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US Auto makers have announced their support of legislation aimed at maintaining the mobility and independence of the blind around ever-quieter autos, by requiring a vehicle sound to assist the blind in detecting nearby hybrid or electric autos.

The ACCU-TEST gas safety system automatically closes off the gas flow to buildings & appliances once a remote interlock has been activated. Such interlocks include emergency stop buttons, smoke alarms & fire sprinkler flow switches.

Employees' State Insurance Scheme of India, is a multidimensional social security system tailored to provide socio-economic protection to worker population and their dependants covered under the scheme. Besides full medical care for self and dependants, that is admissible from day one of insurable employment, the insured persons are also entitled to a variety of cash benefits in times of physical distress due to sickness, temporary or permanent disablement etc. resulting in loss of earning capacity, the confinement in respect of insured women, dependants of insured persons who die in industrial accidents or because of employment injury or occupational hazard are entitled to a monthly pension called the dependants benefit. A lighted lamp which is the logo of ESIC truly symbolises the spirit of the Scheme, lighting up lives of innumerable families of workers by replacing despair with hope and providing help in times of distress, both physical and financial.

The Buffett rule got 51 votes in the Senate, nine shy of the 60 needed to bring the bill to the floor for a vote.

Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a new state law to allow gold and silver to be used as currency in place of increasingly worthless paper notes.

With President Obama pushing the issue back to the forefront, student loan debt and its importance to the economy is once again getting exposure.

With allegations of corruption dogging Wal-Mart executives, here's a look at some of the most prominent cases of corporate bribery throughout history.

President Obama signed the STOCK Act on Wednesday in hopes of bringing insider trading by members of Congress to a close.

Since industry reforms and new government mandated regulations took effect, credit card companies have been forced to find new ways to generate revenue. Here's how.

The Healthcare sector outperformed all others this week amidst the U.S. Supreme Court hearings. Will the broader market indexes eventually follow suit?

With the Bush tax cuts due to expire at the start of 2013, the maximum rate of taxation on dividends is set to jump from 15 percent to 43.4 percent.

The first thing to be done is to abolish the Federal Reserve. The 2nd thing to do would be to reinstitute the Glass-Steagall Act because Wall Street cannot be trusted to manage their risk properly. This would separate true banking activities from the high risk gambling that brought the economic system to its knees The Social Security System would be completely overhauled. Anyone 50 or older would get exactly what they were promised. The Banks must be restrained, and the financial system reformed, with balance restored to the economy, before there can be any sustained growth and recovery.

With the economy still struggling, here's a look at five CEOs who appear to be doing just fine.

Wikipedia joined a chorus of voices from the tech community protesting two congressional bills being debated that are meant to target online piracy.

Taking a closer look at Right-to-Work laws and the implications of Indiana's recent decision.

Berkshire Hathaway appears to be close to falling under Federal Reserve oversight even as Buffett made his biggest investment in the stock market in 15 years in the third quarter.

With the Supreme Court ruling on the new health care law this spring, several healthcare ETFs give investors a chance to play their hunches about the sector's direction.

The Reserve Bank of Indian Thursday said that high inflation is a cause of worry for the central bank and it is willing to take policy actions as per the changing economic environment.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has called for strict implementation of Consumer Protection Act in Gold trade, especially in rural areas so that it's gullible consumers is not cheated and sold off questionable quality of gold.

After losing more than 50 percent of its net worth, automobile manufacturer Hindustan Motors has decided to report to the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) under the sick industrial companies act.