European stock markets rallied on Friday as a ban on the short-selling of financial shares tempted investors back into the battered banking sector, although concerns over the health of French banks kept the mood edgy and trading remained volatile.
Handing out flyers at the corner of 47th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City's Diamond District, Mariabi Peenya is having trouble finding passersby eager to sell their gold jewelry for cash.
Verizon said Thursday service during the 45,000 worker strike was going well. But others tell a different story. Negotiations continue, but the tension rises as the strike nears one week.
A test flight of Falcon HTV-2, touted as the world's fastest ever plane, failed and the aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Talk about inflation. In 1977, when English soccer club Liverpool sold two-time European player of the year Kevin Keegan to Hamburg they charged the German club a 500,000 pound transfer fee.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking U.S. law enforcement advice on solving the gang violence as the country deals with violent unrest in its cities.
Actress Faye Dunaway plans to fight a lawsuit aiming to evict her from her rent-controlled apartment in New York, her attorney said on Thursday.
The New York Yankees have decided six pitchers in their starting rotation is one too many, manager Joe Girardi said on Thursday.
Here is a look at some of the top donors to election campaigns for the 12 members of the U.S. Congress named to a deficit-fighting "super committee."
Bank of New York Mellon (BK.N) was sued by two U.S. states on Thursday over allegations that the company overcharged pension funds on foreign exchange transactions.
O'Charley's Inc said it sees increased food and beverage costs -- mainly from higher beef prices -- continuing to weigh on its margins, and the casual dining chain posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, sending its shares down to their lowest in more than two years.
President Barack Obama distanced himself from a deeply divided U.S. Congress on Thursday, pledging to deliver fresh ideas to create jobs and slamming lawmakers for "bickering" that gets in the way of recovery.
Perry's spokesman Mark Miner told The Associated Press on Thursday that the Texas governor will be running for president and will make his intentions known on Saturday while visiting South Carolina and New Hampshire as most of his presidential rivals compete in a test vote in Iowa.
According to Perry's spokesperson, the governor is running for office
In days past, jawboning from Presidents and central banks was often enough to stem a financial markets selloff. Not anymore.
Novak Djokovic's reign as world number one got off to a wild start as he scrambled to a 7-5 6-1 win over Russian Nikolai Davydenko at the Montreal Masters on Wednesday, improving his season record to a dazzling 49-1.
The world's fastest aircraft ever has just fallen into the sea for the second time.
The Republican Party argues it's the party of job creation, but the statistics indicate otherwise, at least concerning U.S. presidential administrations. Democratic presidents have a higher annual job creation average, 1.647 million per year, than Republican presidents, 966,388 per year.
Singer Gavin DeGraw will return to performing on August 24, after an assault in New York that left him with concussion and a broken nose, his spokeswoman said on Thursday.
A woman in a headscarf runs into the street to calm a crowd before violence erupts. "This is what a war zone looks like," a voiceover declares.
Brinker International Inc (EAT.N) reported quarterly profit that was slightly higher than Wall Street expectations, as more patrons visited its Chili's Grill & Bar chain, and its shares jumped nearly 7 percent.
Wendy's Co (WEN.N), the third-largest U.S. fast-food hamburger chain, reported quarterly profit from continuing operations that matched Wall Street's view on Thursday, and shares rose nearly 2 percent.
