Two months ago, Toronto activist investor Victor Alboini, whose Jaguar Financial had acquired a stake just below 5 percent in Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM), said the company won?t be around in its current shape in two years. Now it's for sale.
The global headquarters of Dewey & LaBoeuf LLP, a glass-sheathed office tower in midtown Manhattan, has a commanding view of a stretch of Sixth Avenue looking downtown. A pair of statues, designed by artist Jim Dine, rise from the plaza of the stately office, overlooking Rockefeller Center. But now, it will be the law firm's ornate tomb, a reminder of its glory days.
Apple has acknowledged that its iPad made it a major force in ebooks but denied that it?s stifling competition in a formal reply to the Justice Department's antitrust suit.
John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. President, would have been 95 on Tuesday. Born in Brookline, Mass., he was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas, after less than three years as president.
Anthony Bourdain is traveling to an unlikely destination, surfing across the airwaves to CNN.
Don't be surprised to see a lot of Lauren Tannehill this season on Hard Knocks.
Americans have long been in love with Puerto Rico's high-yielding municipal bonds. Now the Caribbean island hopes they will flock to its sand, surf and spanking new resorts to help pay off massive debts.
First Lady Michelle Obama is a huge Beyonce fan, as she said I love her to death after being asked on Good Morning America about the Bey concert she saw over the weekend.
Backed by a muscular interpretation of executive power, the Obama administration has made armed drones the centerpiece of its counter-terror arsenal, stepping up strikes in Pakistan and expanding the campaign into Yemen and Somalia.
New York City restaurant Serendipity 3 already makes the world's most expensive sundae, but the Upper East Side eatery can now also claim the world's most expensive hamburger, too. On May 22, Serendipity 3 set the Guinness World Record for the world's most expensive hamburger with its Le Burger Extravagant, a sandwich that will set you back $295, and likely several hundred calories.
An autopsy will be performed on Johnny Tapia Tuesday, two days after the former boxing champ was found mysteriously dead in his Albuquerque, N.M., home.
Fifty Shades of Grey, the spicy S&M romance novel penned by E.L. James, proved to be too hot for some bookshelves in Florida. But, just one month after the book was banned, officials have announced the erotic best-seller will be put back in circulation.
No Reservations host and chef Anthony Bourdain, known for traveling to exotic locales and engaging in the local culinary customs, will be joining CNN early next year for a show focusing on food and travel, the network announced .
Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, fell to a new low following its $16 billion May 17 initial public offering.
In a new study from Denmark, people who had taken aspirin, ibuprofen and related painkillers -- especially at high doses and for years at a time -- were less likely to get skin cancer, compared to those who rarely used those medications.
The airing of the new Dallas, an up-to-date version of the 1980s hit soap opera starring much of the original cast along with Jordana Brewster, is less than a month away -- and Brewster has to be hoping the series will jump-start a stalled career.
The name Steve Jobs has become synonymous with Apple Inc., but some may not know that the late co-founder and former CEO of the iPhone manufacturer once worked for iconic game-maker Atari. Sotheby's is taking Apple and Atari fans back in time by auctioning a handwritten memo penned by Jobs himself during that period.
In a thinly veiled attack, the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, suggested on Monday the U.S. military would be weakened if President Barack Obama gets his way on budgetary matters.
If one lucky individual can afford to pay the price, then he or she can buy the original resting place of Elvis Presley, aka the King of Rock and Roll.
Manhattanhenge -- that magical, periodic confluence of golden sunlight and New York steel -- is approaching. Read on to learn how to see this modern miracle for yourself on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Am I the only woman in the world who doesn't like going to the salon? Whether it's for a manicure, a haircut or a color, I actively dread the experience. Not because I dislike the procedures themselves, but because I can't stand having to spend hours of my life engaged in inane chitchat with the stylist.
Occupational therapy for kids who are over- or under-sensitive to sound, touch or other senses could help improve their symptoms -- but parents and doctors should be careful not to miss an underlying disorder in those children, pediatricians said today.
