Angelo Young

Dubai International is rapidly becoming a major international connection. For ailing Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) the move of its European hub from Singapore to the UAE will help lower the cost of shuttling travelers back and forth between Melbourne or Sydney and London.

The chief of the NATO military alliance is on a damage-control tour of Central Asia after Azerbaijan's president pardoned, promoted and financially compensated a man who hacked to death a fellow NATO soldier, who was Armenian, threatening a shaky ceasefire between two long-time foes.

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) stock price touched an all-time high on Thursday, a day after co-founder and former CEO James Sinegal addressed the Democratic National Convention.

Charlotte will become Party Central Thursday night as the 2012 Democratic National Convention ends with President Barack Obama accepting his party's nomination following speeches by Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA).

Much of the evening schedule for the last day of the 2012 Democratic National Convention is being kept under wraps, as best they can. Here's a list of what lies ahead for the final day.

Railroad executives said Wednesday that they are not expecting strong growth in cargo volume in the pre-holiday shopping season, but most future holiday gifts are delivered by trucks.

The UAE is expected to spend an average of $11 billion a year through 2031 on an estimated 882 commercial aircraft, according to a report by Airbus on the global market for aircraft.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said representatives from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran would meet behind closed doors during the Arab League summit to discuss the path toward ending the Syrian crisis.

Hubert Joly, the new CEO of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY), is going to spend his first week on the job pulling the old king-as-commoner routine, donning the company's uniform and working a few of the showrooms.

Consider this a case of Hermès versus Louis Vuitton that doesn't involve trying to figure out which $3,000 designer handbag to buy.

The fourth day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sunday saw competition for 60 gold medals in eight sports, including swimming, table tennis and sailing.

The country's largest private equity firms are being investigated on suspicion of finagling themselves out of paying taxes by turning fees into fund investments.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded Sunday a "clear red line" be drawn that would convince Tehran that world powers are serious about stopping Iran from building nuclear weapons.

Hurricane Isaac is long gone from south Louisiana, but the flood threat continues. A mandatory evacuation order was issued Saturday night for residents in parts of St. Tammany Parish north of New Orleans.

U.S. forces in Afghanistan are "temporarily" suspending the training of Afghan Local Police following increasing attacks on allied forces by local antagonists posing as security recruits.

Company responds to a video clip of a Pyongyang pizza joint serving its most popular soft drink. The world's largest beverage company says its product was probably brought in from a neighboring country.

A shooting early Friday inside a shopping center in Old Bridge, N.J., about 30 miles southwest of New York City, has left at least three dead, including the shooter, according to The Associated Press.

Perhaps it's no coincidence that a week before Amazon is set to make a big announcement it has sold out of the popular Kindle Fire. Is this is prequel to the sequel?

Most of the country's largest merchandisers on Thursday reported solid same-store sales this month.

Hurricane Isaac's effect on gasoline prices is minimal, but national inventory is below average. And pre-storm worries caused prices to rise anyway.

Can Richard Schulze, the 71-year-old founding CEO of Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY) put his money where his mouth is? Can he fork up billions from private eqiuity behemoths like KKR (NYSE: KKR)?

Russia's agricultural ministry will meet Friday to discuss limiting wheat exports as the country's key Black Sea-producing region has been wilted by drought, but few believe it will repeat the total ban on exports it implemented in 2010 during similar drought conditions.

As Hurricane Isaac made its second landfall Wednesday morning at Port Fourchon, La., officials in Plaquemines Parish just south of New Orleans are reporting flooding as deep as 12 feet in some areas that has stranded residents.

The Romneys love Costco, whose co-founder is a major backer of Barack Obama. The political leanings top executives gives no credence to the idea one party is the party of big business.

When Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) cut its fiscal year sales and earnings guidance for a second straight quarter on Monday, stock in the company rallied over 7 percent. The reason: investors think the worst is over for the New York-based jeweler.

At least one major refiner, BP PLC (NYSE: BP), has said it is shutting down production in the region. Production shutdowns can lead to price spikes at the pump fairly quickly.

The drug inhibits cancer-cell growth and is approved in the U.S. for use in treating mesothelioma, caused largely by asbestos exposure, and non-small cell lung cancer cause primarily from smoking cigarettes.

If you notice the price increases in apple cider this fall, blame it on the wacky weather.

This marks the highest-level contact so far between Israel and the Mohammed Morsi administration that took power in June following the country's first presidential elections.