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Chip-maker Intel is betting big on 20 Windows 8 tablets powered by the Clover Trail Atom SoC and 140 Ivy Bridge ultrabook designs to turn the tide in its favour in the next quarter.

Banking in line with the Koran's prohibition on paying interest is an expanding sector, and the ascent of the Muslim Brotherhood to power in Egypt is going to help it grow faster.

It seems as though the world if retail is hitting some mid-year skids, leaving market watchers wondering if they already need to write of the second-most important sales season of the year: Back to school.

High nominal and real interest rates can be found in the Latin American short-term fixed income markets

Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday as investor await Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's semi-annual testimony before Congress for hints about further easing.

Crude oil prices slightly advanced Tuesday as investors awaited testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for hints about further easing.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Monday were Digital Generation Inc, Codexis Inc, NuPathe Inc, Synacor Inc and Marten Transport Ltd.The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Mattress Firm Holding Corp, Select Comfort Corporation, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc, ICU Medical Inc and FLIR Systems Inc.

Asian shares paused Tuesday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's view on the U.S. economy later in the day, after weak U.S. retail sales and a lower International Monetary Fund global growth forecast raised hopes of more stimulus from the Fed.

If you're a big fan of boiling expensive crustaceans, you're in luck. Lobster prices have hit a 30-year low in some areas of Maine, as unusually warm temperatures have increased the number of the glorified crabs available. Retail prices may soon follow, but don't expect them to match the 70 percent drop at the docks.

The chief executive of New York-based Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) had a surprisingly confident outlook for his bank's future business prospects during a conference call with analysts Monday.

Up until now, Obama has generally enjoyed broad popularity in India – a country he has long been linked to, both personally and professionally.

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly declined for a third straight month in June, the latest sign that weak job growth and stagnant wages have taken a toll on the biggest part of the economy.

President Obama's weekend statement on India , raising concerns over the invest climate in the country, has evoked sharp criticisms making it further hard for the Indian Prime Minister to go ahead with reforms.

U.S. stock index futures point to lower opening Monday as investor sentiment was dragged down by worries of global economic growth continuing to falter.

Asian markets breathed a sigh of relief Friday as the Chinese GDP figures improved, contrary to what some had feared, and eased concerns of a sharper slowdown in the world's second largest economy. The second quarter economic data showed a sequential acceleration and pointed to a pick-up in growth in the second half of the year.

The next generation iPhone will be released in the fall, according to a Japanese blog that correctly predicted the iPhone 4S's release late in 2011.

At a time when the fight between Apple and Samsung over the sales ban on Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the U.S. is creating much buzz around the tech world, FOSS Patents has stumbled upon some documents, which reveal just how aggressively forthright the iPhone-maker has been even with retailers selling the objectionable devices in the country.

Emails and phone communications released by the Federal Reserve on Friday show that an economist with the central bank who was told as August 2007 that one of the world's most important interest rates was being manipulated did not understand that rate.

China's slowing economy could drag down some of its Asian neighbors, but other countries would be less affected, according to a report released Friday by Capital Economics.

China's report Friday that its economic activity grew in the second quarter much as expected reinforced expectations that the growth rate in the world's second-biggest economy will increase later this year.

Reported incidents of discrimination by Apple Store employees against people of Iranian descent are increasing, raising the likelihood that what appeared to be a few cases of prejudice may turn into a legal and diplomatic scandal. Further, the company's virtual non-response to the reports exposes it to being played by Tehran, which has already become involved.