A total of 14.8 million passengers went on cruises in 2010, an increase of 10.3 percent over the prior year,
Opera lovers shouldn't give up hope yet. The New York City Opera and its orchestra union have reached a tentative agreement, a step forward for the parties to get the season underway.
Last week, tickets for the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises prologue popped up on sale for the IMAX screening and promptly sold out six months before the film hits the box office. Now, those tickets have made their way to the secondary market for steep prices on eBay and Craig's List.
Pregnancy rumors have been surrounding Jennifer Aniston for some time now, but according to Marie Claire a new report claims the 42-year-old actress was spotted walking with her boyfriend Justin Theroux, with a noticeable baby bump poking out of her coat.
The number of kids and adults in the United States who are obese has held steady over the last few years, two reports out Tuesday suggest.
U.S. health regulators gave the nod on Tuesday to a drug from British specialty drugmaker BTG Plc that helps cancer patients get rid of toxic levels of a chemotherapy treatment.
Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK), a giant of the custody and trust banking sector, said fourth-quarter earnings fell 31 percent. Shares fell after the bank posted earnings 10 cents below consensus estimates.
Snow starting falling on Seattle early on Wednesday morning, but despite the National Weather Service scaling back its snowfall predictions, a significant weather warning is still in place with schools,flights and Amtrak being cancelled ahead of time to prepare for snow accumulation.
The producers of Broadway's version of Spider-Man filed a countersuit against the musical's ousted director Julie Taymor on Tuesday, accusing her of jeopardizing the production by not caring about ticket sales.
The tech giant Apple will hold an invitation-only event at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on Jan. 19. However, reportedly Apple will not launch any gadget this time. Instead, it might be an education announcement.
Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for a second straight advance after sources said the International Monetary Fund wants to boost its lending facility as the Eurozone battles a long-running debt crisis.
Wikipedia initiated a blackout Wednesday, Jan. 18, in protest of the anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. SOPA and PIPA are two Congressional bills meant to halt the illegal copying and sharing of movies and music on the Internet, among other aims. However, major Internet organizations -- such as Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing -- claim the bills will hinder their operations.
Bank of New York Mellon said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings fell 26 percent after the world's No. 1 custody bank reported lower forex volume and took a restructuring charge as part of a large-scale plan to make its operations more efficient.
A list of facts about the top 10 movies that you might or might not have known.
As if the rumors surrounding Beyonce's baby, Blue Ivy Carter, were not enough, the latest news suggests the supposedly exclusive interview the singer gave to a magazine in the UK is a fake. According to Beyonce's representative, the interview published in Star UK is completely made-up. The first exclusive interview has since been carried by several publications. Access Hollywood reported the singer's representative as rejecting reports of the interview.
Resolving what is regarded as one of the biggest fashion feuds, both the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and the British Fashion Council (BFC) have agreed to reschedule their show dates.
The companies that are expected to see active trade on Wednesday are: Goldman Sachs Group, eBay, U.S. Bancorp, Bank of New York Mellon, Charles Schwab Corp, State Street Corp, F5 Networks, Xilinx, Amphenol and Fastenal Co.
The top aftermarket NYSE gainers on Tuesday were: Overseas Shipholding Group, Bank of New York Mellon, Heckmann Corp, Hovnanian Enterprises, Analog Devices, Barnes & Noble, Nexen, Fairchild Semiconductor International, Louisiana-Pacific Corp and Boyd Gaming Corp.
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The co-founder of Pinkberry frozen yogurt has been charged with assault for attacking a homeless panhandler with a tire iron after the man flashed a provocative tattoo at him, authorities said on Tuesday.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, under increasing pressure to release his tax returns now, continued to resist that timetable on Tuesday and said he probably would not make them public until April.
United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew called out Mayor Michael Bloomberg Tuesday, claiming his proposal for evaluation of teachers was beyond the law and an overreach of his authority as the city's chief executive.
