Presidential rivals Republican McCain and Democrat Obama begin two-month sprint to the Nov. 4 elections
Global investors have pulled about $25 billion out of Russia since the Georgia conflict began and more could leave if the rhetoric escalates.
The labor market struggled in August with the unemployment rate near a five-year high and net job losses extended for an eighth month.
New York Fashion Week opens with designers interpreting the troubled economy in different ways.
Video game designer Will Wright says his latest game will enable users to create the worlds while learning about evolutionary biology.
Bank employees and trade union members demonstrate in Frankfurt, Germany's financial centre, against Commerzbank's $14.5 billion takeover of Dresdner Bank which will lead to thousands of job cuts.
The ECB president's comments on Thursday about the worryingly high inflation rate has also unnerved investors.
Sony has launched a voluntary recall of 438,000 Vaio PCs on concerns about possible overheating that could burn a user.
Investors flee stocks on continued worries about global economic weakness.
With US fashionistas spending less, designers are looking for ways to save money at New York Fashion Week.
U.S. and NATO forces face an intensifying insurgency, making Afghanistan a deadlier place than Iraq for U.S. troops.
The much anticipated game from Electronic Arts is being rolled out after 5 years of development.
The Japanese electronics company is getting some help from Britain's biggest book chain for the UK launch of its electronic book.
The bitter battle between BP and its Russian partners in their joint venture BP-TNK is coming to an end, renewing some confidence in BP shares and Russia as an investment destination.
As airlines fold and fuel prices soar Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya defies the credit crunch to bring his five star airline to the U.K.
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