Discussions got heated before deal was finalized Shares of Halliburton are trading down almost 10 percent Monday after the oil company agreed to buy its rival Baker Hughes for almost $35 billion.
According to a consumer price index published by the government of Argentina, the Latin American nation’s monthly inflation rate eased to 1.2 percent in the month of October.
This week in social media, Facebook clarified its privacy settings, Instagram finally lets users edit photo captions after posting, and Snapchat beefed up its security. Meanwhile, Ocho launched to rival Vine, and Twitter announced more new features while getting an official "junk" rating from a major Wall Street index.
Many Wal-Mart employees pushing for higher wages at the bargain store mega-chain said Friday that they are planning protests at 1,600 Walmart store locations on Black Friday.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be put to the test once again as the Healthcare.gov federal health insurance marketplace starts its second open enrollment period of Saturday.
Page now has almost 35,000 likes After massive layoffs at Univision Puerto Rico in October, a new Facebook page calling for a boycott of the company has been launched.
This year we've learned a lot about the tech industry's employee diversity, or lack thereof. Now, a new survey by the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition reports that at the top levels of Silicon Valley companies, even fewer minorities can be found than elsewhere.
Latina entrepreneurs in California just got the opportunity to win $10,000 in financial support and mentorship for their budding business through a new contest sponsored by Square, Xoom, and the Latino Startup Alliance.
The Democrats have an opportunity to save a U.S. Senate seat in Congress, but the odds are not positive for Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., despite an effort to pass the controversial Keystone XL pipeline in Congress.
Game is very realistic, but hard to master After trying out "NBA 2K15" for the first time, I came to two immediate conclusions: the simulation of the game is amazing, but the game itself is not an easy one to master.
Walmart and Best Buy offer customers great deals for Black Friday. People are expected to go a little nuts during the Holiday season. Maybe it has something to do with all the mandatory fun.
Ahead of her December runoff election for the U.S. Senate race against Republican candidate Bill Cassidy, Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu called for the Senate to vote on the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Despite the opposition from the Republican Party, President Barack Obama is still determined to issue an executive action on immigration reform, and it could include deferment of up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation.
After noting the death of a Malaysian driver due to one of their faulty airbags, Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. has expanded its already in effect recall.
Warren Buffett Run Conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Duracell Batteries Duracell batteries will, like their slogan says, keep on going, under the eyes of billionaire Warren E.
Sony has announced a new, cloud-based TV service called PlayStation Vue for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 that gives users access to live TV and on-demand content without a satellite or cable subscription, reports Gamespot.
