The Department of Energy announced a fund of $38 million from the stimulus package to all 50 states for emergency preparedness plans in case of energy supply disruptions. Crude oil futures settled at $70.16 a barrel at 2:44 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. The first offshore wind farm in Germany, started operations of its first three turbines.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the agency he leads allocated nearly $38 million in funding economic stimulus package funds to all states to help their emergency preparedness plans in case of energy supply disruptions.
A U.S. federal court's ruling in a patent infringement case could threaten sales of Microsoft Corp's popular word processing application.
U.S. stocks powered higher on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve said it saw signs of a more stable economy.
The days of secret bank accounts are numbered for U.S. taxpayers and European tax dodgers should also watch out after the United States and Swiss bank UBS AG agreed to settle a tax evasion case.
Oil rose on Wednesday as stock market gains raised optimism about the economy, offsetting concerns about rising inventories and weak demand in top consumer the United States.
The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday the economy was showing signs of leveling out after 20 months of recession and it will extend the duration but not the size of a program to buy long-term government securities to minimize any disruptions from completing it.
The U.S.-Mexico soccer match on Wednesday's World Cup qualifier will be streaming live online on Terra TV at 4:00 p.m. EST/ 1:00 p.m. PST.
An Australian website is giving texting an intergalactic touch and allowing users to send short mobile phone-type messages into space.
U.S. stocks added to gains on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve said it saw signs of a more stable economy, while an upbeat report from chip equipment maker Applied Materials boosted technology shares.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has told former hedge fund manager Arthur Samberg that it planned to bring an enforcement action against his firm, Pequot Capital Management, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Emdeon Inc soared in its trading debut on Wednesday while Starwood Property Trust Inc fell slightly after their respective initial public offerings.
The United States national team will play against Mexico on Wednesday in Mexico City's 100,000-seat Azteca Stadium.
The days of secret bank accounts are numbered for Americans after UBS and the U.S. and Swiss governments agreed to settle a dispute over whether the Swiss bank should be forced to disclose the names of 52,000 rich U.S. clients suspected of tax evasion.
Oil rose 1.5 percent on Wednesday as a stock market rally raised optimism about the economy, offsetting concerns about rising inventories and weak demand in top consumer the United States.
The Hollywood film studios notched a victory in their war on digital piracy Tuesday when a judge ruled against the DVD-copying technology known as RealDVD.
As a writer, Valerie Martin found she quickly became tough-skinned, with rejection par for the course as she set out to build a career.
A jump in oil prices helped widen the U.S. trade deficit in June, but a sharp fall in manufactured goods exports and imports appears to have stabilized, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday.
The Federal Reserve is expected to end its buying program of long-term government securities at a meeting that concludes on Wednesday, but keep U.S. interest rates steady at near zero amid signs the economy is stabilizing from a deep recession.
U.S. indexes rallied on Wednesday, led by tech and homebuilding stocks, as investors awaited a key announcement by the Federal Reserve.
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