Leaders of the world’s richest countries banded together to press Germany to back more pro-growth policies to halt the deepening debt crisis in Europe, as President Obama for the first time gained widespread support for that strategy.

After jumping more than 10 percent at the start of trading, shares of the social network pulled back in their debut on the Nasdaq stock market Friday to gain a mere 23 cents a share.

Make no mistake. In this, Silicon Valley’s gilded age, money is chasing money. You just have to know where to look to see it.

Visitors to America’s national parks are used to seeing impressive displays of nature, but this weekend, some may be in for a special treat.

When it comes to choosing what airline to fly, the bottom line is often, well, the bottom line: how much it costs to get where you need to go.

The plan to remove the massive wreck of Costa Concordia, which lies half submerged off the Italian island of Giglio after capsizing in January, was revealed today in Rome. At least 30 people died after the ship ran aground.