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Oil advanced from a three-day low after Greece's parliament approved austerity measures to secure an international bailout, easing concern that Europe's debt crisis will worsen and curb demand for commodities.

Nate Dogg died Tuesday at age 41 of complications from multiple strokes, his attorney Mark Geragos told the Associated Press Wednesday.

Junko Nishioka, chief Japan economist in Tokyo at RBS Securities Japan Ltd. and a former Bank of Japan official, talks about the outlook for the nation's economic growth.

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos won approval from parliament for austerity measures to secure an international bailout after at least 151 members of the chamber voted for the measure, according to a tally of votes.

Before writing off these companies entirely, however , it's important to consider how much experience they have in doing two veryA difficult, very importantA things: documenting the medical value of their products through a rigorous series of clinical studies conducted in a highly regulated environment; and navigating their way through a complex ... (more)

Authorities in Italy say pumping operations have begun to remove some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the cruise ship that ran aground off Tuscany.

About 97% of people that like Pinterest's Facebook page are women, TechCrunch reports based on data from Inside Network .

Could we soon be seeing Jeremy Lin endorse products for Li-Ning along side his Knicks teammate Baron Davis and TNT analyst Shaq O'Neal? Jeremy Lin is just 4 games into an amazing streak of performances, capped off by his 38 point, 7 assist, and 4 rebound outing in a Friday night victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Is Mitt Romney's Republican selection campaign hampered by his poor Facebook presence, and an apparent lack of desire to engage? After the narrow victory in Maine, it's time to look at what his social strategy says about the real Mitt.

I was recently complaining to a teller at my bank that another bank down the street had given my 3-year-old daughter a stuffed horse for nothing more than walking past the front door.

NEW YORK -- Singer and actress Whitney Houston, who rose to the top of the music charts in the 80s and 90s only to see her career tarnished by drug use, died Saturday, the Associated Press reported.

AT&T, Sprint and Verizon, which pay hefty subsidies on the iPhones their customers buy, have seen their earnings and stock prices drop since they began offering the Apple handsets.

Of all human abilities, one stands out, the ability to see the Big Picture , the things that are important in life, and not to be distracted by small, trivial, and 'The Big Picture' is about the grand goals; the big dreams and aspirations people treasure in every stage and aspect of life.

Britain's biggest-selling tabloid newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five of its employees were arrested Saturday in an inquiry into the alleged payment of bribes to police and other officials, detectives and the newspaper's parent company said.

President Obama in his State of the Union speech laid out a number of tax proposals that would encourage manufacturing in this country.A The President proposed expanding the current Domestic Production Deduction and doubling it for advanced manufacturing technologies .A A A In addition, particularly relevant is the President's call for making the ... (more)

In the four-year presidential cycle, the market has a strong tendency to be positive in the last two years of each presidential term.

Regenerative Sciences, a medical company that pioneered a procedure to treat orthopedic injuries using patients' own stem cells, is fighting the Food and Drug Administration tooth and nail over a claim that human cells should be federally regulated as drugs, in a landmark case that has far-reaching implications for the future of regenerative ... (more)

Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf gave his team's supporters and the state's taxpayers a cold, hard slap in the face yesterday.

President Barack Obama is pressuring Congress to extend a payroll tax cut for the rest of the year as another deadline nears for Congress to act or see taxes go up for millions of working people.

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. is in talks to seize Chicago's John Hancock Center from owners including Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s Whitehall real estate unit, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.