Mobile apps find a home on touchscreen devices

Touchscreen phone users are discovering that much of the fun in their devices stems from applications — those little nuggets of convenience, amusement and distraction available for download on the slightest whim.

Obama says bank execs should forego bonuses

U.S. banking executives should forgo big bonuses since the economy is faltering and hundreds of thousands of workers face job cuts, President-elect Barack Obama said in an ABC News interview airing on

Bank, metal stocks rally, but fears persist

A financial sector rally lifted Hong Kong and South Korea stock markets on Wednesday following an $800 billion Federal Reserve effort to bolster U.S. lending, while the aftermath of BHP Billiton's dropped