Concerns over weaker global growth appeared to overshadow strong reports about the US economy, nudging the stock market to a small loss.

A hurricane pounded Jamaica with heavy rain as it headed for landfall today while airports closed, cruise ships steered clear and police ordered curfews to deter looting as the late-season storm neared Jamaica’s south coast.

A cruise ship with 1,000 people on board which had drifted for 24 hours after a fire is expected to reach Malaysia following repairs, the ship’s company said.

In the opening scenes of the new ''comedy'' Jack and Jill, commercial director Jack Sadelstein (Adam Sandler) and his business partners take a break from the set of their Regis Philbin-starring Pepto Bismol commercial to discuss the prospect of landing Al Pacino for a new Dunkin' Donuts spot.

A bus carrying tourists from a cruise ship plunged more than 100 yards into a mountain ravine in northern Chile, killing 12 Americans and seriously injuring two others.

A Finnish shipyard has been awarded the contact to build the world’s largest cruise liner which will weigh in at 160,000 tons.