UNITED STATES

5 Most Unique New Year’s Eve Drops

IBTimes Logo
Can't make it to the dropping of the ball in New York City's Times Square on New Year's Eve? Don't worry, there might be one closer to home and far more interesting to boot.
More news
IBTimes Logo

Fannie Mae sells $2 billion bills at mixed rates

Fannie Mae (FNM.N) (FNM.P), the largest U.S. home funding source, on Wednesday said it sold $2 billion of benchmark bills at mixed interest rates compared with the same maturities auctioned a week ago.
IBTimes Logo

Weinstein Co sees Nine losing ground at theaters

It gained early success on the awards circuit, but the star-studded musical Nine will likely be pulled back from hundreds of smaller U.S. cities, after disappointing box office and lackluster reviews.
IBTimes Logo

Tens of thousands at pro-government rallies in Iran

Tens of thousands of government supporters rallied in cities across Iran on Wednesday swearing allegiance to the clerical establishment and accusing opposition leaders of causing unrest in the Islamic state.
IBTimes Logo

U.S. pledges $16 billion to train, equip Afghan army:Kabul

The United States has pledged $16 billion (10 billion pounds) to spend on training and equipping Afghanistan's army and air force, but the country needs more to build a force that can guarantee stability, an Afghan army official said on Wednesday.
IBTimes Logo

Cadbury gets three extra days to detail Kraft defense

Britain's Takeover Panel granted confectionery maker Cadbury three extra days to publish 2009 results that could become a key plank in its defense against Kraft Food's hostile 10 billion pound ($15.9 billion) bid.
IBTimes Logo

JAL stock hits record low on bankruptcy fears

Japan Airlines Corp stock tumbled as much as 32 percent to a record low on Wednesday on growing expectations the struggling carrier was headed for bankruptcy under a state restructuring plan.
IBTimes Logo

GOP Protest Builds Against EPA Regulating Greenhouse Gases

A storm of Republican protest is erupting over the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gases pose a public danger, with the latest wave coming from a state among those most at risk from the effects of climate change.
IBTimes Logo

Daily Outlook - December 30

President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed a combination of human and systemic failures in security for allowing the botched Christmas Day attack aboard a U.S. airliner, in his first big test on homeland security.
IBTimes Logo

Dutch airport to use full-body scan for U.S. flights

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport will begin using full-body scanners within three weeks to scan people traveling to the United States, after consultations with U.S. authorities, the Dutch interior minister said on Wednesday.
IBTimes Logo

Oil hovers near $79 ahead of U.S. stock data

Oil held near $79 on Wednesday as cold weather in the United States and an expected fall in both U.S. crude and distillate stocks including heating oil countered a firmer dollar, shoring up prices after a five-day rally.
IBTimes Logo

Stock futures set to dip; financials eyed

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.1 percent at 4.30 a.m. ET.
IBTimes Logo

Asia stocks fade at year-end

Asian share markets fell on Wednesday as year-end trade dwindled, with profit-taking pulling down shares and bankruptcy worries about Japan Airlines weighing on the Nikkei, while the dollar rose broadly.
IBTimes Logo

Asian shares wilt before year-end, dollar perky

Asian share markets fell on Wednesday as year-end trade dwindled, with profit-taking pulling down stocks in Australia and bankruptcy worries about Japan Airlines Corp weighing on the Nikkei, but the dollar rose broadly.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.