Why whistleblowing works in USAUS President Barack Obama took on the task of “cleaning up Wall Street” to protect small investors. And so the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Refor...
All languages skew towards happiness: StudyA team of scientists at the University of Vermont and colleagues used a massive data set of many billions of words, based on actual usage.
Did Hollywood tell Barack Obama to bust net guru Dotcom?As the infamous file-sharing mogul fights US extradition, Steve Anderson hears his lawyer’s claims of a murky connection between Washington...
China pips Japan to become second biggest film marketThe government had also allowed distributors of foreign films to collect a higher portion of ticket sales, from 13% to 25%.
- Indian movie industry to be worth $ 5 billion in 2 years: MPAA CEO
India is the world's largest film tickets market and the movie industry in the country is poised to become a $ five billion industry in the...
- Goldman Sachs charges show need for new rules: US Senator
Fraud charges leveled against Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs show the need to pass a sweeping bill imposing new rules on the financial ind...
- Bernanke named world's most powerful person in finance field
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been named as the world's most powerful person in finance by business magazine Forbes.
- Barack Obama considering another stimulus package?
Unemployment stands at 9.8%, with more than 4 mn jobs lost this year. The deficit has reached $1.4 trillion and the national debt $11.9 tri...
- Auto bailout talks collapse over union wages
A $14 billion emergency bailout for US automakers collapsed in the Senate on Thursday night after the United Auto Workers refused to accede...
- US auto bailout stalled, GOP seeks UAW concessions
The auto industry bailout bill stalled in Senate and Republicans demanded upfront concessions from UAW. Countries in recession | Ghosts of ...
- Auto deal is very likely today: White House
Emerging bailout plan would draw emergency aid from an existing loan program meant to help automakers build fuel-efficient vehicles. Ghosts...
- Board could oversee US auto bailout
A bailout plan for the failing US auto industry could include a Cabinet-level oversight board and a provision to withdraw the money if the ...
- Senator calls for Chrysler merger, new CEO at GM
A key senator says US car companies should replace top executives in exchange for a long-term bailout package from Congress.
- US will ensure a reasonable steady supply of nuke fuel: Burns
Burns ensured India steady supply of nuclear fuel.
- US Congress asked to approve Indian nuclear deal this month
US senator called on for a fast track endorsement this month of N-deal.
- Mexico welcomes recently approved US aid for drug battle
Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Friday welcomed US congressional approval of a $400 million anti-drug aid package that drops restricti...
- Fed acting on abusive loans: Bernanke
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered lawmakers fresh assurances on Thursday that regulators are taking steps to better protect wou...