Stocks rose on Monday, adding to three weeks of gains by the S&P 500, after strong earnings from Caterpillar and some proposed acquisitions boosted investor sentiment.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 24, 2011
Stocks rose on Monday, adding to three weeks of gains for the S&P after strong earnings from Caterpillar and some proposed acquisitions boosted investor appetite for risky assets.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 24, 2011
The Statue of Liberty will celebrate its 125th birthday with the installation of five new torch webcams.
Mark Johanson
Oct 24, 2011
A New Jersey mayor is facing a sex scandal after someone claiming to be a disgruntled male prostitute posted pictures of him sleeping in his underpants to the Internet.
Bhaskar Prasad
Oct 24, 2011
Jordan Staal scored two goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame their divisional rival New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Saturday to record their third consecutive win.
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Oct 23, 2011
The end of a drilling ban in New York was meant to be a new dawn for energy companies. After years of waiting, they would finally be able to exploit the richest deposit of natural gas in the country. But as companies delve into new regulations for drilling in New York, they're discovering a bitter reality: half the land they had leased for drilling may now be out of bounds.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 21, 2011
The new couple was first romantically linked in September, after a dinner in New York City.
Peggy Truong
Oct 20, 2011
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi has stepped onto the culinary stage and opened a restaurant -- one with no prices on the menu and only a suggested donation to cover the cost of the meal.
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Oct 20, 2011
New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur will miss 7-10 days to rehabilitate a right shoulder injury, the team said on Wednesday.
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Oct 20, 2011
Hollywood actor Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith have become a part-owner of his hometown basketball team, the Philadelphia 76ers.
Bhaskar Prasad
Oct 20, 2011
Rapper and entrepreneur Shawn Carter a.k.a. Jay-Z has invested in part of the New Jersey Nets, and now, actor Will Smith has become part owner of his hometown team: the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jason Van Hoven
Oct 19, 2011
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) declined comment on Wednesday on a call by U.S. senators to ban tobacco, including smokeless tobacco, from the game.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 19, 2011
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced Wednesday that NJ TRANSIT was partnering with Google Wallet, allowing customers to pay fares with a smartphone.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 19, 2011
A double-notch downgrade to Spain's credit ratings has piled more pressure on European leaders to make rapid progress on solving the region's debt crisis or face unbearable borrowing costs.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 19, 2011
New Jersey's Monmouth University will be the new home for an archive of local hero Bruce Springsteen's collection of memorabilia from a long career in rock music, the school has announced.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 18, 2011
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a pipeline safety bill on Monday that would require strength-testing of old pipes and hike fines for safety violations after a series of accidents and explosions.
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Oct 18, 2011
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stalwartly refused to run for president, but he might be willing to be vice president.
Elisha Maldonado
Oct 18, 2011
The cancellation of the first two weeks of games in the National Basketball League (NBA) has left Europe's Euroleague, albeit temporarily, as the world's top club competition promising an exciting season.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 17, 2011
The Real Housewives of NJ: Reunion aired Oct. 16 and it certainly was not short of drama. It was Teresa Giudice against the world.
Cavan Sieczkowski
Oct 16, 2011
New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams made his overseas debut in Turkey on Sunday, finishing with 11 points and five assists.
Brett LoGiurato
Oct 16, 2011
The Obama administration is pulling the plug on a long-term, home-care program included in the 2010 healthcare reform law that Republicans have derided as a budget trick.
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Oct 15, 2011
The world has lost another computer pioneer. Dennis Ritchie, the computer scientist who invented the C programing language and co-developed the Unix operating system, has died at the age of 70.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 15, 2011
