The latest 'Call of Duty' video game has set a first-day sales record, generating $400m (€290.8) in sales in its first 24 hours in stores.

Wall Street tumbled today, led by financial services stocks, on concerns that the US economy’s expansion will erode amid troubles in the mortgage industry.

Falling consumer confidence and a smaller-than-expected rise in new jobs sent stocks lower for a second session today, with downbeat earnings from Amazon.com Inc. saddling the technology sector. The major indexes each lost more than 1% this week.

Falling energy prices gave stocks a modest lift today as Wall Street set aside worries about interest rates and a weak forecast from Intel Corp. But the gains weren’t enough to help the major indexes, which ended the week with losses.

U2 front man Bono is to become one of six managing directors of a $1 billion media and entertainment fund in the US.