Trichet leaves ECB, and opinion, divided
After keeping his cool for almost eight years, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet exploded last month.
Canadian dollar weakens as ECB leaves rates unchanged
The Canadian dollar weakened sharply against its U.S. counterpart in early trade on Thursday after the European Central Bank held interest rates unchanged, dashing hopes it might cut rates to stimulate growth.
Police Officer Laughs About Beating Occupy Wall Street Protesters [VIDEO]
A video uploaded to YouTube on Thursday shows a New York police officer laughing about beating Occupy Wall Street protesters with his baton.
Sprint to Offer Unlimited Data for iPhone 4S
European Central Bank Fights for its Soul
Twelve years after German Chancellor Helmut Kohl pushed through the monetary union over the objections of a majority of his country's citizens, the bloc is crumbling under the burden of huge debts. And the one institution that Germans were told would ensure stability, the ECB, is in deep crisis itself. In the absence of decisive action from Europe's leaders, the bank has come under enormous pressure to fill the gap.
Apple's visionary Steve Jobs dead at 56
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing, music and mobile phones, died Wednesday at the age of 56.
World mourns Steve Jobs
Outpourings of public grief and appreciation swept the globe on Thursday after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
Lockheed to offer F-35 work to Japan firms to win bid
U.S. aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin said on Thursday it will offer final assembly of the F-35 fighter to Japanese firms in a bid for a defense contract from Tokyo.
Steve Jobs' Pancreatic Cancer Likely Cause of Death Despite Successful Transplant
Apple CEO Steve Jobs, 56, deemed irreplaceable by millions of fans of the operating system, died on Wednesday due to his long battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer, beginning in 2004, when he underwent transplant surgery for it.
Tributes pour in for Steve Jobs, dead at 56
President Barack Obama was among the many people who paid tribute to Steve Jobs, calling the Apple co-founder a visionary and great American innovator.
Hong Kong teen's somber design for Jobs a cyber hit
A Hong Kong design student's poignant tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs became an internet hit Thursday with its minimalist, touching symbolism and brought a job offer and a flood of commemorative merchandise using his design.
Who is Steve Jobs? The Man Behind the Legend
Who was Steve Jobs? He was the visionary co-founder of Apple, the instigator of the iRevolution, the man who changed the way the world interacts with technology -- but he was also a husband, a father and a son.
UK launches fresh stimulus with cash boost
The Bank of England has launched a second round of quantitative easing to defend Britain's faltering economy against the euro zone debt crisis, pledging to buy 75 billion pounds ($114.8 billion) of assets with new money in a dramatic move to stave off recession.
iPad Facebook App Status: M.I.A.
Oops. We'll say it - We, like many other tech sites, may have jumped the gun on our story that the Facebook iPad app would be released on Tuesday at Apple's Let's Talk iPhone event. Unfortunately, the big day has come and gone and still the app was not to be found.
Mass Effect 3 Could Get Multiplayer
A leaked photo indicates the next Mass Effect will be getting multiplayer functionality.
No iPhone 5 but Samsung Nexus Prime Coming (VIDEO)
With the official news of Apple's release of iPhone 4S sinking in, next Tuesday marks Samsung and Google's Unpacked press conference on their latest smartphones. Executives at Google are hinting at the anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android, but its arrival has yet to be disclosed.
Aakash $60 Tablet: Will the World’s Cheapest Tablet Lift Countries Out of Poverty?
As of today, for as little as $35 you can own a tablet computer—thanks to India. This is huge in the economy of development technologies, but is it enough to close the digital divide?
What the iPhone 4S Means for Mobile Gaming
What the Apple Let's talk iPhone press conference had to offer gamers.
Asus Won't Lower Prices on Eee Pad Transformer
The arena floor of the tech marketplace is littered with the casualties of the ongoing tablet price wars, some of whom are merely bloodied while others, like the HP TouchPad, are down for the count. Despite the recent pricing capitulations of HTC and BlackBerry, who both lowered prices on their tablets - the Flyer and the Playbook, respectively - by as much as $200 apiece, some makers are resisting pressure to drop their prices.
iPhone 4S: 5 Important Changes Introduced in Apple's Latest Smartphone
Thousands of iPhone fans may have been left disappointed on Tuesday when Apple unveiled iPhone 4S instead of iPhone 5. However, iPhone 4S isn't such a bad device and if you're planning to upgrade, here's top 5 reasons why you should do it.
iPhone 4S: An In-depth Preview of Siri Voice Assistant
How Apple's new voice control app will work.
Oracle Big Data Appliance Is Watching You
Though Oracle has always had a presence in the enterprise arena, yet now it appears the tech giant is moving into a new area - and that area is big data. Big data, which is a catch-all term for data sets that are so large they become difficult to process, is becoming a greater issue as sites such as Facebook amass increasingly unwieldy data sets that contain valuable information.
ECB sees sharper downside risks, pumps in more liquidity
The European Central Bank sees intensified threats to the euro zone economy and will provide struggling banks with longer-term liquidity to ward off a new credit crunch, President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Thursday.
Steve Jobs RIP (1955-2011): A Tribute to the World's Greatest Tech Visionary
On October 5, 2011 Apple released a statement that Steve Jobs, its iconic founder and former CEO, had passed away. Over the last thirty years, the energetic 56-year-old has grown to be as emblematic of Apple as the company's Macintosh logo and a figurehead of Apple's continuous innovation.
Steve Jobs RIP (1955-2011): A Tribute to the World's Greatest Tech Visionary
On October 5, 2011 Apple released a statement that Steve Jobs, its iconic founder and former CEO, had passed away. Over the last thirty years, the energetic 56-year-old has grown to be as emblematic of Apple as the company's Macintosh logo and a figurehead of Apple's continuous innovation.
Stock futures point to flat open after jobs data
Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Thursday after two days of market gains as investors digested labor market data and plans by European policymakers to shore up stressed banks.
September tops expectations at many retailers
Several U.S. retailers did a brisk back-to-school business, with September sales at stores open at least a year up much more than expected at chains such as Kohl's Corp and Nordstrom Inc.
Steve Jobs dead: Best Quotes and Trivia of Apple's Tech Genius [PHOTOS]
Wednesday, Apple's founder and tech visionary Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56 after his long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Exclusive: Microsoft considers bidding for Yahoo
Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to the situation said on Wednesday.
Stock futures rise on euro zone hopes, Apple lower
Stock index futures rose on Thursday, following two days of market gains as optimism grew that European policymakers were making progress on concrete plans to shore up stressed banks.