Cutting greenhouse gas emissions to slow global warming and adapting to impacts such as droughts and rising sea levels are likely to cost about $300 billion a year, the top U.N. climate
Fidel Castro is not the presence he once was in Cuba after three years out of public view but as he turns 83 on Thursday he still has clout and is working
Stocks extended losses on Tuesday after data showed inventories at wholesalers dropped in June, and downgrades on banks prompted investors to sell stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) fell 85.17 points,
U.S. non-farm productivity in the second quarter rose at its fastest pace in six years as companies slashed costs to protect profits, government data showed on Tuesday. The Labor Department said non-farm
The U.S. Treasury Department should consider expanding programs to cleanse troubled assets from bank balance sheets if current efforts fail to restart markets or if economic conditions worsen, a U.S. bailout watchdog
General Motors Co and eBay Inc are launching a test program in California that will allow consumers to negotiate with dealers and buy new vehicles online, the companies said on Monday. The
Facebook, the world's largest social networking site, said it will buy FriendFeed, netting a group of prized ex-Google engineers in the fast-growing Internet business. FriendFeed, an up-and-coming social media startup, lets people
China and other emerging powers should become bigger aid donors because the global financial crisis may reduce funds to fight some of the world's worst diseases, a senior Global Fund official said
The UK's largest pension fund, the BT Pension Scheme, is planning to invest in distressed debt, in a sign that such once-niche investments are attracting mainstream investors. The investment will form part
Britain's goods trade gap with the rest of the world widened slightly more than expected in June as the oil balance swung into deficit due to summer maintenance work, official data showed
