Profits at the nation's second-largest home improvement retailer rose more than expected in the just-ended quarter as a warmer-than-usual winter, an incipient recovery in the U.S. housing sector and consumer's willingness to once again charge their purchases to their credit cards combined to help boost sales.
The iPad 3 is reportedly being shipped from Foxconn, Apple's major product manufacturer in China - to U.S. and it could have prompted Best Buy to slash the price of iPad 2 (all models) by $50.
Beyonce, baby Blue Ivy Carter and Jay-Z made their public debut as a family in New York City on Saturday, when they were spotted out to lunch at Sant Ambroeus Restaurant in Manhattan's West Village.
All that virtual boxing, bowling and dancing along with video game systems might not be helping kids meet their daily exercise requirements, a new study suggests.
Nearly 10 percent of customers of U.S. banks moved their accounts last year, often after they became frustrated with fees and the quality of service, market research firm J.D. Power and Associates said on Monday.
Stock index futures fell on Monday in low volume following the S&P 500's four-year closing high last week and after the Group of 20 leading economies told Europe it must commit more money to fight the EU debt crisis before seeking broader help.
The S&P/Case-Shiller Housing Index is expected to show further price erosion throughout the country when figures are released on Feb. 28, according to analysts and housing experts.
Gold prices fell 1 percent on Monday, in line with the euro, stocks and other commodities, as worries over the euro zone debt crisis and the impact of high crude oil prices on the fledgling economic recovery fuelled risk aversion.
Stock index futures fell Monday in low volume following the S&P 500's four-year closing high last week and after the Group of 20 leading economies told Europe it must commit more money to fight the EU debt crisis before seeking broader help.
The Artist is the first silent movie to win the Oscar after Wings which won the award in 1929, the very year the Oscar Awards ceremony began.
Scientists have discovered a new species of bat at Cat Ba Island in Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam and in Chu Mom Ray National Park.
Global anti-privacy organization Wikileaks announced Sunday night it would be releasing over five million emails hacked from the servers of a private intelligence newsletter publisher that's been called a shadow CIA by others.
The 2012 Oscars dazzled with some of the most stunning designer gowns in the most stunning Hollywood starlets. But who do you think was the best dressed? Take our poll here!
Perhaps familiarity does breed contempt. The biggest U.S. companies have often failed to meet forecasts this earnings season, while their smaller counterparts have delivered.
The Eastern Conference has dominated the Western Conference in NBA All-Star Game history, and with Dwight Howard starting for the East and playing for Orlando, that dominance will continue.
Dazzling and debonair, actors and actresses arrived on the 2012 Oscars red carpet looking their very best. Dressed in stunning designer frocks, with brilliantly bright smiles and fluttering hearts, Hollywood's top contenders were thrilled to be at the 84th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.
A friend of mine lived in a one bedroom apartment in The Devonshire, a beautiful pre-war building on the corner of 10th and University in the heart of NYU. I got really lucky and an apartment came on the market and I moved in.
About 160 works by famous artists including Donatello, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Verrocchio, Ghirlandaio, and Antonello da Messina are being showcased at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Benihana gets the 30 Rock treatment.
The Oscars return this Sunday with all the spectacle, drama and long-winded thank you speeches that make it Hollywood's favorite night of the year. With the throwback silent film The Artist expected to sweep the awards, Sunday night's results will either be extremely repetitive or come as a huge shock. Here are our favorite clips from all nine films nominated for the best picture.
The New Jersey funeral home responsible for Whitney Houston's body after her death has denied allegations of leaking a photo of the singer in a casket.
Johan Friso, the Dutch Prince who is currently in a coma after being buried in snow for 20 minutes as the result of an avalanche, has had his wife, Princess Mabel Wisse Smit dutifully at his side. Princess Mabel and Prince Friso seemed to be headed into a blissful fairy tale before the horrific avalanche accident that happened while the Prince was skiing with friends. Who is Princess Mabel Wisse Smit, and how did she get her fairy tale with Prince Friso?
