Macy's, Target plan earlier Black Friday openings
Macy's Inc is planning its earliest start ever to the holiday shopping season by opening many of its U.S. stores at midnight on Thanksgiving night.
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NYC Halloween Parade 2011: Route, Best Viewing Spots and More
Halloween night in NYC will be a lively one with wild creations as part of the 39th annual Village Halloween Parade; find out the parade route, least crowded spots, and best time to get there.
FDA: New Birth Control Pills Come With Greater Risks
Safety of next-generation birth control pills in question
Italy under pressure as bond yields climb
Italian bond yields rose on Monday nearly to levels seen in August when the ECB intervened to shore up debt markets, indicating new concerns that problems in the euro zone's third largest economy could threaten the entire bloc.
Cain Now Opposes Abortion With No Exceptions: His Ever-Changing Positions
Herman Cain said on Sunday that he opposed abortion under all circumstances, including in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother's life. But that's not what he has said in the past.
Analysis: Three ways to invest in China without fear
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Asia faces rocky road in securing energy needs
Governments in emerging Asian economies will struggle to secure their rising energy needs as rapidly swelling demand in leading consumers China and India outpaces growth in supplies, which is likely to keep oil prices over $100 a barrel.
Wall Street Falls With Commods, Cooling on Europe
Stocks fell at the open on Monday as a spike in the U.S. dollar weighed on commodity prices and dried up bids on other risky assets.
Panasonic sees $5.5 billion annual loss, worst in a decade
Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp <6752.T> forecast an annual net loss of 420 billion yen ($5.5 billion), its biggest in a decade, as it cut unprofitable businesses deeper and faster than first planned, while battling a soaring yen and weak demand in the United States and Europe.
Catastrophe losses weigh on Loews
Loews Corp , run by the billionaire Tisch family, posted quarterly earnings below analysts' estimates for the third time in a row, hurt by a fall in its investment income and higher catastrophe losses at its biggest holding CNA Financial .
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Lower investment income, catastrophe losses weigh on
Loews Corp , run by the billionaire Tisch family, posted quarterly earnings below analysts' estimates for the third time in a row, hurt by a fall in its investment income and higher catastrophe losses at its biggest holding CNA Financial .
Qantas resumes flights grounded by labor dispute
Australia's Qantas Airways returned to the air on Monday after grounding its entire global fleet over the weekend in a bold tactic to force the government to intervene in the nation's worst labor dispute in a decade.
Honda withdraws annual guidance
Honda Motor Co <7267.T> withdrew its annual earnings guidance in an unusual move on Monday due to uncertainty surrounding currency markets and Thailand's floods just as it was starting to recover from the March earthquake and tsunami.
China shuts 50 microblogs for porn, vulgarity
China has shut 50 microblogs for distributing pornography and carrying vulgar content, state media said on Monday, as the government steps up monitoring of the internet.
Wall Street to open lower after yen intervention
Stocks were set to fall at the open on Monday after four weeks of gains, as a spike in the U.S. dollar weighed on commodity prices and dried up bids on other risky assets.
Universities Compete in Multi-Billion Dollar Tech Campus Project
New campus expected to generate 22,000 new jobs over 30 years.
In the shadow of Olympus, Japan frets about its other scandal
The scandal engulfing Olympus Corp <7733.T> isn't the only corporate governance hot potato in Japan. Revelations by tissue maker Daio Paper Corp <3880.T> of management that had spun out of control is adding pressure on Olympus to bare all to an investigative panel it has promised to assuage investor angst.
NY Fed Suspends MF Global, Deal on Future Nears
The New York Fed suspended MF Global from conducting new business with the central bank on Monday and its shares were suspended, as the troubled brokerage nears a deal on its future.
Euro area growth to slow sharply; debt crisis key: OECD
The euro area is headed toward a sharp economic slowdown in 2012, with some countries set for negative growth, and failure to restore confidence in battered state finances could prompt a major contraction in developed countries, the OECD said on Monday.
Stock futures slip with commods after yen intervention
U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday, following four weeks of market gains, as a spike in the U.S. dollar weighed on commodity prices and dried up bids on other risky assets.
China denies it is behind hacking of U.S. satellites
Beijing on Monday denied a U.S. commission's claim that China may have been responsible for hacking incidents on U.S. environment-monitoring satellites, saying that the committee had ulterior motives in writing such a draft report.
HTC sees Q4 revenue and shipments lower qoq
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp said on Monday it sees slightly lower revenue and shipments in the fourth quarter than in the third, citing uncertainties from new models going to be launched by the company and competitors, as well as global economic invisibility.
Futures drop With Commods After Yen Intervention
Stock index futures fell in lackluster volume on Monday, following four weeks of equities gains, as a spike in the U.S. dollar weighed on commodity prices and dried up bids on other risky assets.
Japan Inc. struggles with yen rise, Thai floods
Japan's biggest corporations are facing an ever tougher fight to keep up with their nimble Asian rivals as the soaring yen and Thai flooding hit manufacturers already battling consumer gloom in Europe and the United States.
Toshiba ekes out Q2 profit growth, keeps forecast
Toshiba Corp, Japan's biggest chip maker, eked out a rise in quarterly operating profit on cost cuts in its PC and smartphone display businesses, and kept its earnings outlook unchanged above expectations.
Draghi over-interpreted on bond buys, says Trichet
Markets have over-interpreted comments by incoming European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on the bank's readiness to go on buying the bonds of troubled euro zone states, outgoing ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said.
Honda Withdraws Annual Guidance on Currency Markets Uncertainty, Thailand Floods
Honda Motor Co. withdrew its annual earnings guidance in an unusual move on Monday due to uncertainty surrounding currency markets and Thailand's floods just as it was starting to recover from the March earthquake and tsunami.
Japan intervenes to tame soaring yen ahead of G20
Japan sold the yen for the second time in less than three months after it hit another record high against the dollar Monday, saying it intervened to counter excessive speculation that was hurting the world's No. 3 economy.