NEW YORK—Stocks fell, led by the consumer-discretionary sector as earnings guidance and results from retailers Kohl's and Urban Outfitters disappointed.

SINGAPORE -- Asian stock markets were lower Friday on Wall Street's weakness Thursday, with Japanese exporters falling on the yen's recent strength.

WASHINGTON - Shaking up how Wall Street assesses risks, the Senate on Thursday voted to end the ability of financial institutions to choose the credit rating agencies that rate their investment products.

It was a star-studded evening in the French Riviera at the opening of the 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival. By Ann Hornaday CANNES, FRANCE -- The skies are partly cloudy, the breeze is chilly and the iffy weather is matched by the prevailing muted mood ...

Letters to Juliet may look like a postcard come to life, but it poses a burning question: What would Juliet do? Shakespeare's star-crossed Capulet, of course, is fictional.

People who work on the pioneering crime drama were told Thursday afternoon that the show had been canceled after 20 seasons. But there were indications late Thursday that talks were continuing and that the show might ...

The chain's reversal comes after the FDA says it has no record of authorizing the product, which the maker says can be used to detect risks of getting such conditions as Alzheimer's or heart disease.

WASHINGTON - Republicans have opened an assault on the nomination of Harvard professor Donald Berwick to lead the huge agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid, calling Berwick an advocate for “rationing'' health care.

Older women who date younger men are hazardous to their own health--according to the media. Pity the poor cougar. In a short amount of time, cougars--older women who couple up with younger men--have gone from being celebrated to being castigated.