Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has gone on record as saying he is opposed to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's economic stimulus plans as "ineffective and inflammatory," and has vowed to appoint a new Fed Chair, if he is elected, The New York Times reported today.
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Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria and Jet Mark Sanchez Split Confirmed, Differences in Age and Lifestyle Reasons Behind the Breakup
The couple has officially broken up after three months of dating, Sanchez's rep confirmed to US Weekly Tuesday, as reported by The Daily News.
Rory McIlroy Nike Deal Rumors Continue, Will World's No. 1 Ink $250 Million Deal?
Rumor has it that the world's top golfer, 23-year-old Irishman Rory McIlroy, is on the verge of signing a 10-year deal with Nike, worth $250 million, according to major media sources.
Warren Buffett: U.S. Economy 'Inching Ahead,' Looking to Make Major Acquisition
Warren Buffett, the country's second-richest man and one of the world's most successful investors, told CNBC in an interview Wednesday, that he sees the U.S. economy "inching ahead" despite slowing economies in Europe and Asia.
Tony Scott Autopsy: Hollywood Director Died from Blunt Force Injuries and Drowning
The acclaimed Hollywood director Tony Scott died from multiple blunt force injuries and drowning, according to an autopsy report released by the Los Angeles County coroner Monday. His death has been listed as a suicide.
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Lakota Sioux activist Russell Charles Means died Monday of esophageal cancer at his ranch on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, according to a statement released by his family. He was 72.
Traffic Low for Online Video Chat Service 'Airtime' Despite Top Firms' Backing, According to AppData
Despite a splashy, star-studded coming out party in June and funding from celebrities and big name venture capital firms, the video chat start-up Airtime appears to be struggling, based on information published in The New York Times today. "So far its traffic appears to be little more than a trickle," reporter Jenna Wortham wrote.
he Dutch star of the 1974 erotic hit sensation "Emmanuelle" passed away in her sleep Wednesday night at age 60, according to a statement made by her agent, Features Creative Management, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Citigroup Inc. announced on Tuesday that CEO Vikram Pandit, 55, who has held the post since the eve of the financial crisis in 2008, is stepping down.
In the latest coup for what was an early Internet sensation when it the scene in the mid-nineties but has more recently been waning, Yahoo Inc. has recruited a top advertising sales executive from its rival Google, Vice President Henrique de Castro, as its new Chief Operating Officer. Mr. de Castro will take the reins from another Google veteran Marissa Mayer who has been CEO and President at Yahoo since July.
In what could be good news for the middle class (if President Barack Obama is re-elected), Vice President Joe Biden during a debate on Thursday with GOP vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan signaled a possible change in the Democrats' longstanding position on tax rate increases, raising the threshold for increases from families with annual incomes of more than $250,000, to those making one million or more.
The third richest man in America and the sixth richest billionaire in the world, Oracle founder and CEO Larry Ellison, is interested in bidding on the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) sports and entertainment empire, Reuters reported this morning based on two inside sources.
Beano Cook, whose real name was Carroll Hoff Cook, passed away in his sleep, the University of Pittsburgh announced today, as reported by ESPN. He was 81.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt called the contentious relationship between Google and Apple, the industry's defining fight in an interview in New York on Wednesday.
