White House could fetch over 110 million dollars, says realtor
The White House, which has housed US presidents and their families since 1800, would list for about 110 million dollars on the open market, according to a Washington, DC area realtor.
Despite the pre
Facebook IPO to make Zuckerberg pay $903-mn in taxes
The US tax authorities are in for a major windfall from Facebook chief Mark Zukerberg, as the upcoming IPO of the social networking giant could make him pay in taxes as much as USD 903 million (about
Ashton’s ‘Indian’ chip ads ‘racist’
A potato chip ad featuring actor Ashton Kutcher dressed up as a dark-skinned Bollywood producer “Raj” and talking with an Indian accent has been attacked for being racist by social media users. Kutcher appears in the “Popchips” ad as four different characters looking for a partner in a dating show. One is as 39-year-old Raj, a “Bollywood producer looking for the most delicious thing on the planet”, the actor says with an Indian accent.
Facebook IPO price values firm above $70 bn
Facebook is proposing a price range for its hotly anticipated public offering which would value the social network between $70 billion and $87.5 billion, documents showed on Thursday.
The regulatory
US documents allege HSBC money-laundering lapses
In April 2003, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and New York state bank regulators cracked the whip on HSBC Bank USA, ordering it to do a better job of policing itself for suspicious money flows.
Pepsi brings back Michael Jackson in promotion
PepsiCo Inc. is going on a reunion tour with The King of Pop.
The Purchase, NY-based company on Thursday announced its deal with the estate of Michael Jackson to use the late pop star's image for its
U.S. factory growth best in 10 months; bolsters outlook
U.S. manufacturing grew in April at the strongest rate in 10 months, easing concerns the economy had lost momentum at the start of the second quarter.
The Institute for Supply Management said on Tues
World Trade Center becomes highest NY tower
New York's skyline got a new king on Tuesday after the still unfinished World Trade Center tower, built to replace the destroyed Twin Towers, crept above the venerable Empire State Building.
Workers
SUV plunges off US road into zoo grounds; 7 killed
An out-of-control SUV barrelled across several lanes of traffic on a highway overpass, then plunged more than 15 meters off the side of the road and landed in a ravine on the grounds of the nation's l
Apple, Google could join Dow index: Barron's
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index is due for an overhaul, and new-tech giants like Apple Inc and Google have good arguments for joining the elite 30 companies at the expense of old-industry