People falling behind on Washington Mutual mortgage payments won a three-month reprieve on Thursday, when WaMu owner JPMorgan Chase said it will modify terms on an estimated $70 billion in loans to 400,000 families over the next two years.

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), will add more than 6,000 upgraded vehicles to the U.S. Army's Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle (FHTV) fleet under a new three-year contract from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and

The Australian Defence Minister announced that the country would participate in the development phase of the JLTV.

Digital photography is widely popular but getting hold of a good quality digital camera is almost prohibitive. The first digital camera that I bought was not very expensive. It did not work very well too. I could use it in

I was just trying to imagine what it would be like to shift to a remote region with no high-tech devices or good roads that allowed for speeding or facilities like cable or satellite connections (because the connection was too

Many of you would want to keep a back up copy of a DVD of your choice. There are often instances when you loaned a DVD to a friend only to never get it back again. There is copyrighted DVD

The first thing visitors encounter in the main display area of the Udvar-Hazy Center, the National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles airport in the Virginia countryside, is a huge black spy plane. It's an SR-71A Blackbird, the ultimate

Citing the erosion of basic civil liberties, expanded government regulation and intrusion into general aviation, and a drain on economic resources, AOPA members are saying the Transportation Security Administration's proposed Large Aircraft Security Program is unacceptable as is...

Major electric appliance maker Panasonic Corp. will launch talks for the acquisition of Sanyo Electric Co. , now under business reconstruction, with Sanyo's top three shareholders, Panasonic officials said Saturday. The deal, if realized, will create Japan's biggest electronics maker

Fujitsu Ltd. is in the final stage of talks for acquiring Siemens AG's entire stake in the Japanese and German electronics firms' fifty-fifty computer joint venture in the Netherlands, informed sources said Saturday. Fujitsu aims to take full control of

In an apparent bid to cash in on recent historically low stock prices, individual investors are rushing to open trading accounts at online brokerage firms. The number of newly opened accounts in October doubled from September, Internet-only Rakuten Securities Inc.

Two Japanese condominium developers on Friday collapsed due mainly to funding problems amid a quickly deteriorating business environment for the industry. Dynacity Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection with 52 billion yen in debts. The Jasdaq Securities Exchange will delist the

Japan's Electric Power Development Co. said Friday it has agreed to buy back its own shares held by The Children's Investment Fund, ending a two-year, high-profile takeover battle staged by the British fund. The Japanese power wholesaler, better known as

Japan's 10 major power suppliers cut by half their planned rate hikes for households for the January-March quarter next year in response to the economic downturn. Rate increases for monthly electricity bills will now range from 57 yen to 567

All Nippon Airways said Friday its first-half operating profit fell for the third straight year due to falling demand and higher fuel costs. Group operating profit fell 25.7 pct in the first half ended in September from a year before

Shoebunny spotted Karolina Kurkova in Helmut Lang sandals.These sandals feature barely-there strappy design, black leather, ankle ties, thong strap over the top of the foot, and a leather covered heel. What you can only guess from the photo is that

Shoebunny spotted Karolina Kurkova in Manolo Blahnik sandals.These are the same sandals Shoebunny already spotted on Calista Flockhart, Carmen Electra, Salma Hayek, and Fran Drescher. Similar styles have also been worn by Naomi Campbell (snakeskin sandals), Kate Capshaw (red grommet

In this tough economy, millions of Americans are using their credit cards, and they are racking up tens of thousands of dollars in debt. CBS station WCBS-TV's financial expert and author Lynette Khalfani-Cox has some suggestions for paying down your

Almost half of Nevada homeowners with a mortgage owe more to the bank than their homes are worth. If you add in the homeowners like them in California, Arizona, Florida,Georgia and Michigan, together they account for nearly 60 percent ofall

All those waiting for the release of Skyfire can finally rejoice as it's now available for download in Canada. Just register your name and e-mail address and download the free mobile internet browser. This latest version works on Windows Mobile