Stock index futures fell on Thursday after weaker-than-expected economic data in China reawakened global economic worry and earnings from JPMorgan Chase.
Italy was set Thursday to test fragile investor confidence in the euro zone's ability to heal its debt problems, with a sale of bonds, while weaker Chinese trade data acted as a reminder of broader economic problems.
Gold prices held steady on Thursday, as optimism for a solution to the Eurozone crisis underpinned sentiment, while tight physical supply in Asia continued to lend support.
A billionaire and one-time hedge fund industrialist Raj, Rajaratnam who was arrested in the biggest Wall Street insider-trading is set to face his punishment in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday.
Jake Winebaum is betting on a Web-based solution to take the hassle and price worry out of a health obligation many of us fear and some can't even afford - going to the dentist.
Concerned about voter angst over California's finances, lawmakers say they may need to overhaul a ballot measure that would provide $11.1 billion for a slew of long-awaited water projects.
A senior investment banker at a major Wall Street firm kept sending out emails on his BlackBerry on Wednesday morning. And they kept bouncing back.
Will the release of the iPhone 4s to Sprint (S) spark a renaissance in the wireless sector, including for longstanding iPhone carrier Verizon (VZ)?
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as Europe's progress toward bolstering its financial rescue fund brought more battle-weary investors back into the market.
Stock exchanges from six of the world's largest emerging markets will join forces to cross-list equity indexes derivatives, to target investor demand for fast-growing economies.
The recent weakness of the rand will benefit South African exporters and is positive for the economy, the treasurer general of the ruling African National Congress said on Wednesday.
Tuberculosis cases are decreasing for the first time in more than 20 years, the World Health Organization announced on Tuesday. But that progress may be threatened if Congress cuts foreign aid for prevention and treatment programs.
U.S. motorists, you haven't been imagining it: despite a large decline in oil prices since May, gas prices have taken a longer time to fall than to rise.
Stocks were set for a higher open on Wednesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its sixth day of gains in the past seven on optimism Slovakia would reach a deal to expand the euro zone rescue fund.
Brazil remains a hotbed of opportunity for those interesting in doing business internationally -- finding growth beyond the slow-growth U.S. borders.
Plagued by a second day of service outages spanning four continents, Research In Motion's (RIM) management is facing a precarious time in the days ahead. In early September, investor and merchant bank Jaguar Financial released a statement saying it was raising support amongst BlackBerry partners for the sale of a portion of the company or some other method of maximizing shareholder value.
Graphics cards help supercomputers perform more calculations while using less energy, an important step in speeding up the world's fastest machines.
Our sense of market sentiment is that investors remain very cautious about any reversal of price trends
A rebound in Hong Kong and Shanghai shares helped lift most Asian stocks into positive territory Wednesday, but concerns that Europe's debt crisis has hurt confidence in the global economy and is weighing on corporate earnings limited gains.
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said in his last press conference of the season that the franchise's biggest need this offseason is starting pitching to shore up the rotation.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney defended the Wall Street bailout on Tuesday night during the GOP presidential debate from New Hampshire.
While the primary trend – months to years --for the S&P 500 is still decidedly higher, the secondary trend –weeks to months – is lower.
