Surprisingly dismal data on U.S. employment on Friday heightened fears of a full-blown recession and strengthened the case Democrats are making for further government stimulus to cushion the blow just two months before U.S. elections.

Comcast Cable, which has already given us who use it bandwidth limits of 250G monthly, is now challenging the Federal Communication Commission's authority to impose rules on internet service providers. Major threat ahead if the FCC loses!

Yesterday, at federal court in Ft.Myers, FL, farm bosses from Immokalee pleaded guilty to "numerous charges of enslaving Mexican & Guatemalan immigrants, brutalizing them & forcing them to work in farm fields, 1 of most extreme stories of exploitation...

Wall Street dove sharply lower Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down over 300 points on more disappointing economic news: Sluggish back-to-school sales and a jump in unemployment claims.The stock market has been highly volatile lately, reflec

Brands making green claims about their products need clarity on what they can and cannot say.

In the latest "beige report" issued by the Federal Reserve, businesses report that rising prices and and a greatly diminished job market are affecting orders, sales and the shopping habits of US consumers. Read all about it.

Investor ignorance, unskilled local labor and a lack of cash are contributing to a huge shortfall in clean energy investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, a World Bank report said

Nearly 40 years after the Santa Barbara spill, public opinion has shifted. Drilling technology is less accident-prone, and the United States is desperately searching for domestic oil sources to combat rising energy prices.

As Labor Day approaches at home,a Washington law firm, have filed a suit against US contractor KBR.This concerns,an apparent case of forced labour,involving a number of Nepalise workers.

The Duke has decided to put these paintings up for sale in an attempt to broaden his investment portfolio, initially offering them to the National Gallery, where they have been displayed since 1945, at a significantly discounted rate.