During the past decade, foreign technology companies have plowed billions into China in the hopes of tapping into a fast-growing market. Now that the country has the world’s most Internet…
HONG KONG — Steel prices in China have fallen 12 percent in the first five weeks of this year — almost as much as in all of last year —…
AP-GfK finds growing optimism about the economy and the president. A new NH poll continues to show a competitive GOP field. And CQ Researcher dives deep into the state of…
Cars are now connected to the Internet. That means someday in the not-too-distant future, a hacker could knock your car off the highway. Senator Markey’s staff found that 100% of…
Tspiras and European leaders are in ongoing talks about Greece’s bailout for the rest of 2015. There’s not a lot of optimism about a good solution. Greece’s stock market is…
For now, most dating startups are laser focused on growing their user base. “I think 10 or 15 launch every week, and at the end of the year, about one…
The Paris-based IEA, which monitors energy market trends for the world’s richest nations, said the impact of lower prices would vary across producing countries. – Most stock quote data provided…
The palatial property also includes a more intimate wood-paneled library and dining room, four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, two kitchens and five fireplaces. Its two terraces look out on Central Park…
That means not only has OPEC lost its biggest customer (America), but it no longer has the ability to manipulate prices to its own advantage. Morse is no obscure analyst….
Shell (RDSA), which is taking a lead role for the companies in the labor talks, said it is “committed to providing competitive pay and benefits to our employees.” – Most…
Yet consumers still aren’t buying as much as they once did, as if they are still nervous about the Great Recession. Cheap gas was supposed to help Americans feel better….
You can also get really rich selling collectables and sports memorabilia. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA,…
Williams was on a second helicopter, which did not come under RPG fire. The possibility that Williams may return to the same late-night show where he exaggerated his Iraq story…
Now the news that Shock sold his 4,100 sq ft, four-bedroom home to donor Ali Bahaj, at the time an executive at Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc., for $925,000, according to the…
The tide has turned for the heavyweights, like China, India, South Korea and Taiwan. Stocks in those countries make up about half the value of the emerging market index and…
Still too expensive? The stock trades at more than 40 times 2015 earnings estimates, a very rich priceespecially for a company that critics view as a fad. “Rubik’s cube and…
Some of America’s largest employers, like Microsoft and Procter & Gamble, signaled that the dollar may hurt their business this year. Unfortunately, the dollar is not the only concern for…
Trevor McKendrick was surveying the offerings for Spanish Bible Apps when he noticed that they were all “low quality.” Knowing that a vibrant market existed for such an App, the…
So by falsely inflating their income to, say, $14,000, they could qualify for the full $5,460. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real…
Related: How the oil boom and collapse changed the face of small-town North Dakota – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except…
Further gains are possible in some sectors in the eurozone’s big four marketsGermany, France, Italy and Spainsaid CMC market analyst Michael Hewson. But QE won’t fix fundamental problems in the…
It seems anonymous at firstbut only if you keep your wallet address secret. If that’s connected to your name, the whole world knows every transaction you’ve ever made. That’s why…
Health care clinics, which have been multiplying in many locales, are expected to continue growing, Hempstead said. People are “finding them to be more convenient and they are delivering better…
Investors pushed the stock up about 10% as excitement builds about Twitter’s expansion of the video capabilities on its site, its partnerships with other tech companies and the new ability…
The agreement to combine the two companies comes after months of pressure from Starboard Value, a hedge fund that had threatened to press a management change at Staples if it…
So who are some of these companies with almost all their eggs in a stars and stripes basket? They are in a wide range of industries. Here’s a sampling of…
“The aim of the Drones for Good competition is to find positive ways to use drones to improve the lives of people around the world,” said Saif Al Aleeli, the…
Other upstarts have tried to grab a slice of the lucrative transatlantic business travel market before. Three all-business operatorsEos Airlines, MAXjet and Sliverjethad all collapsed by 2008. A fourth, L’Avion…
Wearable devices haven’t taken off for that reason: The functionality doesn’t justify their price. As serial tech investor Fred Wilson predicted earlier this year, “Another market where the reality will…
This isn’t the first time Apple has had such astute timing in the bond market. The company pulled off what was then the biggest corporate bond issue ever in April…