Military Solution Not Enough in Libya, NATO Says
A top NATO official on Thursday said there is no purely military solution to the crisis in Libya, as the coalition of North American and European nations took control of protecting civilians while rebels fighting Gaddafi-backed forces suffered setbacks after gains earlier in the week and talk of arming them grew.
Instant view: BOJ tankan: Japanese business confidence edges up
Japanese business morale improved slightly in the three months to March, the Bank of Japan's closely watched tankan survey showed, but the devastating earthquake earlier this month and a subsequent nuclear crisis are seen hurting confidence in coming months.
EU concessions for Ireland depend on growth: c.bank
Europe may offer Ireland concessions on its bailout if weak economic growth prevents Dublin from meeting its targets under an EU-IMF bailout, central bank governor Patrick Honohan said on Thursday.
Japan to take control of Tokyo Electric: report
Japan will take control of Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T>, the operator of a stricken nuclear plant, in the face of mounting public concerns over the crisis and a huge potential compensation bill, a local newspaper reported on Friday.
Poisonous cobra found in zoo
The Bronx Zoo's Egyptian cobra was found in the dark corner of the zoo's reptile house after being missing for almost a week.
Ally files for IPO, readies for Treasury sell-down
Ally Financial has filed to offer shares to the public in a first step for the U.S. government to sell down its majority stake in the former General Motors credit arm.
Berkshire's Sokol defiant on personal profit-seeking
Former Berkshire Hathaway executive David Sokol's trading in Lubrizol shares as he pitched the company to Warren Buffett is a blurring of personal and professional profit-seeking that could attract a hard look from regulators.
WTO raps U.S. subsidies to Boeing
Planemaker Boeing received at least $5.3 billion of illegal U.S. subsidies, the World Trade Organization said on Thursday in a dispute that shows no signs of an end to years of inconclusive wrangling.
GE defends itself in U.S. tax flare-up
General Electric Co went on the defensive on Thursday over a report it paid no income taxes in 2010, unapologetically saying it seeks to reduce what it owes, but expects to pay more this year.
Maryland Tests 'Talking' Buses to Warn Pedestrians
Some pedestrians in Maryland are being warned a bus is turning at the street corner -- by the bus itself.
Malicious Android App Calls Pirates Stupid Cheapskates
A fake app for the Android OS not only steals user's data, it humiliates them in the process.
Angry Birds Creator Takes Aim at Nintendo
The Finn is taking aim at the Japanese company over comments Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said about the smartphone game business.
Honda, Mazda to resume some production
Honda Motor Co <7267.T> and Mazda Motor Corp <7261.T> on Thursday became the latest major automakers to say they would resume some production in Japan after halting plant operations following the earthquake and tsunami of March 11.
Acer replaces CEO after weak outlook triggers selloff
Taiwan's Acer, the world's No. 2 PC vendor, replaced its chief executive in a surprise move on Thursday, barely a week after it gave a downbeat outlook that wiped more than $1 billion off its market value in four days.
Rajaratnam trial lawyers push research defense
Raj Rajaratnam did not pick stocks alone. He had a team of researchers at his Galleon Group hedge fund to grind through the rumor mill and anticipate a good bet.
European banks big Fed borrowers in 2008 crisis
A European bank that was later exposed to the Madoff scandal and an Arab company now majority-owned by the Libyan central bank were among an odd assortment of firms that dug deep into the U.S. Federal Reserve's coffers as the financial crisis exploded in 2008.
Google Kills QR Codes in Favor of NFC
The company is phasing out the technology in favor of near-field communication, which would offer much of the same functionality of QR codes but with increased efficiency.
Microsoft: Quality, Not Quantity Is App Strategy
Microsoft says the 11,500 apps on Windows Phone 7 are all quality and the company isn't padding statistics.
AIG reorganizes biggest unit
American International Group reorganized its biggest unit and charged derivatives veteran Peter Hancock with turning around the struggling property and casualty business.
VIPRE Publisher Apologizes To Samsung For False Alarm
The maker of the virus software that fingered a harmless foreign language support file as a Samsung-installed keylogger apologized to the company, and to users.
Oil jumps to 2-1/2-year highs, posts big Q1 gains
Oil prices jumped to their highest close in 2-1/2 years on Thursday in thin end-of-quarter trading that left Brent near a record quarterly rise of more than $22 as Libya's conflict and Middle East unrest kept supply threats in focus and U.S. economic data added lift.
Jobless claims fall, Midwest hiring jumps
The number of Americans claiming unemployment aid fell last week and factory employment in the U.S. Midwest hit a 27-year high in March, more signs that an improvement in the labor market is under way.
Wall Street ends a strong quarter optimistic on payrolls
U.S. stocks ended a solid quarter with the barest of moves on Thursday, as investors looked ahead to Friday's U.S. jobs report to provide a catalyst to push indexes to new highs for the year.
Auto union membership up first time in 6 years
United Auto Workers membership rose for the first time in six years in 2010, helped by a recovering U.S. auto industry and expanding to include workers outside that industry, the UAW said in a federal filing on Thursday.
Watch Katy Perry's music video for E.T.
While Katy Perry's video for E.T. featuring Kanye West won't premiere until Thursday night on television, the pop star already posted a link to the video online via her Twitter account.
Pictures, letters of King assassin shown in online museum
A Memphis county official has opened an online museum of case files, personal correspondence and little-seen black-and-white images chronicling the jail time of James Earl Ray, who killed civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. 43 years ago this Monday.
Microsoft files EU competition complaint vs Google
Microsoft Corp stepped up its rivalry with Google Inc, claiming in its first-ever complaint to antitrust regulators that Google systematically thwarts Internet search competition.
Charlie Sheen, Rob Patterson, Snoop Dogg working on single for one-man show
Billboard is reporting that Rob Patterson is producing a track for Charlie Sheen's upcoming one-man-show tour and that rapper Snoop Dogg will guest on the track.
Actor Burt Reynolds’ former Beverly Hills home for sale at $10.9 million
Actor Burt Reynolds’ former Beverly Hills home is on the market for $10.9 million.
Decommissioning Damaged Reactors Won't Be Easy
Even as Tokyo Electric Power Company acknowledged that it will decommission four of the six nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, there is still the problem of a massive cleanup.
