U.S. stock futures were little changed Friday as investors braced for the final jobs report before the presidential election. […]

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, banks are offering short-term loans and emergency credit limit increases to many East coast residents. But before jumping on one of these offers, make sure you know what you're getting into. […]

The world's two largest economies have been showing signs of improvement, but experts say the recession in Europe remains the biggest challenge to sustained global growth. […]

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As Hurricane Sandy swept through New York City and emergency crews scrambled to rescue victims, Emily Rahimi was responding to cries for help and offering words of comfort -- all in 140 characters or less. […]

Be prepared for another change to your Facebook profile: Timeline could soon be getting a makeover. […]

Researchers at the recent Big Science Summit examined how computerized systems are taking on more human characteristics, and how that changes our relationships with them. […]

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil giant Rosneft has not suggested that the tycoons selling out of smaller rival TNK-BP receive payment in stock rather than cash, a source familiar with the matter said. […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - S&P 500 stock index futures were little changed on Friday after Wall Street posted its best daily rise in seven weeks and ahead of the last monthly jobs report before the presidential elections next week. […]

(Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp reported on Friday a 15 percent fall in operating profit because of declining revenue and higher costs at its division that serves the financial industry. […]

HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - Financier Nat Rothschild is in talks with Indonesian investors, including a contender for the country's presidency, on a plan to counter a $1.4 billion Bumi Plc buyout proposal from the influential Bakrie family, sources said. […]

Android has released their latest software ‘Jelly Bean’ this week for its newer phones – the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which is one of the first handsets to receive the update. The update promises a number of things, including longer battery life, which will mean less people having to leave their phones plugged in to charge every evening. This update isn’t just […]

It has been reported this week that Plastic Logic, an innovative company founded by researchers from Cambridge University, have come up with the concept of a new type of paper – and it is made from plastic. This could be a great move for the future, as paper is one of the most wasted materials in the world. With millions of people not bothering to re-use or […]

Voice responsive software is already an amazing new technology that has stunned the nation in recent years. But now, Max Little, an applied mathematician and TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Fellow, has taken it one step further. Max is aiming to help anyone make a detection of Parkinson’s disease – simply by speaking. Little claims that there is s […]

(Reuters.com) - Lufthansa would only enter into any partnerships with Gulf carriers from a position of strength, its chief executive said this week, justifying plans to widen a cost-cutting drive that helped it post higher-than-expected quarterly profits. […]

VENICE (Reuters) - Tourists in Venice put plastic bags over their legs and residents wore rubber boots as water rose to knee-high levels in many parts of the lagoon city on Thursday. […]