European and U.S. stocks rose Tuesday as a negative sentiment the day before gave way to an upbeat, risk-on sentiment, despite weak economic news from the United States.
The thrill of walking in the footsteps of Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott has put Antarctica back on the tourist map this year.
Much has been made over the new Lamborghini SUV Urus concept revealed the other day at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show, and it certainly is a striking concept that has fairly successfully merged two seemingly diametrically opposed design aesthetics, that of Lamborghini's low-slung, aggressive supercars and the beloved-by-footballers-and-rap-stars luxury SUV. And the merger makes good business as well as style sense.
Sen. Chuck Grassley said today that the prostitutes patronized by the Secret Service in Colombia may have been Russian spies.
Turkey claims that Armenians who perished were simply the victims of war.
If you've visited Google today you can't miss the funky interactive metal zipper that requires un-zipping to get to Google's actual homepage.
Asian stock markets pared earlier losses and ended with gains Tuesday as investors turned their attention on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which kicks off today, for any hints at monetary easing.
Sundback, the Swedish-American electrical engineer, is the founder of the modern-day zipper.
A steep drop in European equities market dominated momentum across continents and asset classes Monday, prompting investors to unload all manner of stocks and commodities for cash.
On Friday, more than 1,300 employees of Aviva Investors, an investment firm based in London, walked into their offices, strolled over to their desks, booted up their computers and checked their emails, only to learn the shocking news: They would be leaving the company.
A steady drip of bad news swelled into a river of losses for European equities Monday, as stock markets across the continent -- some already battered in previous weeks -- experienced significant declines.
A steady drip of bad news swelled into a river of losses for European equities Monday, as stock markets across the continent -- some already battered in previous weeks -- experienced significant declines.
Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio posed nude for a new ad campaign with Brazilian jewelry company Vivara, all the while being pregnant with her second child.
Hollande is predicted to win the second round of voting against Sarkozy, which will take place on May 6.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 countdown has officially begun with Samsung's teaser campaign in full swing and many more to come ahead of the anticipated May 3 release date, according to a spokesperson for the company.
The euro zone's economic decline accelerated in April, plunging the economic region deeper into recession, as the Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index tumbled to its lowest level in five months, according to a Markit Flash Eurozone PMI report Monday.
The fragile French economy, which has an unemployment rate of 12 percent, was clearly the dominant issue among voters; although Le Pen’s impressive finish suggests immigration was also a key concern.
Samsung, the Korean electronics giant, is launching iCloud competitor, S-Cloud (or sCloud), at next month's Galaxy S3 announcement in London on May 3rd. S-Cloud would offer more than 5GB storage capacity like another cloud storage provider, Google Drive. Will it be better than Apple's iCloud service?
Corporate executives are hesitant to pull the trigger on new acquisitions despite indicating they believe the global economy is improving somewhat, according to a survey of more than 1,500 executives polled by Ernst & Young.
In less than two weeks Samsung Galaxy S3, the successor of Galaxy S2 will be unveiled in London on the Olympic ground. However, at the same time, in the May 3 event, where the tech enthusiasts who are eagerly waiting for the next gen phone, they will also witness the launch of Samsung's latest service S-Cloud with the new device.
Samsung's highly anticipated new Android smartphone was spotted on Amazon.de as available for pre-order on Saturday, April 21. Although the listing did not include a release date, the post provides a few clues as to what we can expect from the new smartphone on May 3, when Samsung shows it to the world at a press conference in London.
China produces 97 percent of the world's rare earths, minerals that are critical for the production of everything from cell phones to missiles -- and now it wants to keep more of them for itself. The world is worried, but there may be little it can do.
