Researchers who developed ground-breaking leukemia drugs, discovered dendrimers and confirmed Einstein's view that quantum entanglement is spooky are among Thomson Reuters 2011 top tips to win Nobel prizes for science.
Not too long ago, if you mentioned the word annuity to investors, their eyes glazed over. But now individual investors, panicked by stock market selloffs that threaten their retirement dreams, have been doing something they have never done before: asking for them.
Facebook’s growth is so strong that revenue this year may tap $4.3 billion, double prior estimates, market researcher eMarketer reports.
Full Tilk Poker, an online poker company that illegally paid its board members over $440 million from its player accounts, was a global Ponzi scheme, said federal prosecutors Tuesday.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc said the strike at its vast Grasberg mine in Indonesia has hurt production and it is unlikely to meet third-quarter gold and copper sales estimates
American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer have been released from prison in Iran, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday.
It used to be the third rail of politics: untouchable. A politician could hardly suggest reforming Social Security without triggering a tremendous popular backlash. But now, the idea of eliminating Social Security altogether has entered mainstream discourse.
Death row inmate Troy Davis has been in familiar situations before, but this time it looks like his chances of clinging on to life are slimmer than all times before. After the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied his clemency plea and said his execution will take place as per schedule at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, observers are giving slim chances for the judicial system to give him another chance.
Gold and silver prices slipped modestly and the U.S. dollar edged higher Wednesday as the financial world awaited results of a two-day meeting by leaders of the U.S. central bank that was expected to result in fresh efforts to stimulate business.
Gold jumped to its biggest gain in eight sessions on Tuesday, snapping back from steep day-ago losses as the anticipation of further U.S. stimulus mingled with new fears over global growth.
Have a look at some of the celebrities who have had their body parts insured for millions.
Libya will likely name a new government within 10 days, interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said, raising hopes of political progress in the fractured country weeks after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi.
President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday to urge him to drop plans to ask the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state despite U.S. and Israeli objections.
According to Global Language Monitor, London has now become the new fashion capital of the world taking over the top position from New York.
Investments in energy-saving building retrofits and clean-energy projects can create hundreds of thousands of jobs and bolster the U.S. economy, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Tuesday.
The Atlanta Braves rebounded from gut-wrenching defeat with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday to stabilize their position in the National League Wild Card race.
So how comfortable are we going to be using public rest rooms after getting to know about something like this? Starbucks might soon be paying a heavy price once again for another hidden camera affair. William Yockey, from Virginia is suing Starbucks after his 5-year-old daughter found a spy cam in one of its bathrooms in Washington, D.C. This is at least the third such incident reported this year for the coffee chain, ABC news reported.
About 2.8 million jobs, both in manufacturing and high-tech fields, have been lost as a result of the growing U.S. trade deficit with China since Beijing's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001, said an EPI study, which was denounced immediately by the US-China Joint Business Council.
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday said that the execution of Troy Davis will take place as per schedule at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) principal dancer David Hallberg will join Russian ballet company Bolshoi Ballet for the 2011-2012 season.
Up and coming Muay Thai fighters squared off at the Broad Street Ballroom.
Former home of Edna St. Vincent Millar, the narrowest house in NYC is currently for rent, costing $14,000 a month.
