The president says he's rallying "unlikely bedfellows" in his latest push for immigration reform. The White House said in Tuesday morning's meeting, he would be touting the economic benefits of an overhaul.

Nokia and Microsoft join forces as they try to take over the mobile phone industry. Will this merge take over Apple?

Elvis Crespo was the center of a scandal this week after being thrown out of a casino for improper behavior and later attempting to leave a restaurant without paying, which led to a fight and the singer "pooping" in his pants.

One speaker at the event told the Seattle Times that plans for the first national brand of retail marijuana included an expansion into Mexico.

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) sees a strong government presence in Brazil as a source for new business leads, a senior banker said on Thursday, highlighting the growing clout of the nation's public sector as an investment-banking client.

Hostess Brands Inc, the bankrupt maker of Twinkies snack cakes and loaves of Wonder Bread, is seeking a U.S. court's permission to go out ofbusiness after failing to get wage and benefit cuts from thousands of its striking bakery workers.

This morning, Rihanna released the official track list for her upcoming album, "Unapologetic," which is set to drop on Nov. 19.

Millions of people across the U.S. Northeast stricken by massive storm Sandy will attempt to resume normal lives on Wednesday as companies, markets and airports reopen, despite grim projections of power and mass transit outages lasting several more days.

Credit Suisse Group AG (MLPN.P) has put its $17.2 billion European exchange-traded fund business up for sale, according to sources familiar with the matter.

British Prime Minister David Cameron had oil and sports on his mind when he visited Brazil this week seeking business opportunities in the South American nation that overtook Britain last year to become the world's No. 6 economy.

When President Dilma Rousseff announced a $65 billion privatization of Brazilian highways and railroads last week, she could hear air horns and furious chanting coming from outside the presidential palace.