Stock futures fall as earnings, data eyed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as investors faced what is expected to be a lackluster earnings season, while a batch of economic data was on tap for later in the morning, including retail sales and regional manufacturing. Fiscal and monetary policy were also at the forefront of investors' minds. On Monday, President Barack Obama rejected...

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Syria Launches Deadly Airstrikes in Damascus Suburbs

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian government continued an intensifying campaign of airstrikes against rebels in the suburbs of Damascus, the capital, on Monday, with sharply contrasting accounts of the effects: the government reported progress against “armed terrorists,” while anti-government activists said that 15 children were among more than 30 people killed in the past two days. A boy’s naked...

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E-Ink on a Smartphone? This Android Phone Has 2 Displays

Times UpYou can use the rear of the YotaPhone as a clock, or to display wallpapers.Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: Hands On With Pebble, the Internet’s Favorite Smart Watch]LAS VEGAS — What if your phone had two displays? Announced in mid-December, YotaPhone aims to change how people use their smartphones by bringing together a full-color LCD display on one side of the phone and...

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Justin Timberlake Returns with Hot New Single

By Kevin O'Donnell 01/14/2013 at 07:25 AM EST What a comeback!After announcing on Thursday his plans to return to music, Justin Timberlake has finally let fans hear what he's been cooking up in the studio: a new single titled "Suit & Tie," which he posted on his website Sunday night. And if the news of his...

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Stock futures mixed as investors eye earnings, Apple

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were mixed on Monday as investors faced a busy week of corporate earnings results, while Apple fell on concerns of decreased demand. Shares of Apple slid more than 3 percent in premarket trade after a report that the tech giant has cut orders for LCD screens and other parts for the iPhone 5 this quarter due to weak demand. The stock was down 3.5...

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Thousands of Russians Rally Against Adoption Ban

MOSCOW – Thousands of Russians marched on Sunday in condemnation of the Russian Parliament’s move to ban adoption of Russian children by American families, an event dubbed a “March Against Scoundrels,” where participants chanted, “Take your hands off children,” and carried posters showing the faces of lawmakers stamped with the word “Shame.” Marchers flooded tree-lined boulevards for many...

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First BlackBerry 10 smartphone may launch on February 28th

Research in Motion (RIMM) is scheduled to formally unveil its BlackBerry 10 operating system on January 30th, however it is unclear when we will see the first new BlackBerry smartphones launch. Despite the fact that all four major U.S. carriers — Verizon (VZ), AT&T (T), Sprint (S) and T-Mobile — have confirmed plans to carry new BlackBerry 10 devices in 2013, RIM has remained quiet regarding...

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Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan Wins Miss America

01/12/2013 at 11:45 PM EST Miss American 2013 Mallory Hytes Hagan CraigSjodin/ABC The crown is headed to the Big Apple!Brooklyn, N.Y., native Mallory Hytes Hagan was crowned Miss America in Las Vegas on Saturday. Miss New York, 23, beat out Miss South Carolina...

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Flu more widespread in US; eases off in some areas

NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is now widespread in all but three states as the nation grapples with an earlier-than-normal season. But there was one bit of good news Friday: The number of hard-hit areas declined.The flu season in the U.S. got under way a month early, in December, driven by a strain that tends to make people sicker. That led to worries that it might be a bad season, following one of the mildest...

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Wall Street Week Ahead: Attention turns to financial earnings

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After over a month of watching Capitol Hill and Pennsylvania Avenue, Wall Street can get back to what it knows best: Wall Street. The first full week of earnings season is dominated by the financial sector - big investment banks and commercial banks - just as retail investors, free from the "fiscal cliff" worries, have started to get back into the markets. ...

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