Gold traded lower on Tuesday, under pressure from a stronger dollar, but a surprisingly weak read of U.S. factory activity enabled the euro to claw back some gains, thereby helping the bullion price pare earlier losses.
Archer Daniels Midland Company reported a 33 percent increase in earnings on Tuesday from the same period a year ago. Still, a low corn supply in the United States and weak conditions in oilseed-segment margins staggered profits for one of the world's largest grain processors.
Tony La Russa's decision to retire on top on Monday now puts the reigning World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals on the search for a new manager.
After three years of reboots, sequels and prequels, the market for original scripts is finally sizzling again in Hollywood.
Philadelphia Mafia member Nicodemo Scarfo Jr. was indicted on Tuesday along with 12 others for white collar crimes.
Congolese state mining firm Gecamines has refused a request from the mines ministry to publish all revised contracts, saying it cannot do so without the permission of firms involved, according to a letter from Gecamines published on the ministry website.
Gold prices fell sharply Tuesday but regained much of the lost ground to close down 0.8 percent on reports that retail investors are increasing their exposure to gold-back exchange-traded products.
Is now a good time to consider the shares of giant drug store chain Walgreen (WAG)?
Agents from the Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency and local police officers raided multiple apartments without a search warrant and detained 20 residents. When asked if they had a warrant, one ICE agent replied, We don't need a warrant, we're ICE.
Congolese state mining firm Gecamines has refused a request from the mines ministry to publish all revised contracts, saying it cannot do so without the permission of firms involved, according to a letter from Gecamines published on the ministry website.
Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion set a new 52-week low despite the company’s renewed pledge to fix its network that caused a three-day October e-mail glitch.
A 16-foot long python snake has been captured and killed in Florida and a deer was found in its stomach. When they cut open the belly of the Burnese python, officials in south Florida found a 76-pound, fully intact female deer, reports the Huffington Post. It was killed by a shotgun blast.
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX) said its drug Exparel, which is intended to treat pain following surgery, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The company expects to launch Exparel in January 2012.
Credit Suisse will cut another 1,500 jobs and scale back its capital-guzzling investment banking business as it seeks to meet tough new regulations ahead of other banks after the unit reported disappointing third-quarter results.
Computers have become an integral part of schools and the education system in general, in the U.S. However, that centrality is set to be usurped by its successor - tablet computers - very soon.
Business software maker Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) may be setting its sights on Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) but the deal may not be an imminent one, according to an analyst at Global Equities Research.
A look at the unsecured debts left behind in the wake of MF Global's bankruptcy show a surprising number of trade credit was owed to media companies.
Officials in the Florida Everglades were got surprised last week when they found a fully intact deer inside the stomach of a 16-foot Burmese python they had captured and killed.
A 16-foot-long python was captured in Southern Florida after workers from South Florida Water Management District discovered that it had eaten a whole adult deer.
Tribune Co, the owner of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune newspapers, suffered a legal defeat on Monday after a judge late Monday rejected its plan to end its three-year stay in bankruptcy.
A 16-foot Burmese python was found and killed in the Florida Everglades just after eating its last meal: a 76-pound deer.
When Brian Williams unveils NBC's newsmagazine show on Monday night, he'll be broadcasting from the venerable office complex that gives Rock Center its name.
