Scotland's independence vote is too close to call, but the owners of hotels, pubs and restaurants are already jubilant as thousands of journalists and tourists descended on the ancient streets of Edinburgh. As Scots cast their ballots in Thursday's vote, which ...

On Wall Street, all eyes are looking to China. The e-commerce giant Alibaba is expected to set an IPO price between $66 and $68 a share. Alibaba stock begins trading tomorrow on the New York Stock Exchange. It could be the richest IPO ever, raising more ...

China and India signed a series of big business deals yesterday as President Xi Jinping wrapped up talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that were overshadowed by a border dispute. Beijing pledged to invest US$20 billion over the next five years ...

Islamic State militants released a new video Thursday, showing captive British journalist John Cantlie speaking directly to the camera about the mission of the extremist group that's holding him hostage. In what is presumably a scripted statement, Cantlie says ...

Life on earth is set to become even more cheek-by-jowl than previously thought, a report by a team of scientists and statisticians warned last night. The study, by researchers from the University of Washington and the United Nations, says there is an 80 per ...

As people download iOS 8, Apple's new operating system, they'll notice some fun new features, like voice texting and a hands-free Siri. But Apple says there is a less noticeable change, which it seems to be proud of: It can no longer access your data.

Kiev: European football`s top officials said Thursday they wanted to resolve whether or not Crimean clubs can play in Russia or Ukraine within a month, even as Kiev called for sanctions against Moscow. Russia annexed the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula in ...

At first, there was a single Kindle Fire tablet. Then Amazon decided they needed a bigger, better tablet at a more premium price point. This time around, they've decided that smaller and cheaper is the way to go. Amazon's just unveiled their 2014 Fire tablet ...

Apple's iPhone 6 still lacks a key network access licence in China, state media confirmed Thursday on the eve of its global launch, breaking official silence on why sales of the smartphone will be delayed. The US technology giant is launching the iPhone 6 in ...

Apple's new Health app is part of iOS 8, but third-party HealthKit apps are missing for now. Photograph: PR. Apple may have launched its iOS 8 software update for iOS devices, but one of its key features ran into last-minute problems forcing developers to pull ...

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) today introduced five new Kindle models, from a device aimed at children to a jumbo-sized version for office workers, as the Web retailer seeks to attract more media-consuming customers. The new $99 Kindle Fire HD, which ...

IT'S that time of year again. The time when your parents call you asking “What's this new eye-ess-oh 8 my iPhone is bugging me about?” For the unaware, each year Apple updates its mobile operating system named iOS. It adds features and fixes problems ...

President Obama greets troops at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. He was at Central Command for briefings from top commanders on the U.S. strategy to battle Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. President Obama greets troops at MacDill Air Force ...

The children, some just babies, all exhibited signs of "severe allergic shock" about an hour after they were given a second round of measles vaccinations in the north-western province of Idlib on Tuesday. Many suffocated to death as their bodies swelled, said ...

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) –- Brown Brothers Harriman and Co.'s Scott Clemons and Bloomberg's Josh Wright discuss their takeaways from Fed Chair Janet Yellen's remarks today. They speak on “Taking Stock.” (Source: Bloomberg). Please enable JavaScript to ...