Social networking sites are the hottest attraction on the Internet, dethroning pornography and highlighting a major change in how people communicate, according to a web guru. Bill Tancer, a self-described "data geek",
Looking for information about Brad Pitt or Beyonce on the Web? It could be risky. An internet security firm has dubbed the actor and singer the most dangerous celebrities to search for
By Emily Kaiser (Reuters) In one $85 billion fell swoop, the U.S. Federal Reserve may have wiped out what credibility it won resisting Lehman Brothers' rescue plea and opened its door to
Barclays Plc, which over the weekend balked at acquiring stricken Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, agreed to pay about $1.75 billion (1 billion pounds) for some of the bank's prime U.S. assets following
Asian stocks rose and oil was up $3 a barrel on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would bail out American International Group in a dramatic about-face as victims of the
An $85 billion government rescue of insurer American International Group Inc looked increasingly likely on Tuesday to stave off a bankruptcy that would have thrown world markets back into turmoil. The Federal
Commercial General Insurance Ltd has reached an agreement with the Greek insurance company EFG Eurolife General Insurance SA for the disposal to the latter of its wholly owned subsidiary in Greece, Activa
Amazon.com said on Monday that its subsidiary, Internet Movie Database, would allow users to watch feature films and TV shows for no charge on its website, imdb.com. Over 6,000 titles will be
U.S. consumer prices dropped 0.1 percent in August, the first decline in nearly two years as energy costs fell in a sign that a slowing global economy is relieving some inflation pressures,
Investors dumped equities, oil and emerging market assets on Tuesday, unleashing a panic rush to secure short-term cash as the financial turmoil escalated a day after Lehman Brothers collapsed. A global exodus
