February 2013 US Auto Sales: Consumers Shrugged At Sequestration; Dealers Optimistic Despite Budget Cut Headwinds
United States budget sequestration cuts might have considerable implications, but American car buyers seem unfazed -- at least for now.
GM February 2013 US Sales: Group Sees 7% Rise In Sales; Rising Housing Market Boosts Pickup Truck Demand
General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) posts 7 percent rise in total sales in February, to 224,314 units.
Ford February 2013 US Sales: Biggest Jump Since 2007; Fusion Sales Break Monthly Record As Focus, Mustang Sales Shrink
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) said Friday it sold 195,822 vehicles last month, its best February in six years.
Chrysler February 2013 US Sales: Group Sees Biggest Jump Since 2008; Revived Dart Sales Highest Since Recent Debut; Jeep Cherokee Down 26 Percent
Chrysler sold 139,015 units in the U.S. in February, a 4 percent year-over-year increase.
January 2013 European Unemployment: It's Bad, And Getting Worse, Especially For Young People
Europe's jobless rate is getting worse, not better. In Spain and Greece, jobless youths number well above 50 percent.
Mongolia Snubs Canadian Gobi Desert Mine Explorer Entree Inc, Partly Owned By Rio Tinto, On Massive Oyu Tolgoi Mine, At Least For Now
The Mongolian government blocked mining licenses for Entree Gold, Inc. Is this resource nationalism? Probably not.
IMF Raises Its Own Sequestration Red Flag, Saying It Would Have to Revise Downward US 2013 Economic Growth
The International Monetary Fund says the budget action would lead to an economic slowdown in the U.S., which would ripple across the globe.
Real Estate Porn: Check Out Michael Jordan's New North Carolina Home [PHOTOS]
Basketball legend and average golfer Michael Jordan is moving onto a golf course on a lake near Charlotte.
Cyberspies, Perhaps Operating In China, Infiltrated US Natural Gas Network: Such Cybercrime Poses More Than Virtual Threat, It’s Kinetic
With everything from natural gas pipelines to railroads at risk, the threat from 'kinetic' cyberwarfare is more than virtual.
The Death of the ‘Harlem Shake’: When Real Estate Agents Are Doing It To Sell Houses [VIDEO]
The "Harlem Shake" pandemic viral Internet video has been commercially embraced. Is this the logical conclusion for an Internet meme?
For A Third Time, European Commission Blocks Ryanair’s Attempt To Acquire Aer Lingus
Citing antitrust concerns, the European Commission again blocked the merger of two Dublin-based carriers.
February 2013 Swiss Workplace Shooting: Multiple-Homicide Gun Crime Is Rare In Europe, But Not Unheard Of
Three are confirmed dead after a shooting in typically calm but heavily gun-flush Switzerland on Wednesday, the second such incident this year.
US Home Prices Are Up; Here's A Snapshot Of Median Regional Prices
Home prices are up, but how much you get for your dollar depends on where you buy.
US Home Prices Shot Up 7.3% In 2012
U.S. house prices jumped 7.3 percent in 2012, and December's gain was the 11th straight monthly rise.
Canada Is Dropping Its Penny - When Will The US Follow Suit?
Canada started the process of phasing out its one-cent coin. What are America's plans for the future of its penny?
Nearly Four Years After China Eased Its Currency Policy, Yuan-Held Deposits In Hong Kong Have Ballooned More Than 500%
As China seeks to coax foreign investors into using its currency, interest in yuan accounts has been strong in Hong Kong.
Year Of The Snake Strikes: China Manufacturing Falters In February As Chinese Factory Workers Take A Holiday
Fluctuating lunar calendar celebrations make gauging Chinese factory output in the first two months of 2013 a challenge.
Oscars 2013: A Billion People Did Not Watch The Academy Awards, So Stop Saying They Did
There's no way the Oscars will net more global viewers than the World Cup. Not this time. Not ever.
Home Where Bruce Springsteen Composed His Greatest Work, ‘Born To Run,’ Is On The Market For $349,000
For $349,000, you can own and live in rock 'n' roll history on the Jersey shore, where Bruce Springsteen wrote his greatest work.
French Companies Have Seen Number Of Women Corporate Directors Double Since 2010
Three years after implementing quotas, the Gallic country has doubled the number of women corporate decision makers.
Li Tianyi, Bad Boy Son of Singing Chinese General, Arrested On Gang-Rape Charges, Eliciting Outrage
The arrest of a Chinese general’s son on gang-rape charges has sparked outrage over the behavior of privileged children.
Budget Sequestration Blues: American Air Travelers, Be Prepared For Longer Lines
If you like complaining about airport security and long boarding times, sequestration cuts could give you plenty more reasons to gripe.
Market For Lithium-Ion Batteries Seen Doubling Through 2016 To Over $22 Billion
Lithium-ion batteries aren't just for consumer gadgets anymore. The global market could nearly double by 2016 to $22.5 billion.
January 2013 US Home Prices: Zillow Says They're Up For 15th Month Straight, A Rate Of Growth Unseen Since The Run-Up To 2006 Housing Bubble
U.S. home buyers pushed up prices in January to levels not seen since the 2006 run-up to the peak of the housing bubble.
Patients Beware: Medical Groups Release Latest List Of Procedures That Could Be Useless, If Not Harmful
Groups representing more than 500,000 U.S. health care professionals have identified potentially superfluous, or even harmful, tests/procedures.
Bo Xilai Is Not Cooperating With Authorities In Chinese Murder And Corruption Scandal, Sources Say
The former Communist Party chief reportedly had a chest-length protest beard, was force-fed following a hunger strike and is not in good health.
Berlusconi Offers Voters A Tax Refund In Last-Ditch Efforts To Pull Ahead In Italian Election
Trailing in polls, the three-time Italian prime minister sent letters to voters promising a tax refund. The opposition was not pleased.
Google Inc. To Release Touch-Screen Chromebook In Ongoing Effort To Wrest Market Share From Microsoft
Google is poised to unleash the first touch-screen laptop controlled by its Chrome operating system later this year.
Here Are The World’s Most Expensive (And Cheapest) Business Districts To Rent Office Space In 2013
London’s West End regained its premier position as the world’s priciest location to rent office space, but there are bargains in Eastern Europe.
Malaysia's AirAsia Seeks Regional Carrier Foothold In India With Tata Sons, Arun Bhatia Joint Venture
Malaysia's AirAsia is the first non-Indian airline to set up shop in the country after barriers were lifted.