Wall Street pauses after rally, limited upside seen
Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as momentum stalled a day after major indexes rallied to near four-year highs.
Mandela archives, letters and notes go online
Thousands of letters, photographs and documents relating to former South African President Nelson Mandela went online on Tuesday in a project aimed at increasing access to the archives which detail his long walk to freedom.
March consumer confidence dips, inflation view up
Consumer confidence dipped in March, while Americans ratcheted up their inflation expectations to the highest level in 10 months, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday.
Harry Potter novels available in ebook format
J.K. Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter novels are available for the first time in ebook format on the new website dedicated to the boy wizard adventures.
Analysis: Spain risks years without economic growth
Belt tightening in the board room and the living room, deep public budget cuts and anaemic bank lending may be setting Spain up for years of economic stagnation that could eventually force it to seek a bailout.
Home prices unchanged in January: S&P
Single-family home prices were unchanged in January, a closely watched survey said on Tuesday, suggesting the battered housing market continues to crawl along the bottom.
Stock futures point to flat open after rally
Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Tuesday as investors found little reason to keep pushing shares higher after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sparked a rally.
Stocks futures little changed after 1 percent rally
Stock index futures were flat on Tuesday as investors found little reason to keep pushing shares higher after a 1 percent rally in the previous session.
Lennar posts sharp rise in Q1 orders
U.S. homebuilder Lennar Corp reported its sharpest rise in orders in three quarters and said it was seeing strong signs of improvement in sales activity.
Euro crisis needs mother of all firewalls: OECD
Euro zone finance ministers need to impress finance markets with the size of their rescue fund for indebted countries when they meet later this week, the head of the OECD said on Tuesday, advocating the mother of all firewalls.
Australian coal workers to strike at BHP Bowen Basin mines
Workers at BHP Billiton's seven Bowen Basin coal mines in Australia will go on strike beginning Tuesday night following unproductive negotiations over work conditions with the company, the workers' union said.
US Stocks Mixed After Consumer Confidence, Home Price Data
Stock index futures were flat on Monday as investors found little reason to keep pushing shares higher after a 1 percent rally in the previous session.
Stock futures little changed after 1 percent rally
Stock index futures were flat on Monday as investors found little reason to keep pushing shares higher after a 1 percent rally in the previous session.
Xstrata wins approval for Australia's biggest coal mine
An Australian court ruled in favor of global miner Xstrata on Tuesday in a case which sought to halt the company's plans to build the country's largest coal mine on the grounds that it would contribute to climate change.
Stock futures flat after 1 percent rally
Stock index futures were flat on Monday as investors found little reason to keep pushing shares higher after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sparked a rally.
Analysis: Dow court case pushes limit of R&D tax credit
Dow Chemical Co is challenging the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in a rare court case over expanding the research and development tax credit to cover the costs of supplies used to improve the ways existing products are made.
Most of world interconnected through email, social media
Most of the world is interconnected thanks to email and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, according to a new poll released on Tuesday.
Euro zone debt crisis far from over: OECD
The euro zone's public debt crisis is not over despite calmer financial markets this year, the OECD said on Tuesday, with a warning that the bloc's banks remain weak, debt levels are still rising and fiscal targets are far from assured.
Angry Birds maker buys Finnish gaming studio
Angry Birds maker Rovio said on Tuesday it had bought Futuremark Games Studio, the gaming arm of Finnish benchmarking software firm Futuremark, for an undisclosed sum.
US Stock Index Futures Signal Further Gains
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.25 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.29 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.36 percent at 0920 GMT.
U.S. stock index futures signal further gains
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.25 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.29 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.36 percent at 0920 GMT.
Japan's AIJ chief admits loss cover-up, apologizes
The president of Tokyo-based money manager AIJ Investment Advisors admitted to Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday to covering up losses of $1.3 billion in clients' pension money, but said he had no intention of cheating his clients.
Australia regulator says Apple misleading consumers on iPad
Apple's hot-selling new iPad hit a hurdle in Australia on Tuesday as the country's consumer affairs regulator accused the company of misleading promotions.
New Sony CEO to keep charge of troubled TV operations
Sony Corp CEO Kazuo Hirai signaled his determination to turn around the group's ailing TV business by keeping direct charge of the division, as the Japanese brand fights to regain ground against rivals such as Apple.
Japan's Sharp to tie up with Taiwan's Hon Hai: Nikkei
Sharp Corp <6753.T> will announce a tie-up with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry <2317.TW> on Tuesday that would include the sale of part of its loss-making major factory in western Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported.
Australia regulator to submit court motion vs Apple over new iPad
Australia's consumer affairs regulator on Tuesday said it will file a motion with an Australian court against Apple Inc charging that it is misleading consumers with its promotion for its new iPad.
Telenor seeks payback from India in license fight
Norwegian mobile operator Telenor ASA has told the Indian government it wanted to resolve its license dispute, but said it would seek damages if the cancellation of its 22 licenses was not settled.
Hitachi says aims to cut costs 5 percent by 2015/16
Japan's Hitachi Ltd <6501.T> said on Tuesday that it aimed to cut annual operating costs by 5 percent in four years, enabling the company to invest more in its growing infrastructure and telecommunications businesses.
Exclusive: Singapore's Temasek: evolution not revolution
Temasek Holdings, the smaller but more visible of Singapore's two sovereign funds, is moving into a new phase with its investment strategy, and could look more like Blackstone Group , another $160 billion institution, which has grown from a focused private equity firm to a global asset manager.
Telenor seeks $14 billion in damages from India: report
Norway's Telenor ASA, whose India joint venture is among companies that are set to lose their telecoms licenses, has served a notice to the Indian government, claiming damages of nearly $14 billion, the Times of India reported on Tuesday.