By James Davey and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco, wrote down the value of its global operations by $3.5 billion (2.3 billion pounds) and announced plans to exit the United States, as it tries to rebuild after a... [Full Article]
The sense of caution in financial markets continued Tuesday despite a run of positive U.S. economic and corporate news that helped Wall Street rebound from its worst day for almost six months. A day after ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
World stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as weak economic data, falling commodity prices and big losses on Wall Street shook investors. A deadly bombing in the U.S. also rattled confidence. The sell-off ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday as weak economic data, falling commodity prices and big losses on Wall Street shook investors. A deadly bombing in the U.S. also rattled confidence. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new federal report says last year's drought was a freak of nature and can't be blamed on man-made global warming. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
The huge asteroid impact thought to have wiped out the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago may have painted the sky a blazing-hot red and sparked a cataclysmic global firestorm, researchers say. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
Republicans have become more concerned about climate change in the past couple of years, according to a new Gallup Poll. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
By Richard Hubbard LONDON (Reuters) - A selloff in the yen paused on Tuesday as it neared 100 to the dollar, while a firm start to the U.S. corporate earnings season and a fall in Chinese inflation lifted share markets. The Japanese currency hit 99.6... [Full Article]
Americans are becoming more concerned about the reality of global warming, according to a new Gallup poll, though they're still not as worried about climate change as they have been in earlier years. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen sank on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a bold plan to pump money into the economy, pushing the dollar higher, while U.S. stocks rose as investors were reassured that central bank policies remain... [Full Article]