Stocks erased early gains on Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P well off their highs and the Nasdaq negative, on caution over a European summit to resolve the debt crisis and the economic outlook.
Apple's Steve Jobs, who continues to make headline news after his death, criticized Fox News and its owner Rupert Murdoch for being a destructive force in America.
Dropbox is offering 5GB of free storage in an upcoming joint venture with HTC.
With upgrades to both OS happening recently, some are saying Android's Ice Cream Sandwich is going to copy iOS 5. Still, some think it's the other way around. Which is it?
Olympus Corp Chairman and President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa stepped down on Wednesday in response to a widening scandal over dubious acquisition deals, as sources said Japan's securities watchdog was looking into the 92-year-old firm's past dealings.
Olympus Corp announced Wednesday that its chairman and president Tsuyoshi Kikukawa had stepped down over media reports of a widening scandal, as sources said Japan's main securities watchdog was looking into the 92-year-old firm's dubious acquisition deals.
Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ) reported a 14.2 percent increase in third quarter earnings, due to ongoing cost cutting measures. Because of historically strong yen and lower production activities, the company lowered its full year 2011 outlook.
The Nest Learning Thermostat is a touch-controlled thermostat designed to personalize home energy needs and help save as much as $173 per year on your energy bill, according to Nest Labs who has made it. Tony Fadell, who led the team that designed the iPod at Apple, and contributed to the start of the iPhone project, is the designer behind this thermostat.
Jim Irsay, owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts, announced on Twitter Tuesday that Kerry Collins, who has a concussion injury, has been placed on the injured reserve. On the flipside, Vice Chairman Bill Polian said that Peyton Manning, despite a neck injury, could still practice or play before this season is over.
IBM said it elected Virginia Rometty as president and CEO, succeeding Samuel Palmisano, 60, who will retire after 10 years in the post. Rometty will become the first woman in 101 years to lead IBM.
Although all members were re-elected to News Corporation's board of directors Friday, shareholder votes showed that not everyone is happy with the company's leadership.
Stocks fell on Tuesday after discouraging corporate outlooks cast a pall over the economy's outlook, while fresh doubts arose about European efforts to find a solution to the debt crisis.
A prior application in 2010 by Scotgold to secure permission to construct a mine at the locale was rejected on environmental grounds.
The pan-Asian girl band Blush has been around for only 11 months but already has a track record more established groups might envy -- a single that hit number three on the U.S. dance music charts and rapper Snoop Dogg in one of their songs.
Former Apple executive Tony Fadell, who oversaw 18 versions of the iPod and the first three versions of the iPhone, has unveiled his latest invention. The Learning Thermostat uses a simple design to save consumers money on their heating bills.
Tony Fadell, known as the godfather of the iPod, has made a new gadget with the help of a small army of engineers and designers from Apple Inc and other tech giants including Google Inc and Microsoft Corp.
3M Co's quarterly earnings fell well short of expectations due to weakness in the electronics market, the debt crisis in Europe and inventory-reduction moves by its customers, sending the company's shares down 6 percent in early trading.
The Eurasian Development Bank, a state-run joint venture between six former Soviet republics, has agreed to lend about $100 million to a Kazakh gold miner to help boost output of the precious metal in the Central Asian country.
When Michael Woodford began his short tenure as Olympus president, he described the man who hired him, Chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, as an umbrella, a protective cover to deflect anyone out to stop the Briton's western-style tough cost-cutting.
Swiss bank UBS AG overcame a 1.8 billion Swiss franc ($2 billion) rogue trading loss to post a smaller than forecast fall in third quarter net profit on Tuesday as its core wealth management business performed well.
When Michael Woodford began his short tenure as Olympus president, he described the man who hired him, Chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, as an umbrella, a protective cover to deflect anyone out to stop the Briton's western-style tough cost-cutting.
Swiss bank UBS AG overcame a 1.8 billion Swiss franc ($2 billion) rogue trading loss to post a smaller than forecast fall in third quarter net profit on Tuesday, salvaged by a one-off accounting gain.
