By Ryan Vlastelica. NEW YORK | Wed May 22, 2013 11:27am EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets around the world rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that the U.S.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale.

TOKYO�Struggling Japanese conglomerate Sony Corp. said its board of directors has started preliminary discussions on what to do about a proposal from activist hedge-fund investor Daniel Loeb to take part of the company's entertainment business public.

Wed May 22, 2013 11:06am EDT. * Adjusted EPS 82 cents vs Street view 85 cents. * Revenue $16.71 billion vs view $16.78 billion. * Shares down more than 3 percent.

Tim Cook, Apple COO, in january 2009, after Macworld Expo keynote. Picture by Valery Marchive (LeMagIT) (Photo credit: Wikipedia).

Wed May 22, 2013 11:22am EDT. May 22 (Reuters) - The following is a list of scheduled U.S. agency bill sales from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2013.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in April to the highest level in more than three years as housing continued to gain momentum.

The Solar Impulse lifts off in San Francisco Photograph by Tony Avelar/AP PhotoThe Solar Impulse lifts off in San FranciscoShortly after midnight in early May, a strange aircraft approached Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport.

(Reuters) - Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc reported stronger-than-expected results on higher average selling prices and booked its highest quarterly orders in seven years, sending its shares up 7 percent.

An administrative law judge decides that a man leasing a condo broke New York's laws after he rented out part of his home on Airbnb.