Brussels Diamond Heist At Airport Nets Robbers $50 Million, Police Say Robbery Was Sophisticated, Quick
In three minutes, eight men in two cars stole $50 million in diamonds from a plane at Brussels Airport.
Chinese Army Cyber Warfare Unit Identified As Source Of Hacking Attacks Against US Targets - Report
China's Army has been behind scores of damaging U.S. computer hacking incidents, a private investigation has found.
Gold Falls To A Near Six-Month Low, And It May Fall Further
The recent price drop in gold -- 10 percent since October to about $1,610 per ounce -- could continue.
Why Japan's Yen Is Sinking And Its Stock Market Is Soaring, So Far It's Not A 'Currency War'
The yen plummets, the Nikkei pops and the world's G-20 finance leaders say "ho-hum" regarding Japan's forced currency devaluation.
Maritime Shippers Send Increasing Numbers of Cargo Vessels Through The Arctic As Global Warming Causes Sea Ice To Recede (PHOTO)
The receding Arctic Ocean ice has opened up two major sea lanes that maritime shippers are using to cut costs.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway And 3G Capital Will Buy H.J. Heinz, Maker of Ketchup And Other Foods, For $28 Billion
Heinz, the maker of Ketchup, is being bought by Warren Buffet and a partner for $28 billion.
Bankrupt AMR, Which Owns American Airlines, And US Airways Merging In $11 Billion, All-Stock Deal
The waiting is over: We're about to get a new No. 1 airline after an $11 billion merger was approved.
Russia, China In Oil-For-Loan Talks That Could Be Worth $30B To The Kremlin: Report
The Kremlin-controlled OAO Rosneft is talking with China National Petroleum Corp. about possibly doubling crude shipments as part of the deal.
Farm Equipment Maker Deere Increases Full-Year Outlook As Quarterly Earnings Top Expectations Because Farmers Prepare For Big Corn Planting
The world's biggest maker of heavy farm equipment beat expectations as farmers prepare for a big corn planting.
Who Will Be The Next Pope Of The Roman Catholic Church After Benedict XVI?
Benedict's resignation later this month has set off speculation about who will be the next pope.
Pope Resigns: Benedict To Step Down By End Of Month, Cites Age As A Factor In His Decision
Pope Benedict will resign on Feb. 28, the first time a sitting pope has stepped down since the Middle Ages.
US Trade Deficit Figure For December Indicates Economy Grew In 4Q, Contrary To Initial Reports
Strong petroleum product exports and falling crude oil imports helped make December's trade deficit surprisingly small.
China's Latest Economic Data Show Strong, Sustainable Growth, Inflation Under Control
Concerns about the sustainability of China's recovery lessened Friday after officials released January's economic data.
Celgene Is The Best US Company To Work For - Report
A national survey of employees revealed that biopharmaceutical company Celgene is the best employer.
US Postal Service To Stop Saturday Mail Delivery To Cut Costs; Packages Will Still Get 6-Day Delivery
U.S. Postal Service will stop Saturday delivery of letters to save an estimated $2 billion.
UBS Posts 4Q Loss On Libor Fine, Job Cuts; Bank Swings To Loss For Full Year 2012
Libor fine hammers UBS' fourth-quarter net income, but operating profit climbs 6 percent.
S&P To Be Charged For Mortgage Bond Ratings Issued Before 2008 Financial Crisis: Report
S&P will be charged by federal and state authorities for alleged wrongdoing in its ratings of mortgage-backed securities that it issued before 2008.
Watch Video Of Iranian Offshore Natural Gas Rig Sink With Workers On Board [VIDEO]
A dramatic video shows more than a dozen Iranian natural gas workers jumping into the Persian Gulf to escape a rapidly sinking production rig.
East Cost, Gulf Coast Longshoremen Strike Apparently Averted As Tentative Pact Is Reached With Terminal Operators, Shippers
Just days before East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers were about to go on strike, negotiators reached a tentative labor pact.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Closes Above 14,000 For First Time In Five Years
The widely followed blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average finished above 14,000 for only the sixth time in its history.
Earnings Roundup: Two-Thirds Of US Companies That Have Reported Fourth-Quarter Results Have Beaten Wall Street Expectations
Two-thirds of US companies that have reported fourth-quarter results have beaten analyst expectations.
Chrysler's US Sales In January Surged 16%, Led By Ram Pickup Truck, Chrysler 200 And Dodge Avenger Sales
Chrysler Group LLC, the No. 3 U.S. automaker, turned in a robust January as sales surged 16 percent.
US Unemployment Rose To 7.9% In January As Fewer Jobs Are Created Than Expected
The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9 percent last month.
Ed Koch, Three-Term New York City Mayor, Dies At 88 Of Congestive Heart Failure
Edward I. Koch, a three-term New York City mayor, died Friday morning of congestive heart failure at 88.
Justice Sues To Block Anheuser-Busch InBev Purchase Of Grupo Modelo; Constellation Shares Plummet
Anheuser-Busch InBev says it will fight the U.S. government's effort to stop it from buying Grupo Modelo.
Colgate-Palmolive's 2012 Profit Climbs On Increasing Market Share In Emerging, Undeveloped Markets
Latin America contributed nearly 30 percent of Colgate-Palmolive's 2012 sales while North America contributed less than 20 percent.
Rio Tinto Denies Plans To Halt Development Of Oyu Tolgoi Copper And Gold Mine In Mongolia
Anglo-Australian miner Tio Tinto Group says it has no plans to temporarily halt work on its giant Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia.
Colgate-Palmolive Books Higher 4Q Profit On Increased Prices, Higher Volume
The maker of Colgate toothpaste and Palmolive soaps increased its profit and revenue in the fourth quarter.
Euro Zone's Biggest Bank, Banco Santander, Writes Off $26B In Bad Loans, Plunging Real Estate Values
Falling revenue in the U.K., Brazil and Mexico, plus billions in delinquent Spanish mortgages, hammered Banco Santander's 2012 results.
Boeing's Fourth-Quarter Earnings Fall Despite Revenue Gain, No Impact Seen From Grounding Of 787 Dreamliner Fleet
Despite a nearly three-week grounding of its 787 Dreamliners due to battery concerns, Boeing expects the problem won't impact its 2013 earnings.
