Clive Owen sheds macho image for Boys are Back
British star Clive Owen has specialized in playing macho men in two decades of movies and television: tough, taciturn and unshaven, with long stares from smoldering gray-green eyes.
Parallel Petroleum to be bought by Apollo Global
Independent oil and gas company Parallel Petroleum Corp agreed to be bought by Apollo Global Management LLC for $3.15 per share, a premium of 11 percent to Parallel's Monday's close on Nasdaq.
Kroger 2nd-quarter profit down, full-year forecast cut
Supermarket operator Kroger Co posted lower-then-expected quarterly profit and trimmed its full-year forecast as it cuts prices to lure customers, sending its shares down 8.2 percent.
Gordon Gekko character still resonates on Wall St
Twenty-two years after appearing on the big screen, and one year after the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers, the film character Gordon Gekko continues to resonate on Wall Street.
Scientists find virtual reality helps relieve pain
Teenager Jordan Robinson has faced excruciating pain since a backyard prank went wrong but treatment with virtual reality has given him some relief.
Kraft: No need to sell assets for Cadbury bid
Kraft Foods Inc does not need to sell operations like Oscar Mayer hot dogs, Maxwell House coffee or any of its other brands to afford its $16 billion bid for British confectioner Cadbury , Kraft said on Tuesday.
Obama trade policies threaten 585,800 US jobs-study
Trade policies pursued by President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress since the start of the year could lead to the loss of 585,800 U.S. jobs, a study said on Tuesday.
Most U.S. doctors want public-private mix: poll
Most U.S. doctors favor having both public and private options in a reformed healthcare system, a survey published on Monday said.
Novartis lung drug beneficial in late stage study
Swiss drugmaker Novartis said a respiratory medicine improved lung function and significantly reduced breathlessness in a late stage trial.
Seizure drug helps women with hot flashes sleep
Gabapentin, a drug used to treat seizures, improves the quality of sleep in menopausal women bothered by hot flashes, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report in the Journal of Women's Health.
Market edges up after data
U.S. stocks rose modestly on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data, though gains were limited by some retailers' disappointing earnings.
Shell Int'l Finance launches $5 bln 4-part sale
Shell International Finance BV on Tuesday launched its $5.0 billion four-part note sale, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
Citigroup sets price guidance on 4-part note sale
Citigroup on Tuesday set price guidance on its fixed-rate and floating-rate notes backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
New Leno show draws big audiences, lukewarm reviews
Jay Leno's new prime-time experiment on the struggling NBC network pulled in big audiences, according to early ratings figures on Tuesday, but mostly underwhelmed TV critics.
Coach says Prada U.S. head to take reins of new unit
Coach Inc said on Tuesday it had hired the head of luxury brand Prada's U.S. operations to run its new Reed Krakoff division, which will sell handbags, shoes and jewelry.
Corrected: Kraft: No need to sell assets for Cadbury bid
(Corrects Carr's first name to Roger in 5th paragraph)
MetroPCS picks Ericsson, Samsung for LTE launch
MetroPCS Communications Inc said it has selected the infrastructure and initial handset providers for its fourth-generation long term evolution broadband service, which is expected to launch in the second half of 2010.
Pulte tops U.S. ranking of home building quality
Pulte Homes Inc dominates an annual ranking of customer satisfaction in 24 major U.S. housing markets, according to an annual survey.
Motor racing-Malaysian money brings Lotus back to F1
Lotus, one of the most successful and glorious names from Formula One's past, will return next year with a Malaysian-owned team replacing BMW-Sauber as the 13th entry on the starting grid.
Weak earnings, credit offset data; shares flat
U.S. stocks were little changed on Tuesday as some retail companies' results and rising credit card defaults overshadowed government data showing stronger-than-expected retail sales last month.
Co-founder Plattner to cut stake in SAP
SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner plans to sell shares in the German software company worth up to 240 million euros ($351.2 million) by the end of next year, the company said.
Oil rises as U.S. data lifts economic outlook
Oil rose on Tuesday after data showing gains in U.S. retail sales and producer prices outweighed concerns about growing U.S. distillate inventories.
Apple taps former Intel exec as general counsel
Apple Inc tapped former Intel Corp executive Bruce Sewell as its new general counsel and senior vice president of legal and government affairs.
UK's Lloyds tops complaints list-Ombudsman
Lloyds Banking Group topped the list for complaints to a consumer watchdog in the first half of the year with payment protection insurance drawing over a quarter of all cases in the finance sector.
Best Buy's profit misses by penny; outlook raised
Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed estimates on Tuesday as sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers and promotional efforts to woo shoppers ate into the top U.S. consumer electronics chain's margins.
Trevi says could reach 1.2 bln euro yr-end order book
Italian engineering company Trevi Finanziaria Industriale's order portfolio could rise to 1.2 billion euros ($1.7 billion) by the end of the year, driven by emerging markets, its CFO said on Tuesday.
Biogen says PML risk factors still inconclusive
Biogen Idec Inc said on Tuesday it would be premature to conclude that the risk of developing a potentially deadly brain infection increases the longer patients take its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.
Kroger 2nd-qtr profit down, full-year forecast cut
Supermarket operator Kroger Co posted quarterly profit below Wall Street estimates and trimmed its full-year forecast, sending its shares down 6.3 percent.
SunTrust losses moderating, wants to repay TARP
SunTrust Banks Inc will repay its $4.9 billion government bailout as soon as regulators allow and its credit problems stabilize, CEO James Wells said on Tuesday.
MSC gets higher bid from private equity firms
MSC Software Corp, a simulation and software services company, said it received a revised offer of $8.15 per share from a group of private equity firms after Maximus Holdings raised its offer to $8.