Global equity markets and the euro slid Monday on doubts Monti and Greece's new leader would take the tough steps needed, and a report said the situation in triple-A rated euro zone power France should be "ringing euro zone alarm bells." "The results are too mediocre for a countr
“The wrist-slap verdict is a terrible setback for Major League Baseball, which has tried to convey a crack-down image of testing for steroids, and most recently HGH [human growth hormone]. But all the testing is meaningless if those accused can get off with easy sentencing. The average baseball fan
NEW YORK – Apple is scheduling a media event in New York next week, but the company isn't saying much about the topic it plans to discuss. An email invitation to news organizations on Wednesday says the announcement is related to education. The invite's graphic is black and shaped like an iPa
(Reuters) – Taylor Swift says her new album will be about an "absolute crash-and-burn heartbreak," prompting speculation in the media that the latest subject of her songwriting skills may be her short-lived 2010 crush on Jake Gyllenhaal. Swift, 22, whose "Dear John" song w
Remember the court scene in the movie A Few Good Men where Tom Cruise (as Lt. Daniel Kaffee) tells Jack Nicholson quite blatantly: "I want the truth!"? I can imagine shareholders in the place of Cruise, demanding the truth from management when firms misled them. The bank under question no
Notable quotes from the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: ___ "Golden Globes are just like the Oscars without all that esteem. The Golden Globes are to the Oscars like Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton, bit louder, bit drunker, bit trashier, and more easi
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The black-and-white silent film "The Artist" led the Golden Globes with three wins Sunday at a show that spread Hollywood's love around among a broad range of films, including best drama recipient "The Descendants" and its star, George Clooney. Wins for "The Artist" in
TRUCKEE, Calif. – Having an Olympic champion call your local ski resort home has its privileges. A 22-foot-high high, 500-foot-long halfpipe co-designed by snowboarder Shaun White was opened to the public last week at Northstar California, one of Vail Resorts Inc.'s properties formerly called
Designer of the Year: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueenMenswear Designer of the Year: Kim JonesAccessory Designer of the Year: Charlotte Dellal for Charlotte OlympiaDesigner Brand of the Year: Victoria BeckhamModel of the Year: Stella TennantEmerging Talent—Womenswear: Mary KatrantzouEmergin
Few fashion labels are as tapped into social media as Dolce & Gabbana. The Italian design duo has over three million Facebook fans and 203,250 Twitter followers (and counting). Plenty of them have shed a virtual tear since the brand announced that it was discontinuing its lower-priced D&G c