COMMODITIES

Looks like the U.S. maritime industry is doing pretty well for itself and may even get a boost in the coming years.

On Sunday night the music industry descended on Brooklyn's Barclays Center, enlivening and disrupting life for neighborhood residents.

Mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn landed endorsements form three of New York City’s major newspapers, all of which cited a need to stay on the 12-year course plotted out by Michael Bloomberg.

IBTimes culls together the best drinking games for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, which take place on Sunday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

American tech firms could lose their dominance over privacy concerns. So why is the U.S. squelching innovation in the name of security?

The Scottish Whisky -- and no, there's no "e" -- industry grows every year despite not really changing.

Islamic banks offer zero-interest mortgages, and they could be an alternative lender for many U.S. first-time homeowners.

Falling metals prices, especially for gold and copper, have forced mining companies to take big write-downs.

The EU asked the WTO to rule in a dispute over anti-dumping duties imposed by China on imports of steel tubes from Europe.

Thailand offers a 30 billion baht subsidy to help offset a plunge in rubber prices.

Future demand for gold will be dominated by eastern markets and big importers like India and China, according to the World Gold Council.

Amazon briefly cut the price on the Samsung Chromebook (XE303C12). Does the act herald a new laptop running the Chrome OS from Samsung?

Bryan Goldberg raised $6.5 million for his women's website, Bustle.com, and immediately angered his target audience with presumptions about what women want to read.

The ending of a joint venture by two large potash companies may not hurt prices.

A draft law that is intended to help the country's farmers may instead cripple them.

The parents of two small children who were unwittingly featured in the controversial “Neighbors” exhibit were denied a preliminary injunction that would have prevented photographer Arne Svenson from displaying or distributing the photographs.

The rate cut is aimed at helping the country reduce its dependence on mining, as growth slows in key markets like China.

As the Keystone XL pipeline is delayed TransCanada looks east in moving its crude oil from Alberta.

Analysts expect the oil giant to report low profits due to low upstream earnings and collapsed refining margins.

Analysts predicted AB InBev would rake in $1 per share on revenues of $10.4 billion.

A joint partnership between the National Association of Manufacturers and union groups support the Keystone project.

Third Point LLC, activist investor Dan Loeb's hedge fund, has pivoted from high tech to fertilizer, hoping for a big financial harvest.

Off Israel's coast is a huge natural gas field. That energy bonanza also has the potential to help the peace process.

The ongoing sideshow that is Anthony Weiner’s New York City mayoral bid is fostering a groundswell of media sympathy for Weiner’s wife, Huma Abedin, who stood by his side once again during a Tuesday press conference.

The construction equipment company did not meet analysts' expectations in the second quarter.

Aluminum inventory storage and transportation may net the firm that much, one critic argues.

For the second year in a row, the Big Four broadcasters were completely shut out of Emmy’s coveted Outstanding Drama Series category. Should network TV give up on serious drama?

Temperatures are not the only thing sizzling in New York this summer; just stop by the Comex and watch the price of gold.

Since Goldman Sachs bought a small aluminum storage and delivery firm in 2010, the price of the metal has almost doubled.