half.
Could we be heading towards a Romney-Bachmann ticket on the GOP side in 2012?
American voters believe former President George W. Bush is primarily responsible, not President Barack Obama, for the U.S. economy's poor condition, a poll released Thursday indicated. What's more, 48 percent of those polled said they would blame the Republicans if the debt ceiling is not raised, while 34 percent would blame the Democrats.
Stocks were little changed on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered congressional testimony for the second day and worries about hitting the U.S. debt ceiling dogged investors.
Lean, green, music machine Spotify has landed in the US and its best social features and free music service look set to woo away music lovers from rivals such as Pandora and Rhapsody.
Italian courts issued warrants for more than 50 members of the 'Ndrangheta crime organization, based in Calabria.
Longtime Federal Reserve antagonist U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, was at it again on Wednesday, criticizing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the head of world's most powerful central bank, for a faltering economic recovery and suggested the country would be better off investing in gold.
One analyst says to "get ready for the return of Apple's wow factor." But the stock is already on the move, up $45 per share in the past month, after a rough time in June.
Former Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, redeployed her controversial gunplay rhetoric Wednesday, saying conservatives should not compromise and agree to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. Palin also said she isn't convinced that a U.S. Government default would be a calamity.
WikiLeaks and the Icelandic IT company DataCell filed a formal complaint to the European Commission on Thursday, saying payment companies Visa Europe and MasterCard Inc violated EU antitrust laws by blocking donations.
