The Nikkei average scored modest gains on Wednesday, bolstered by short-covering ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision and as a rise in Asian shares eased worries about the fallout from
Hong Kong shares edged lower on Wednesday, but a mid-morning surge by mainland markets lent some support to Chinese companies listed in the territory, helping the Hang Seng Index finish off its
Internet titans Google and Facebook trotted out a variety of new social networking features in back-to-back announcements on Tuesday, underscoring their intensifying competition for Web surfers. Google integrated its flagship search engine
English Premier League soccer champions Manchester United have put on hold a $1 billion flotation in Singapore due to market volatility, while retaining a goal of listing before the end of the
The United States urged Turkey on Monday not to do anything to worsen its relationship with Israel, U.S. officials said on Monday, seeking to prevent relations between two U.S. allies from deteriorating
President Barack Obama laid out a $3.6 trln plan on Monday to cut U.S. budget deficits partly by raising taxes on the rich, but Republicans rejected it as a political stunt and
NASA plans to spend $1.6 bln over the next two years bolstering industry efforts to develop space taxis, officials said on Monday. The U.S. space agency will be looking for complete systems
UBS AG Chief Executive Oswald Gruebel will seek a vote of confidence at a board meeting in Singapore for plans to slash the investment banking division that caused a $2.3 bln loss
Australia's national broadcaster faced calls for a review of funding on Tuesday over a television comedy scene with a fictional Prime Minister Julia Gillard draped in a national flag after having sex
Twenty-two Americans ranging from a radio journalist to a sports trainer received no-strings-attached "genius" grants worth $500,000 each, a charitable foundation announced on Tuesday. Since the program was begun in 1981, the
