Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has created a Major Economic Crimes Bureau as he and other high-profile investigators redouble their efforts to fight financial fraud.
AT&T Inc said on Thursday it would open three development facilities to test network equipment and mobile devices for its next generation of high-speed wireless services.
Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region grew more than expected in February as new orders jumped to their highest in more than five years, a survey showed on Thursday.
American consumers say they reduced their spending in January to levels similar to early 2009, when the U.S. economy was still in recession, according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday.
The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly surged last week, while producer prices increased sharply in January, raising potential hurdles for the economy's recovery.
Stocks were little changed on Thursday as a mixed set of economic data and a weak outlook from Wal-Mart pointed to the fragility of the recovery.
Major U.S. stock indices fluctuated in the morning session on Thursday, paring earlier gains as commodities prices lifted basic materials stocks.
The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly surged last week, while producer prices increased sharply in January, raising potential hurdles for the economic recovery.
Toyota Motor Corp braced itself for further damage to its brand on Thursday, as it waited to hear if a U.S. probe into steering complaints would lead to another recall of its flagship Corolla model.
The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly surged last week, while producer prices increased sharply in January, raising potential hurdles for the economic recovery.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc said sales at its existing U.S. stores fell during the holiday quarter and forecast results for the current quarter that could miss Wall Street estimates.
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Wall Street was poised to open lower on Thursday as an increase in jobless claims and a stronger-than-expected inflation growth added concerns after a weak outlook from retail giant Wal-Mart.
U.S. President Barack Obama meets Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday, a move that has been denounced by China.
Amazon.com said on Thursday it is launching a new free Kindle application that will give customers access to over 420,000 books on a range of BlackBerry devices.
Stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as unemployment claims were higher than expected and Wal-Mart reported disappointing U.S. sales.
Ties between China and the United States will be tested this year by many issues: currency, trade, Internet censorship, human rights, U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and President Barack Obama's meeting on Thursday with the Dalai Lama.
The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly surged last week, a government report showed on Thursday, dealing a setback to hopes the economy was on the verge of job growth.
The S&P 500 and Dow index futures were lower on Thursday as weaker-than-expected results from Wal-Mart raised concerns about the state of consumers expectations ahead of data on jobs and inflation.
Uncertainty is growing over the future of the Kyoto Protocol, the first legally binding treaty to cut greenhouse gases blamed for heating up the planet.
Efforts to extend the Kyoto climate pact framework risk collapse in a setback to years of diplomatic bargains, as chances fade that the United States will join other rich nations in capping emissions.
The composition of the vaccine, announced at the end of a closed-door four-day meeting of influenza experts that is closely followed by the world's vaccine makers, means governments that have stockpiled doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine may now use them for part of the seasonal flu vaccine mix.
