COMMODITIES

Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN) reports third-quarter results Monday. It's an indicator for Detroit as well as electronics.

Women in Saudi Arabia will now be allowed to serve as officers in the mutawa, or a moral and religious police force.

Shares of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) would have plunged 10 percent Friday, anyway. With the bad news out, can they recover?

Fazıl Say defied charges of insulting religious values this week in Turkey, a country caught between Islam and secularism.

Stock in publicly-traded Spanish banks rose sharply this week, in spite of bad news. What gives?

Indian and Chinese media commentaries on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Sino-Indian border war, most of them jingoistic recounts of the modernization of their respective nation’s military, while panning each other for the geopolitical skirmishes, suggest that half a century has healed almost nothing.

Uruguay's decision to legalize abortion sparks new debates on the clash between reproductive rights and Catholicism in Latin America.

The Dalits of India -- the word "dalit" means “oppressed” or “downtrodden" in Sanskrit -- are stuck at the very bottom of the caste hierarchy.

When Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) reports third-quarter results Thursday, it’s likely to prove once again that eyeballs are money.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced that a new bill is in the works to ban public smoking.

On Tuesday night, Mitt Romney showed how out of touch he is when it comes to issues that directly affect female voters.

Labor strife in South Africa entered a dangerous phase this week after negotiations between strikers and mining companies broke down.

Top global electronics brands Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Nokia, Google and Amazon share a common problem: they're customers of Taiwan’s Foxconn.

Facing charges of horrific atrocities during the Bosnian War, former Serbian leader Radovan Karadzic is defending himself calmly at a Hague tribunal.

The number of Syrian refugees at Turkish border camps has topped 100,000 -- can Turkey accommodate more?

Talking heads were scrambling to explain the sudden departure of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) Chief Executive Vikram Pandit Tuesday.

The Cuban Missile Crisis ended peacefully, but history continues to unfold in more ways than one.

Third-quarter net income for Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) should decline, but the fourth-quarter forecast may be the news.

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) is expected to report lower third-quarter revenue, but earnings should rise at least 5%.

A leading economist in Gov. Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign criticized the Democratic tax plan on CNBC Monday.

Ray Lewis' torn tricep muscle could end his career on a sour note

As some countries like Saudi Arabia are clamping down, others like Tunisia are opening up: So how does Islam impact online censorship?

The Pro Bowl cornerback will undergo knee surgery next week.

How can an organization of 27 nations win the Nobel Peace Prize? As it turns out, the European Union isn't such an odd choice.

The financial press fawned over the quarterly results of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) Friday. But why?

From Medicare to national security, Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan grappled in a spirited, freewheeling debate.

Saudi Arabia recently called for an international discussion to lay down new guidelines for Internet accessibility.