Stock index futures rose on Monday after four straight positive sessions for Wall Street, as global stocks hit 10-month highs on hopes that the U.S. economy will soon start to recover from
Is it game over for the recession? Or will consumers stay in hibernation? Investors will watch this week's new home sales and consumer data to see if the economy's recovery is on
Online social networking site Facebook is looking to expand its staff by as much as 50 percent this year, its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg told Bloomberg news agency in an interview dated
IPhone maker Apple Inc told U.S. regulators it has not approved Google Inc's Voice application, which could challenge the wireless industry's giants, because it interferes with the iPhone "user experience." Apple told
Microsoft Corp and Yahoo! Inc are joining a group of opponents to a class action settlement that gives Google Inc the right to digitize millions of books, the companies said on Friday.
World stocks powered to a 10-month high on Monday and oil rallied after last week's upbeat U.S. housing data and optimistic comments from the world's key central bankers prompted investors to buy
Britain's FTSE 100 gained 1 percent early on Monday as stock markets worldwide continued to rally on renewed optimism over the strength of the global economic recovery. Led by commodity and financial
Japan's Nikkei average jumped 3.4 percent in thin trade on Monday, boosted by hopes for a global economic recovery that sent U.S. shares climbing, with Canon Inc and other exporters leading the
European shares were higher in early trade on Monday, rising for the a consecutive session, with banks and commodity stocks gaining as investors become more confident about the prospects of a global
Asian stocks jumped more than 2 percent on Monday, lifting world shares to a 10-month high, after upbeat U.S. housing data and optimistic comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spurred buying
