Michael Jordan, the hall-of-fame basketball player who heads his own division at the world’s largest sporting-goods maker Nike Inc., sued a Chinese maker of sportswear and shoes for unauthorized use of his name......»»

Apple Inc.’s legal fight for the iPad name in China doesn’t just pit the world’s most-valuable company against a failed Hong Kong display maker. Some of the nation’s biggest banks also are opposing the technology giant......»»

Men aren’t going extinct, scientists assured the world yesterday......»»

Chinese Internet users are in an uproar after the mayor of Nagoya told a delegation from Nanjing that he doubted Japanese soldiers had committed atrocities during their World War II occupation of the city......»»

Australian prime minister calls leadership vote after Rudd resigns and says she cannot win election.....»»

Bank of America Corp., the second- biggest U.S. lender, will accelerate its expansion in China after doubling profit and boosting its workforce in the world’s fastest-growing major economy last year......»»

Latest results will strengthen the scepticism showed by most physicists when the original discovery was announced in September.....»»

The agreement is with You On Demand, a growing service in China that is operated by the son of Vince McMahon, the World Wrestling Entertainment chief......»»

By PowerOptions:Delivering more than 11 million pizza slices on Super Bowl Sunday, Domino's Pizza (DPZ) describes itself as "the recognized world leader in pizza delivery," focusing on its distribution network rather than the taste and value, which seems .....»»

American Airlines will pare service in New York City, the world’s busiest aviation market, during the peak of the U.S. travel season as parent AMR Corp. reorganizes in bankruptcy and larger rivals expand......»»

World financial markets may have breathed a collective sigh of relief over the rescue package for Greece, but European bank stocks have fallen since the announcement. This year is likely to be one of retrenchment as lenders work to meet strict capital req.....»»

As confidence in the White House about the election grows, the president may be enjoying his best moment in office since his January 2009 inauguration.....»»

Budapest condemns ‘unfounded and unfair’ European Commission plans to suspend nearly €500m of funding because of an excessive budget deficit.....»»

Last week, the death of Carter sent shock waves throughout the sports world, especially in Montreal and City, where the Hall of Fame catcher was hailed as a beloved sports figure and baseball ambassador. The Mets icon and 11-time All Star will eternally b.....»»

Leon Cooperman, founder of equity hedge fund Omega Advisors Inc., said buying U.S. Treasuries is the least attractive investment in a world of “financial repression.”.....»»

By Frank Holmes:The World Gold Council (WGC) reaffirmed the power of the Love Trade in its 2011 Gold Demand Trends report released this week. Gold demand grew 0.4 percent in 2011, despite a 28 percent year-over-year increase in bullion's average p.....»»

Former head of the International Monetary Fund is released after police questioning over his links to an alleged French prostitution ring.....»»

A controversial anti-piracy agreement faces delays after the EU opted to ask its own courts whether the treaty was in line with European law.....»»

The intensifying assault on the city of Homs killed dozens, including two western journalists, sparking fresh pleas for international action.....»»

Fact: I'm a fan of the 1917 novel, A Princess of Mars, the book that serves as the inspiration for the upcoming Disney movie, John Carter. I love Edgar Rice Burroughs' prose and his world-building of Mars. But I'm less than happy with the negative press s.....»»