Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More
LinkedIn Shares Slide After Disappointing Outlook LinkedIn's surging share price cooled Friday as the social network projected slower revenue growth next quarter following a decision to lower the number of display ads that the website shows. More
Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to new milestones. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time early Friday, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, broke through 1,600 for the first time. More
HTC Expects Brighter Second Quarter Taiwan's HTC expects its second-quarter revenue and operating margin to rise from the first quarter, as sales of the new HTC One smartphone pick up. More
Mobile Efforts Help Propel Facebook’s Earnings Facebook was once a darling of investors, then a turnoff. Now, a year after going public, the social network seems to have settled into a more stable relationship with Wall Street. But the company has still been taking pains to prove that it can make more money from its base of more than a billion users, especially from those using Facebook on mobile devices. More
Market Reverses Opening Gains, Sensex & Nifty Slip Deep In Red Amid Volatility Ahead Of US Fed Outcome Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty faced selling pressure by midday on December 16, as losses in IT, financial services, and telecom sectors dragged the indices lower. By 12:50 pm, the Sensex ... 12/15/2024 - 6:51 pm | View Link
Actor Blake Lively has accused Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment related to the movie they co-starred in, "It Ends with Us."Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty ImagesBlake Lively has sued "It Ends with Us" costar and director Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment. The 40-year-old actor and filmmaker is best known for his role on the show "Jane the Virgin."Baldoni cofounded Wayfarer Entertainment, the production studio behind "It Ends with Us."Blake Lively on Saturday filed suit against her "It Ends with Us" costar and director, Justin Baldoni, for sexual harassment after months of reports that the two feuded on set.