SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude oil prices slipped on Monday as a slump in Chinese imports pointed to lower fuel demand in the world's biggest energy consumer, outweighing news of falling U.S. oil rig counts and healthy U.S. economic growth.

The long march toward what is certain to be a multibillion-dollar penalty for BP and its partners for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill reached a milestone last week when testimony concluded in the final phase of a two-year, multi-front trial. In coming weeks — and more likely,…

BOSTON (Reuters) - These are nervous times at the top of North America’s oil companies. Executives are trying to cope with the plunge in oil prices and are slashing costs as they watch earnings and revenue drop. Their own compensation, though, may not yet be on the chopping block.

He’s already a legend and easily one of history’s greatest songwriters and musicians, but it looks like Paul McCartney has no plans of slowing down anytime soon.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The loading and unloading of cargo freighters will be suspended at all 29 U.S. West Coast ports this weekend because of chronic slowdowns on the docks that shippers and terminal operators have blamed on the dockworkers' union, the companies said on Friday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday as a rosy U.S. jobs report supported expectations of a rise in U.S. interest rates by mid-year, while more worries over Greek's debt negotiations added to bearish tone.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 17: (L-R)Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and designer Ralph Lauren attend the 2014 Naturalization Ceremony hosted by The Smithsonian's National Museum Of American History on June 17, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)

ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greece's new leftist-led government, isolated in the euro zone and under pressure from the European Central Bank, said on Friday it wanted no more bailout money with strings attached from the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

AMERICA’S jobs report, released today, shows that the economy is in rude health. It added 257,000 jobs in January, a little higher than expectations (of around 230,000). What is more, there were revisions to both December’s and November’s figures—during those two months, employment grew by 147,000…

Someone recently asked if I have ever received negative feedback and how I dealt with it (and still do!). As we move to a more connected, interactive, communicative and collaborative world, it’s imperative that we learn how to deal with feedback, especially negative feedback. Thanks to social media…

MEDICAL and insurance records are like catnip for hackers, who can make a fortune by selling them in black markets on the internet. Anthem, one of America’s biggest medical insurers, has just discovered how tempting a target they make. On February 4th the company revealed that as many as 80m digital…

(Reuters) - Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Thursday and said it had a deal in place to sell as many as 2,400 stores to Sprint and an affiliate of hedge fund Standard General, its lender and largest shareholder.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business lobbies have called on the White House for help to overturn new Chinese cybersecurity regulations they say would hurt market opportunities and U.S jobs.

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Thursday and said it had a deal in place to sell as many as 2,400 stores to Sprint and an affiliate of hedge fund Standard General, its lender and largest shareholder.

SEOUL (Reuters) - First there were TVs, then smartphones, but as those two markets mature the world's top screen makers are looking to the auto sector to drive future growth, with car display volumes expected to almost triple by 2018.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude prices closed up more than 4 percent on Thursday as rising violence in producer Libya and an expected boost in oil demand from China's central bank easing helped the market rebound from a sharp rout in the previous session.

The last time someone messed with DraghiAS PART of his campaign to present a more conciliatory face to Greece’s European creditors, Yanis Varoufakis, the new Greek finance minister, dropped by the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt on February 4th. He met Mario Draghi, its president, in an…

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said it would buy Hospira Inc for about $15 billion to boost its portfolio of generic injectable drugs and copies of biotech medicines.

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(Reuters) - Health insurer Cigna Corp reported a 29 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, driven by increased premium revenue and effective medical cost management.

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The northeastern United States braced for the second major snow storm in a week on Monday after a huge winter system dumped more than a foot (30 cm) of snow in the Chicago area, closing schools from the Midwest to New England.

AMMAN/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Jordan scrambled on Friday to find out what had happened to two of their nationals being held by Islamic State, after a deadline passed for the release of a would-be suicide bomber being held on death row in Amman.

Mattel reported disappointing fourth quarter earnings on Friday, days after ousting its CEO and warning of a sharp decline in sales over the all-important holiday season.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After years of giving investors the cold shoulder, Amazon.com Inc is starting to warm up to Wall Street.

The top brass in the U.S. Air Force wants to put laser weapons on ground-attack aircraft.

BEIJING (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association and Tencent Holdings Ltd said Friday the Shenzhen-based Internet giant will be the only company in China to stream the league's online content.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped on Friday following slight gains in the previous session and analysts said the outlook remained weak, with production high and producers reducing operating costs to adjust to lower export revenues.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) - Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez had no reason to kill the semiprofessional football player he is charged with murdering in 2013, but was targeted by law enforcement because of his fame, his attorneys argued on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Works by the elusive British graffiti artist Banksy sold for double their estimate or more at an auction in London featuring his and work by other contemporary artists, Bonham's said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Eight Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday to repeal all restrictions on U.S. citizens' travel to Cuba, the first step in Congress toward ending the U.S. embargo since President Barack Obama moved toward normal relations last…

Driven out?EVERYONE had assumed that his job was on the line, but the swiftness of the departure of Don Thompson, chief executive of McDonald’s, came as a surprise. On January 28th the world’s biggest fast-food chain announced that Mr Thompson will leave on March 1st. He will be replaced by Steve…

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese regulator's report that criticized Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for failing to do enough to stamp out illegal business on its platforms was flawed and the company is preparing a formal complaint, Executive Vice Chairman Joe Tsai said on Thursday.