Consumer sentiment improved this month helped by falling gasoline prices, retail discounts and "tumbling" inflation expectations, but pessimism over the future tempered their enthusiasm, a survey showed on Friday. The Reuters/University of
U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 10 percent in November from a year earlier, market researcher NPD said on Thursday, as Nintendo Co Ltd reported its Wii console and
A top Democratic lawmaker is expected to ask the Federal Communications Commission on Friday to delay voting on a controversial auction of radio spectrum, which includes a requirement for free Internet services,
The so-called digital divide between emerging and developed economies worldwide might not be that wide after all. A new online survey conducted by Nielsen finds that while Western countries tend to be
Oil fell towards $45 a barrel on Friday, after the collapse of a $14 billion rescue for U.S. automakers caused heavy losses across global financial markets and Goldman Sachs predicted oil could
World stocks tumbled, Wall Street was set to fall sharply and the yen hit a 13-year high against the dollar on Friday after a $14 billion rescue plan for top U.S. automakers
Bank shares tumbled by midday on Friday, pulling down Britain's top share index down 3.9 percent after HBOS reported a sharp rise in bad debts, while commodity stocks slid following the collapse
President of the Republic of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, has expressed deep sorrow for the death of former Cypriot President Tassos Papadoulos, who passed away Friday. ''I would like to express my deep
Former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, passed away today. Papadopoulos’ death was announced by Director of the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital Theodoros Kyprianou. The former
European leaders moved towards agreement on Friday on a multi-billion dollar plan to tackle the global recession and a climate change plan amended to limit impact on struggling industries. Green groups warned
