EA tees up new Tiger Woods video game for March
Tiger Woods has lost some major sponsors after revelations of marital infidelities hurt his image, but Electronic Arts Inc said on Tuesday it remains in the professional golfer's corner with plans for the next version of its Woods' branded video game.
Nikkei flat, shrugs off lower commodities prices
Japan's Nikkei average was flat on Wednesday, holding on to gains made a day earlier and shrugging off concerns about lower commodity prices as investors continue to bargain hunt lagging Japan shares.
Goldman's 'friends' get week to mull Facebook bet
Goldman Sachs is not giving its multimillionaire clients a lot of time or information to think about investing in a USD 1.5 billion Facebook private offering.
CES - RIM's QNX unit shifts into gear
QNX Software, the system Research In Motion will use to power its PlayBook tablet and future BlackBerry smartphones, may outshine its parent this week as it touts vehicles with the productivity of an office.
Commodities sink on profit-taking, US stocks down
Crude oil prices tumbled more than 3% on Tuesday and Wall Street indexes slid as energy shares declined, as a strengthening in the dollar following surprisingly strong US factory orders spurred profit-taking after oil's recent rally.
Wall Street eases as materials, energy fall
US stocks eased on Tuesday as a selloff in commodity prices hit resource shares, while concern about lower supermarket profits battered consumer stocks.
Police say Lindsay Lohan violated probation
Police believe actress Lindsay Lohan violated her probation and want her charged with battery over a recent skirmish with a worker at the California rehab center where she spent three months in treatment.
Stocks in news: L&T, Natco Pharma, Lanco Infra, Ranbaxy
L&T | Natco Pharma | Lanco Infratech | NTPC | Vijay Shanthi Builders | OBC | Ashok Leyland | Ranbaxy Labs and Merck are stocks, which are in the news today.
Ganeshaspeaks: Market prediction for Jan 05
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Arcelor says won't raise bid for Baffinland
ArcelorMittal said on Tuesday it would not raise its C$550 million ($550 million) bid for miner Baffinland, which owns vast iron ore deposits in the Canadian Arctic.
Morgan Stanley names tech savvy Rosenthal COO
Morgan Stanley has named Jim Rosenthal, the bank's head of technology, as chief operating officer, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters. A company spokeswoman confirmed the memo's accuracy.
Pakistan crisis deepens as governor shot dead
The governor of Pakistan's central Punjab province, a senior member of the ruling party, was shot dead by one of his bodyguards on Tuesday, deepening a political crisis in the nuclear-armed South Asian nation.
'Spider-Man' musical gets a new actress
The producers of the Broadway play 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' have promoted a supporting player to the role held by an actress who quit the show after suffering a backstage concussion.
Cisco plans combined TV, Web video set-top box - WSJ
Cisco Systems plans to unveil a television set-top box that combines elements of Web video services with live, on-demand and recorded TV, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Goldman's Facebook fund tests SEC resolve
The efforts by Facebook to raise as much as USD 1.5 billion outside of regulated markets is the latest test of the walls between private and public markets.
US issues final ruling that China dumping pipe
The US Commerce Department issued a final ruling on Tuesday that China was selling steel drill pipe at unfairly low prices in US markets.
Asustek jumps on tablet bandwagon with $999
CES - Asustek jumps on tablet bandwagon with $999 "Eee"
New York plans to merge banking, insurance regulators
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo plans to improve regulation of Wall Street with a smaller state government that would merge the Banking and Insurance departments, Cuomo told a radio station on Tuesday.
IEA economist says oil in 'danger zone' for economy: FT
Oil prices have risen into a "danger zone" that could harm the global economic recovery, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency told the Financial Times, reiterating a warning he made last month.
Film producers, writers solidify Oscar race
Film producers and writers on Tuesday jumped into Hollywood's Oscar race with their choices of 2010's best movies, including "The Social Network," "The Fighter" and "Black Swan," among others.
Man Utd beat Stoke 2-1 to go three points clear
Manchester United finally put space between themselves and the chasing pack when a 2-1 home win over Stoke City moved Alex Ferguson's side three points clear at the top of the Premier League on Tuesday.
Seven insurers sue Toyota over acceleration claims
Seven automobile insurance firms have followed Allstate Insurance Co in suing Toyota Motor Corp to recover money they paid in claims for car crashes blamed on unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles.
Qantas set to resume A380 flights to LA
Australia's Qantas Airways is set to announce this week the resumption of its Airbus A380 flights to Los Angeles from January 17, the Australian Financial Review said on Wednesday in an unsourced report.
New York City tops list of US travel destinations
Despite an economic recession and fears of bedbugs, New York City attracted a record 48.7 million visitors in 2010, making it the biggest tourist destination in the US for the second year in a row.
US judge allows bail for three in insider trading case
Three men accused of being part of an insider trading conspiracy to leak technology company secrets to hedge funds were allowed to remain free on bail on Tuesday.
