If you spend tens of thousands of dollars on a car, you want to get something back for your investment when it’s over. Inevitably, the value of your car will depreciate, but you’d like it to have as much trade-in value as possible. This doesn’t just go for buying a car. When you lease a [...]
Tropical Storm Gustav started revving up in the warm Caribbean on Friday as it left flooded Jamaica and churned toward the Cayman Islands, headed for the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s deadly strike on New Orleans. The storm, which killed at least 72 people in the Caribbean, plowed toward superheated [...]
Singer Michael Jackson turned 50 on Friday, a shadow of the superstar once known as the "King of Pop" whose records thrilled millions before his bizarre personal life eclipsed his musical brilliance. Unlike Madonna’s 50th birthday bash and launch of another world tour earlier this month, the singer who wishes he was Peter Pan appears [...]
A high intake of trans fats could increase colon cancer risk, according to new research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. People who ate the most trans fatty acids were more likely to have pre-cancerous growths or polyps in their colons than those who consumed the least, Dr. Lisa C. Vinikoor of the University [...]
Led Zeppelin musicians Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham have been working on new material. Drummer Bonham told a radio station in Detroit that the songs could be destined for a new Led Zeppelin album. Writing new material has been "on the cards" since the band’s one-off reunion show in London last December, [...]
Emboldened by settlements with Apple Inc and AT&T Inc, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voicemail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google Inc, Verizon Communications Inc and others. The inventor’s company, Klausner Technologies Inc, also named as defendants LG Electronics Inc Comverse Technology Inc, Citrix Systems Inc Embarq Corp in a patent infringement complaint filed in [...]
The price of oil dropped more than a dollar on Friday, reversing earlier gains, as the dollar strengthened. US sweet light crude shed $1.38 to $119.83 while London Brent crude dropped $1.35 to $118.81. Investment in commodities tends to rise when the dollar is weak because they are seen as a safe alternative. The reverse [...]
Astronomers have shed light on how stars can form around a massive black hole, defying conventional wisdom. Scientists have long wondered how stars develop in such extreme conditions. Molecular clouds – the normal birth places of stars – would be ripped apart by the immense gravity, a team explains in Science magazine. But the [...]
Heavy rock heavyweights Metallica and Rage Against the Machine have been hailed as heroes at Kerrang! magazine’s annual awards ceremony in London. Metallica received the metal magazine’s inspiration award, while Rage Against the Machine entered its Hall of Fame. US band 30 Seconds To Mars, fronted by actor Jared Leto, were the only act to [...]
Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank are the latest banks to reach settlement with US regulators over the sale of risky securities. The banks have agreed to buy back billions of dollars in auction-rate securities and pay fines, after allegations that they misled investors. Of the three firms Merrill Lynch is to pay the [...]
Nearly half a million people are employed in developing countries earning virtual goods in online games to sell to players, a study has found. Research by Manchester University shows that the practice, known as gold-farming, is growing rapidly. Researchers say the industry, which is largely based in China, currently employs about 400,000 young people who [...]
Singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani gave birth to a boy named Zuma on Thursday in Los Angeles, her second child with husband Gavin Rossdale, her spokesman said. Stefani and her baby are "happy and healthy" following the birth at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, publicist Dave Tomberlin said in a statement. Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale weighs 8.5 [...]