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China Offers Billions For Africa, Hits Back At Western Critics

China uses Africa conference as an opportunity to respond to foreign criticisms of its expanding relations with the continent.

Western Nations Condemn Russia-China Veto Of Syria Resolution

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague called their veto inexcusable and indefensible.

‘Diablo 3’ Patch 1.0.3 Release Is Just The Beginning: Blizzard To Launch Big Changes For ‘Max Level’ Characters

‘Diablo 3’ Fan Dies After Playing For 3 Days Straight, ‘I’m Not Trying To Blame The Game For Killing Him’ Friend Says

Activision Blizzard’s “Diablo 3” marks one of the largest PC gaming launches in history, and fans of the dungeon-crawler action game have been waiting more than 10 years for its release. Now it seems Blizzard believes fans should be given more bang for their buck after holding out for over a decade. The company has just announced that it will be releasing new content catered to high-level players.

Syria: Where Can Assad Go?

As Damascus and other parts of Syria convulse in clashes and violence, one must wonder where Assad is and where can he go should he be able to flee the country.

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Asian Stocks Gain On US Housing Data, Earnings

Asian stock markets advanced Thursday as signs of an improvement in the U.S. housing market and better-than-expected quarterly earnings from corporate majors buoyed the sentiment.

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European Markets Rise Amid Encouraging U.S. Corporate Quarterly Earnings

Most European markets rose Thursday as better than expected corporate earnings in the U.S. revived hopes among investors that business conditions are recovering.

Earnings Preview: Baker Hughes (BHI) 2Q To Show North American Weakness

Baker Hughes Inc (NYSE: BHI), one of the world's largest oil services companies, is expected to report a slight decrease in profit for the second quarter on weakness in the company's North American business.

Apple iPhone 5 Not In Production Yet, Source Says; Release Date Still Rumored For Fall 2012

Recently several reports have surfaced indicating that Apple’s next generation iPhone 5 is already in production. However, according to BGR, this may have been just another bit of faulty hearsay in the ever-churning iPhone 5 rumor mill.

Earnings Preview: IBM’s 2Q Results May Prove Sound Execution Pays

Banking on software, services and cost controls, International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer company, is expected to report improved second-quarter earnings despite a decline in revenue.

Asian Stocks Decline After Bernanke Comments

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday as the lack of explicit hints about further quantitative easing from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke during his congressional testimony disappointed investors.

A bull styrofoam figure is pictured in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange

European Markets Rise But Fed Stimulus Uncertainty Persists

Most European markets rose Wednesday but investors remained cautious as there were no strong hints that the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce more stimulus measures to boost the economic growth.

A man walks past a stock quotation board showing Japanese companies' stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo

Asian Stocks Fall On Bernanke’s Congressional Testimony

Asian markets fell Wednesday as investors were disappointed to note that the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did not offer any hint of monetary easing measures to rejuvenate the faltering economic growth.

Another ‘Diablo 3’ Fan Dies: Teen Found Dead After Playing 40 Hours Straight In Taiwan

A teenager in Taiwan has collapsed and died after playing “Diablo 3” at an Internet café for 40 consecutive hours, according to The Australian.

If Intel Catches Cold, Does Tech Get Pneumonia?

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, Tuesday reported decent second-quarter financials but spooked investors and Silicon Valley with the dreaded news: third-quarter sales will be worse than expected.

U.N. Delays Syria Vote As Russia Stands Firm

Russia has already said it would to veto the resolution, which first proposed by Britain, the United States, France and Germany. China is expected to vote against the draft as well.

Head Faking The 2012 Farm Bill

With last week's hubbub over Condoleezza Rice as possible veep, you may have missed how a House Republican group took legislative action to increase government subsidies to the one percent.

Russian Coast Guard Fires On Chinese Boat, Straining Friendship

Chinese fishermen make neighbors angry again -- this time the Russian coast guard, which hit suspected poachers

New York Knicks News: Does It Make Financial Sense to Re-Sign Lin?

The New York Knicks have decided that Jeremy Lin's three-year, $25 million contract offer from the Houston Rockets is too rich for them and will let the talented point guard walk, according to multiple reports.

Google Inc vice president Marissa Mayer unveils Google Instant in San Francisco

Memo To Mayer: 3 Points For A Better Yahoo

Now that you are starting as the third CEO of Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) in a year, have a seat on the board of directors and are about to run your first company, here are a few things to keep in mind.

Analysts expect gold prices to continue to rise in 2012 on the back of loose monetary policy from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank

Gold Prices Climb Towards $1,600 As Euro Firms

Gold prices rose towards $1,600 an ounce on Tuesday in line with the firmer euro as investors awaited a statement from Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke later, after soft U.S. data fuelled talk he may hint at fresh measures to stimulate the economy.

Otellini, president and CEO of Intel Corporation, holds an Intel smartphone reference design as he gives a keynote address during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

Earnings Preview: Intel?s 2Q News May Be The Forecast Amid Easing

When Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, reports second-quarter results after the market closes on Tuesday, the real numbers investors may await are those in the company's forecast rather than the actual results.

File photo of Syrian President al-Assad in Damascus.

Assad May Use Chemical Weapons If Cornered, Says Defector After Reports That Syria Started Moving WMD

Closely following earlier reports that Syria had started moving some parts of its huge stockpile of chemical weapons out of storage, the most senior Syrian official to defect to the opposition has said that the Syrian regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons in a last-ditch effort at survival.

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