A lot of Barrick Gold Corp investors had been in doubt about the direction the company is headed and the role of CEO Peter Munk who was once seen as a visionary man in the gold sector.

Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer announced leaving the company within 12 months which also left the software maker in woes to find a replacement.

California governor Jerry Brown declares state of emergency with the spread of wildfire into the Yosemite National Park.

The presence of wild pigs had become a huge problem in the United States. Agriculture authorities in the US said wild pigs had become a tremendous problem in the country.

North, the child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, was introduced to the world via Instagram. In a classic media coup, the grandmother gave the world a glimpse of her new grandchild by Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

Banks were prompted to look at their tradition of "client hires" as the SEC deepened its investigation of JPMorgan's hiring of two Chinese nationals.

Public labor unions asked a US court to throw out Detroit's bankruptcy filing on various grounds.

A recovery in the US housing market lifted the sales and earnings of Home Depot. Home Depot Inc gained from the rebound experienced in the US housing market.

Bethany McLean of Reuters wrote that it would be a challenge to remove government sponsored enterprises from the US mortgage market.

Eurozone indicators and US trends point to a recovery in the global economy. Positive results from business surveys conducted in the Euro Zone as well as encouraging trends in the US all point to better prospects for the global economy.