COMMODITIES

The Thai government is buying electricity from solar power at a premium, making the industry highly lucrative.

A breakaway region of war-torn Somalia may be sitting on an oil bonanza. Among those looking to profit is the former boss of Gulf spill-era BP.

As Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota square off, meet the lobbyists and special interests staking their claim in the post-Bloomberg era.

Steel companies could benefit from recently filed trade cases, Goldman Sachs says.

Shale deals generated $5.4 billion, a third of the total deal volume in the M&A sector in the third quarter.

Conservatives say an unruly protest at Brown University is indicative of liberal intolerance on college campuses. Critics counter that Ray Kelly’s lecture was tantamount to an endorsement of stop and frisk.

Opponents of the law have raised $22 million, while supporters have collected a paltry $7 million.

IBTimes scares up some of the best Halloween party ideas for kids, teens, adults and everyone else.

The energy sector-driven Central Asian nations are growing but it could be a while before they move closer to pre-2008 growth rates.

Can Broadway keep borrowing from Hollywood without losing its cultural cache? The musical adaptation of Tim Burton’s whimsical 2003 film may provide a clue.

The nation's biggest chemical company made substantial progress in paying down its debt during the third quarter.

The letter says global gold demand is 1000 tons more than what council statistics say.

Condé Nast will discontinue its internship program - further questioning the legal validity of such programs in the for-profit sector.

Natural and organic shoppers can be divided into seven distinct categories by demographic traits, according to a consumer market research firm.

Profits for the quarter fell 44 percent from the year before.

Better supplies from Brazil have left coffee prices at serious lows, but that could spell opportunity for investors bullish on coffee.

Americans are paying $3.35/gallon for gas on average right now -- the lowest it’s been this year.

Russia relies on oil for 50 percent of its revenue, so what is it going to do when -- or if -- Iranian oil hits the market again?

A Christian radio host on Monday pleaded with his listeners not to buy Girl Scout Cookies, which he said promote a damaging feminist agenda.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame Committee said Kim Kardashian doesn’t qualify for immortalization, but is that consistent with its own guidelines?

Don't judge the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe by its classic good looks alone.

Seven years after pirate attacks hit the headlines off the coast of Somalia, they're back all over the Indian Ocean.

People agree that financial constraints shouldn't excuse immoral behavior, but when tested, they backslide.

The U.S. government shutdown was a PR bloodbath for Republicans, but it hasn’t hurt the party’s biggest cheerleader.

CBS is the priciest network. CW is a bargain.

Tablet magazine confused and alienated some readers with its fake announcement that Philip Roth had won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

The trucking industry has fiercely condemned “Truckers Ride for the Constitution,” which is less about civil disobedience than a deep hatred of President Obama.

Activists against fracking say the drilling technique contaminates groundwater, which could mean toxic beer.

Republicans demanding that Democrats cave on funding the health care law ignore the fact that Democrats already compromised on spending.