The Fund said gross domestic product (GDP) growth across Asia will average 6.3 percent in 2011, and 6.7 percent in 2012 (in April, the IMF forecast nearly 7 percent growth for both years).
Palash Ghosh
Oct 13, 2011
U.S. stocks are trading down on Thursday's morning session on disappointing economic data from China and downbeat earnings from banking giant JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM).
Hao Li
Oct 13, 2011
U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday on news that growth in Chinese trade slowed in September. Before the market opened, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) reported third quarter earnings of $1.02 per share, which exceeded expectations.
Hao Li
Oct 13, 2011
U.S. stock futures are down Thursday morning on disappointing earnings from JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and weak data out of China.
Hao Li
Oct 13, 2011
With the addition of Siri assistant on iPhone 4S, complete with voice recognition, I couldn't help but wonder if it would adapt to a variety of other accents, as Apple's iPhone products are hot around the world.
Nadine DeNinno
Oct 12, 2011
Chynna Phillips was given the boot Tuesday night after a disappointing performance on Monday's Dancing with the Stars. The 43-year-old singer completely forgot her routine during the Mission Impossible tango performance with professional dancer, Tony Dovolani, 38.
Julia Greenberg
Oct 12, 2011
More sexually active American teen males are using condoms the first time they have sex, according to a new study done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 12, 2011
U.S. officials indicated that the Iranian operatives as well as members of Hezbollah were transported across the Middle East by Mahan.
Palash Ghosh
Oct 12, 2011
The U.S. stock market extended its rally on Wednesday as fears of a double-dip recession and global financial crisis continue to fade.
Hao Li
Oct 12, 2011
Senior government officials in Iran have hailed the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and across the U.S., claiming the protests will eventually bring down the capitalist system. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly stated that capitalism's “corrupt foundation has been exposed to the American people.
Palash Ghosh
Oct 12, 2011
The Nigerian man accused of trying to use a bomb in his underwear to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day 2009 pleaded guilty on Wednesday to all charges against him and warned the United States could face a great calamity.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 12, 2011
Two former executives of a bank that received a $300 million federal bailout before its collapse during the financial crisis are facing criminal and civil fraud charges for their role in trying to conceal loan losses.
keep for now
Oct 12, 2011
The U.S. State Department issued a Worldwide Travel Alert on Tuesday due to the Iran terror plot.
Mark Johanson
Oct 12, 2011
U.S. stocks and other global risk assets traded higher on Wednesday on more good news out of Europe.
Hao Li
Oct 12, 2011
Graphics cards help supercomputers perform more calculations while using less energy, an important step in speeding up the world's fastest machines.
Anthony Myers
Oct 12, 2011
U.S. stocks are mixed for much of Tuesday as investors weigh U.S. earnings optimism against worries from Europe.
Hao Li
Oct 11, 2011
The Unites States and the European Union has said the trial for former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was politically motivated and has condemned the seven-year jail sentence.
Laura Matthews
Oct 11, 2011
The two men as Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old U.S. citizen with dual Iranian and U.S. passports, and Gholam Shakuri, reportedly a member of the Quds Force.
Palash Ghosh
Oct 11, 2011
Six protesters associated with the Occupy D.C. and Stop The Machine movements were arrested for demonstrating inside the Hart Senate Office building on Tuesday.
Ashley Portero
Oct 11, 2011
U.S. stocks are mixed on Tuesday as investors eye Slovakia's vote on the EFSF expansion and Alcoa's (NYSE:AA) earnings report. Investors seem upbeat as Alcoa shares have surged 2.78 percent in afternoon trading.
Hao Li
Oct 11, 2011
Chicago O’Hare, Cleveland Hopkins, and Los Angeles International named most dangerous U.S. airports.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 11, 2011
U.S. stocks are mixed Tuesday morning as investors wait for the result of a Slovak vote on the Eurozone bailout fund expansion.
Hao Li
Oct 11, 2011