When Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding revealed plans earlier this year to go public on a U.S. stock exchange, financial advisers like Bob Mecca in Hoffman Estate, Illinois braced themselves for a wave of frantic calls from retail investors wanting to get in on the action.
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Revised data show Japan second-quarter GDP shrank more than expected
Japan's economy shrank an annualised 7.1 percent in April-June from the previous quarter, more than a preliminary estimate, underscoring concerns the hit from an April increase in the sales tax may have been bigger than expected.
Apple rumored to unveil iTime, iPhone 6 on Tuesday; What should consumers expect on release date?
Apple has been prominent on sending high spirits to all its consumers after the company scheduled a grand special event to be held this Tuesday, September 9. The biggest revelation for Apple is highly anticipated after the successes of Android phones' and Google phones' releases earlier this year.
George R.R. Martin still on slow track of writing "Winds of Winter"; "Game of Thrones" affected by release date
The release date of George R.R. Martin's highly anticipated novel "Winds of Winter", an installment on his "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the basis of HBO's award winning show "Game of Thrones", might not be out this year or the next.
Oscar Pistorius hours away from Judge Thokozile Masipa delivering final verdict
Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's most wanted criminal in the eyes of justice for Reeva Steenkamp's death, is on his dark hours as the final judgment would be held anytime soon on Thursday or Friday at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa.
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The euro zone's struggle to avoid another recession will take center stage in the coming week in the absence of major U.S. data, as investors mull whether the ECB's new asset-buying plan is a prelude to even more radical steps.
To make vacationing in a country still under martial law a little more attractive, Thailand’s military junta is offering tourists from China free visas.
A U.S. court ruling that dramatically ramped up BP Plc's potential penalties for the 2010 Gulf oil spill could create new liability risks not just for deep water drillers but also for other industries like mining and nuclear power generation.
Apple Inc has invited top fashion editors and bloggers in unprecedented numbers to its Tuesday launch gala, further evidence that the iPhone maker is preparing to take the wraps off a smartwatch.
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced cuts on Saturday to unpopular taxes introduced at the height of Greece's debt crisis, in a bid to show that over four years of austerity are finally nearing an end.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Merck & Co Inc for allegedly infringing its immunotherapy patent. The company is seeking unspecified damages.
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser, the loan dissenter at the Fed's July policy meeting, on Saturday continued his push for the U.S. central bank to change its language on monetary policy to reflect an improving economy and pave the way for a sooner-than-expected interest rate hike.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi prepared Egyptians on Saturday for more blackouts after lights went out across much of the country this week, saying it would take time and cost the cash-strapped state $12 billion to upgrade the decrepit power grid.
It has been more than a year now since the "Last of Us" was released on PlayStation 3 and since then it has garnered multiple awards and accolades from various publications and critics alike. But now it seems that game developer, Naughty Dog are already planning to make a sequel right after the film adaptation of the game is released in this interview by EuroGamer.
