Bank of America Corp. released lower earnings for the first quarter Thursday, but the results still beat Wall Street's estimates as the credit quality improved.

The US second largest bank said its pr

Micro-blogging site Twitter has acquired social-media analytics company Hotspots.io for an undisclosed sum.

"We're incredibly excited to announce that Twitter has acquired the Hotspots.io team," Hot

Spotify and soda superstar Coca-Cola on Wednesday joined forces in a move that promises to put a global spotlight on the Internet music darling.

The companies announced they will combine Coca-Cola Co

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been named among the 100 most-influential people in the world by the prestigious Time magazine in its 2012 list which also includes US President Barack O

The admitted Pakistani bomb-maker in a foiled 2009 plot against New York city's subways has revealed how he and an Al Qaeda handler in Pakistan considered everything from the subway to movie theatres

Showing frustration with large payouts to Wall Street executives, Citigroup's shareholders have voted against the bank's proposal on top level compensations, which included a USD 15 million package

US troops posed with mangled remains of suspected Taliban suicide bombers. American paratroopers sent to check out reports that Afghan police had recovered the mangled remains of a suicide bomber, pos

Agence France-Presse and the news websites Huffington Post and Politico each won their first Pulitzer Prizes on Monday as the prestigious journalism awards highlighted global issues and online reporti

With India focused on developing itself as a global hub for innovation, New Delhi wants the business community to explore new ways to advance India-US trade and investment ties to the next level.

"We

US-based Bank of America paid about Rs 1.4 crore as director compensation during 2011 to Indian industrialist Mukesh Ambani who had joined the board of the global banking giant last year.

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