Jamelle Agbuis

Ford Motor Co.'s second-quarter earnings dropped more than half, even though the company has large profits in America. The decrease is high mainly due to losses in Europe and other parts of the world.

China's economic macro data published last week in Beijing set the table for another major round of economic stimulus by the Chinese government.

Australia's Rebecca Henderson says her performance in London will have her primed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016.

The Australian Born '93 junior men's team has won their second match of the Hamburg Cup downing Turkey 8-7.

The wind played havoc at Kiawah Island on Friday, but that didn't stop Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh from joining Carl Pettersson at the top USPGA Championship leaderboard.

Cucumbers are the fourth most cultivated vegetable in the world and known to be one of the best foods for your body's overall health, often referred to as a superfood. Cucumbers are often sprayed with pesticides so it is important to buy organic or even better, grow them yourself.

You'll never look at a banana the same way again after discovering the many health benefits and reasons to add them to your diet. Bananas are high in fiber and three natural sugars -- glucose, sucrose and fructose -- giving them almost magical powers to provide a huge energy boost.

Hong Kong based billionaire Mr. Li Ka-shing, who controls a group of companies, has agreed on buying a UK based Gas Company named Wales and West Utilities. The agreement has been settled for 645 million pounds or 1 billion dollars. This latest acquisition by the tycoon will greatly boost his gas portfolio in Britain.

Yahoo Inc. and Facebook Inc. have finally agreed to settle their heated up patent lawsuits and tie up for a licensing and internet advertising partnership according to reports laid out on Friday.

Richard Schulze, the co- founder of Best Buy Co. (BBY), has offered to buy the company and this way make it private. It would be the fourth-largest U.S. retail takeover in the history. Richard Schulze remains the electronics chain's main investor. He has sent a letter to the board with a purchase proposal of $24 to $26 a share, thus he valued the company at $9.5 billion including net debt.

Onions are not only a savory cooking staple to use as an inexpensive seasoning and flavoring agent in your favorite recipes. They also happen to be literally packed with beneficial compounds. So packed in fact, that they are actually healthier ounce for ounce than most "superfruits" like pomegranates, goji berries and blueberries.

Sweden's Carl Pettersson headed the USPGA Championship field halfway through the first round.

Following the success of Rounds 1 and 2 in Melbourne on the weekend of July 14-15, on Saturday August 12 Round 3 will take place in Victoria Park (Park 17), and Sunday will see Round 4 contested in Wirranendi Park (Park 23). Series leaders Lisa Jacobs and Adrian Jackson will look to consolidate their leads against a host of challengers. The series concludes in Sydney in September.

There has been ‘A Major Change To The Social Media Landscape‘ which could have a much faster impact on Google’s Social Search algorithm and Google+ than many may have first thought.

Australians Sam Willoughby and Khalen Young have qualified for tomorrow's BMX semi-finals with strong performances today - particularly in the crucial fourth run.

Australia have lost their spot at the top of the ICC ODI rankings for the first time since September 2009, with England the new team at the helm.

With a new Currie Cup season closing in fast in South Africa, we take a look at which of the teams will be there or thereabouts and men to watch in 2012.

Following government measures to slow speculation, Hong Kong residential property prices rose only 6.7% (2.39% in real terms) during the year to May 2012, according to the Ratings and Valuation Department (RVD). In June 2012, home sales volumes were 34.9% down on the same period last year.

If official facts and figures are to be believed, the U.S. economy was able to add an additional 163,000 employment opportunities during the month of July, noticeably exceeding the numbers speculated upon by the analysts.

Square, the mobile payments start-up, would create an alliance with the Starbucks Coffee Company. The partnership will enable mobile payments at the company's 7000 U.S. stores. Starbucks will invest $25 million as a part of Square's Series D financing round. Moreover Howard Schultz, the Starbucks' CEO, will join Square's board of directors.

The tug-of-war over the control for Tiger Brewer which is a group of 24 brewery units in Asia and a profitable soft drinks company should finally come to a head as Fraser and Neave have been brought in to consider a takeover bid by Heineken.

Coca-Cola Co. has announced a reorganization of its operating structure around main units. The remodeling is necessary to better address the changing demands of Coca-Cola's marketplace.

According to Reuters News, one of its Twitter profiles suffered a hacking episode on Sunday and subsequently, was responsible for posting misleading tweets related primarily to the armed uprising taking place in Syria at the moment.

Australia fast bowler James Pattinson has been sidelined by a recurring abdominal strain and will not take part in the A tour of England.

Glenn Maxwell has expressed surprise in the national selectors' consideration of his form in county cricket after being called up to Australia's ODI and T20I squads for next month's series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

While Tiger Woods has made definite strides in his game of late, he won't be satisfied until he has another major win - preferably four or five.

In the art of Spiritual Nutrition, there are several major stages of dietary transition.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine released a review in March 2012 of all available clinical trials involving garlic's effectiveness for the common cold. The intent was to explore clinical evidence for the popular belief that garlic "is good for" colds in humans.

Fashion statements that are unhealthy are nothing new in this modern world. The controversy over bras linked to breast cancer is supported by the fact that they do impede breast lymph flow, which is needed for draining toxins from tissues.