(cnnmoney) -- zynga, creator of the -ville online gaming franchise, filed friday to raise up to $1 billion in an initial public offering. unlike many of its fellow much-buzzed-about web upstarts, zynga

   (cnnmoney) -- in a surprise move, new york state is likely to lift its ban on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial process used to extract natural gas. the state's department of environment

  (cnnmoney) -- blackberry maker research in motion, education company apollo group and gold prices were among the top trending topics on stocktwits friday. research in motion (rimm) and its ongoing troub

  (cnnmoney) -- michael vick, the star national football league quarterback whose career was sidelined by a dog fighting conviction, has reached an endorsement agreement with athletic equipment maker nike.

  (cnnmoney) -- america's top three automakers reported june sales gains that were largely in line with expectations, as retail demand for fuel efficient cars remains strong. but the two largest japan

  rising costs and efforts to pay off loans are among the reasons why almost nine out of every ten residents are worried about not saving enough, according to a new report. a survey carried out by nationa

  the international bank of qatar (ibq) on tuesday said it had extended a qar158.8m ($43.5m) term loan facility to gulf helicopters company (ghc). the term loan will be used to expand ghc’s fleet an

  watching greece slide into chaos from 6,000 miles away is painful. asia, after all, was the last region to experience what europe may be about to endure. asia’s implosion in 1997 toppled leaders, touc

  emirates nbd, the uae's largest bank, has announced plans to cut interest rates on all its auto loans this summer. the bank said the rate reductions would apply to all loan categories for purchases

  bahrain expects its economy to grow by three percent in 2011 and recent unrest has not prompted international banks to leave the gulf state, its central bank governor quoted as saying on friday. the kin

  just when it looked as if the stock market was starting to calm down late last year, treasury and municipal bonds got the yips. and just when it seemed like those jitters had largely passed, commodity price

  reality tv star kim kardashian isn't often held up as a model of prudent behavior. but the recent reports that she and her fiancé, nba forward kris humphries, are working out a prenuptial agreeme