Heavyweight coaches ready to lock horns in semis
Michael Chang versus Boris Becker and Goran Ivanisevic up against Stefan Edberg would have made an intriguing U.S. Open semi-final line-up when they were in their prime.
Sep 05, 2014 10:43 AM EDT
Bitcoin promoter pleads guilty to unlicensed use of currency
A man who helped to promote bitcoin wants to remain in the business despite pleading guilty Thursday to indirectly helping send more than $1 million in the digital currency to users of the illicit online marketplace Silk Road, his lawyer said.
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels agree ceasefire
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels agreed a ceasefire on Friday, the first step towards ending a conflict in eastern Ukraine that has caused the worst standoff between Moscow and the West since the Cold War ended.
U.S. job growth brakes to eight-month low, labor force shrinks
U.S. employers hired the fewest number of workers in eight months in August and more Americans gave up the hunt for jobs, providing a cautious Federal Reserve with more reasons to wait longer before raising interest rates.
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In quest for next windfall, tech funds look to healthcare
Some of the best-known technology investors are looking beyond their tried-and-true Internet plays to bet on healthcare data as the next growth market.
Sep 04, 2014 11:13 AM EDT
Wall St., dollar rise as ECB rate cuts sting euro
Stock markets gained and the euro sank on Thursday after the European Central Bank unexpectedly cut already ultra-low interest rates and detailed plans to start buying loans and bonds next month to prop up the continent's struggling economy.
Sep 04, 2014 11:11 AM EDT
Ancient nightlife: Forebearers of mammals were nocturnal partiers
A nocturnal existence is a way of life for numerous mammals, from bats that swoop through dark skies to skunks that emit their noxious spray under moonlight and majestic lions, tigers and leopards that prowl the night.
Sep 04, 2014 11:04 AM EDT
Big pharmacies knock on door of oil-rich North Dakota
North Dakota's oil boom has fueled a construction bonanza for new supermarkets, restaurants and clothing stores. But try finding a Rite Aid, Walgreens or other national pharmacy chain in the state, the fastest-growing economy in the nation, and you'll be largely out of luck.
Sep 04, 2014 11:01 AM EDT
Microsoft, publishers try to stop 'catastrophic' Google EU deal
Microsoft and publishers across Europe attacked Google's antitrust deal with EU regulators, calling it a "catastrophic" proposal that would serve only to entrench its dominance of the online search market.
Sep 04, 2014 10:57 AM EDT
Classical music meets soccer in 'Last Hammer Blow' at Venice
A French film that improbably links soccer and classical music in a tale of a sports-mad teenage boy living in poverty with his dying mother and who meets his estranged conductor father for the first time charmed the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday.
Sep 04, 2014 10:52 AM EDT
Djokovic, Nishikori take long road to semi-finals
Serena Williams and Ekaterina Makarova sprinted into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, while world number one Novak Djokovic and marathon man Kei Nishikori were forced to take the long road into the last four.
Sep 04, 2014 10:49 AM EDT
Apple, Google resume talks with tech workers in hiring lawsuit: filing
Four technology companies, including Apple (AAPL.O) and Google (GOOGL.O), have resumed mediation talks with tech workers in a high-profile lawsuit over hiring practices in Silicon Valley, according to a court filing.
Sep 04, 2014 10:45 AM EDT
Ukraine and rebels to seek peace plan, ceasefire on Friday
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the main pro-Russian rebel leader said they would both order ceasefires on Friday, provided that an agreement is signed on a new peace plan to end the five month war in Ukraine's east.
Sep 04, 2014 10:40 AM EDT
U.S. mortgage applications rise in latest week: MBA
Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week as interest rates declined, an industry group said on Wednesday.
Sep 03, 2014 11:30 AM EDT
Ukraine ceasefire hopes push stocks, ruble higher
World markets jumped on Wednesday as Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko said a ceasefire had been reached with Russia, raising hopes that a recent escalation in the conflict could be reversed.
Sep 03, 2014 11:26 AM EDT
Polar bear DNA found from tracks in snow, in conservation step
Polar bear DNA has been isolated for the first time from footprints left in the snow on an Arctic island, a breakthrough that could help scientists better protect rare and endangered wild animals, experts said on Tuesday.
Sep 03, 2014 11:22 AM EDT
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