BERLIN (AP) - Most of the victims were immigrants and their deaths at first failed to make headlines. Police were quick to blame the killings on foreign gangs with links to gambling and drugs. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, a day after the market's biggest fall in two weeks, after General Motors and other big companies announced higher profits. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open slightly higher Thursday as an interest rate cut from the European Central Bank and better-than-expected weekly jobless claims data in the U.S. boosted investors' appetite for risky... [Full Article]
By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Global tablet shipments more than doubled in the first quarter and while Apple remained the top seller, Asian manufacturers making low-end gadgets accounted for a major chunk of the growth, according to a r... [Full Article]
Payments processor MasterCard Inc. says its profit and revenue rose in the first quarter. Profit beat the forecasts of Wall Street analysts, though revenue missed slightly. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
ROME (AP) - It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes. But Cecile Kyenge's appointment as Italy's first black cabinet minister has instead exp... [Full Article]
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hit a two-month low on Tuesday amid expectations the Federal Reserve will stick to its easy monetary policy, while the S&P 500 set record highs as shares of Apple rose. The S&P 500... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are drifting mostly higher on Wall Street, but poor results from Pfizer are holding down the Dow Jones industrial average. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock futures are edging lower a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at an all-time high. Another glimpse into the mind of the all-important American consumer is due early in the day. (Source: Associated Pre... [Full Article]
BANGKOK (AP) - World stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday, brushing off tepid Japanese manufacturing data a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at another all-time high. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]