Debt drags Dow below 10,000

The Dow closed below 10,000 Monday for the first time in three months, with financial shares leading the way, as worries about the U.S. economy and European debt weighed on investor sentiment.

China appears to be leaving the United States in the dust by taking off on a global shopping spree from South America to the Middle East and especially Africa. The question is, can the U.S. keep up and does it want to?

One million people could lose unemployment benefits in January if Congress doesn’t extend federal aid, according to a report released Wednesday.

For years, my travels have prompted me to think about religion.

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“The Princess and the Frog” is not just Walt Disney’s newest animated film, it’s also Disney’s latest marketing campaign.

Heavy snow blanketed Beijing on Sunday, shutting roads, disrupting public transit, and delaying or canceling at least 200 flights, state media reported.

Two key Taliban commanders were killed in a shootout with security forces in the most recent Pakistani offensive against the Islamic militants, according to the Pakistani military.

A spokesman for Pakistan’s Taliban claims the militants are making a “tactical retreat” in response to a military offensive in the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan, according to a newspaper report.

One of the biggest-name dance DJs in the world, Paul van Dyk is in demand at clubs and festivals from Las Vegas to Ibiza.

General Motor’s Swedish Saab brand has been saved from certain death thanks to a last-minute deal with Dutch exotic car builder Spyker. Spyker has agreed to pay $74 million in cash and $326 million in preferred stock in a new Saab that will emerge from this deal.

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Sometimes, it may shock you to learn, journalists misjudge the scale of threats.

The financial impact of recalling millions of vehicles for a gas pedal flaw is expected to be significant for Toyota, but the automaker thinks it made the right call in announcing the pullback before it had a fix in place, an executive said Tuesday.