NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 erased earlier losses to close flat on Wednesday after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting indicated the central bank might be ready for another round of stimulus. Minutes from the July 31-August 1 mee... [Full Article]
"The Amazing Spider-Man" had a slightly slower start at the box office than initially estimated, taking in $62 million domestically over opening weekend. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3,500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding its long-awaited initial public offe... [Full Article]
(AFP) - An artist finishes his work of graffiti on Warsaw's Tibet roundabout. Tibetan monks and Polish artists Wednesday unveiled graffiti murals in the Polish capital Warsaw hailing the Dalai Lama on the 76th birthday of the exiled Tibetan spiri... [Full Article]
(AP) - In this May 25, 2011 photo, Harley Ao, 7, finishes reading a book after school at the Oakland Asian Library in Oakland, Calif. Plunging tax revenue is forcing libraries across the country to close and cut staff, while e-readers and the Int... [Full Article]
(AFP) - Renowned British sculptor Mark Coreth (L) finishes carving his life-sized melting ice sculpture of a polar bear in Sydney, on June 3. The public are invited to touch Sydney Ice Bear as it slowly melts, revealing the bronze skeleton of a life-... [Full Article]
(Canadian Press) - FILE - In this April 26, 2011 photo, Vu To finishes filling his gas tank at a Shell gas station in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, Wash. Americans saw their incomes rise in March and this spurred higher spending. But much of the ex... [Full Article]
(AFP) - Adam Scott of Australia finishes on the first hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. No Australian golfer has won the Masters but Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy and first-time M... [Full Article]
(AP) - Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton finishes his quick set at the grand opening of Bok Homa Casino, a new gaming facility in Sandersville, Miss., Monday, Dec. 20 2010. The facility is owned and operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indian... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A labourer smiles as he finishes his shift of unloading coal at a power plant in Shenyang, Liaoning province November 4, 2010. China is preparing to apply a new resource tax to coal, which would boost the tax burden on miners and bring mo... [Full Article]