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Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang said China will soon allow foreign investors to buy mainland securities using yuan up to an initial quota of 20 billion yuan ($3.1 billion), a move aimed at promoting international use of the Chinese currency.

Chinese online video company Tudou Holdings Ltd (TUDO.O) priced shares in its initial public offering within the expected range on Tuesday, even though investor sentiment toward U.S.-listed Chinese stocks and the recent stock market turmoil had suggested it would be difficult.

Following Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility, with one of the largest patent libraries in the industry, speculation is rife that Apple will respond in kind.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Tuesday are: Sunrise Senior Living, DSW, Celanese, Huntsman and Calpine Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Brookdale Senior Living, Vanceinfo Technologies, Analog Devices, Teekay Corp and Alcatel Lucent.

The euro wobbled Wednesday after French and German leaders failed to deliver a solution to the euro zone debt crisis and restore confidence after a global market rout, while Japanese shares fell, dragged down mainly by hi-tech.

Authorities in Missouri believe they have found the remains of Breeann Rodriguez, the 3-year-old girl who went missing on Aug. 6.

Brent crude rose Wednesday, staying above $109 a barrel as a larger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. gasoline stocks and positive U.S. economic data trumped concerns over European debt

The suspicious death of the 12-year-old New Hampshire girl Celina Cass remains a mystery to the investigators as they haven't been able to follow a potential lead in finding out what exactly happened to her on the night she went missing

After losing out in the titanic $4.5 billion bid for Nortel Networks against Apple and the gang of five, Google has resurged with its latest acquisition of Motorola. The search giant lost out in obtaining 6,000 patents from the Nortel deal, but the $12.5 billion Motorola purchase will make up for the loss with over 17,000 patents packaged in the deal.

Housing stock on the market has climbed 22% since last year, SQM Research has revealed.

ASIC has questioned consumer group Choice's role in a mortgage lending campaign, it has been reported.

As Biden arrives in Beijing, China warns the United States must shoulder its responsibilities and take steps to soothe China's concerns over the security of its U.S. government debt holdings.

Google's monster purchase of Motorola Mobility has made it clear: The digital future is all about portability.

First Solar Inc (FSLR.O) on Tuesday said the head of its utility systems business, Jens Meyerhoff, is leaving the company, effective Sept. 30.

Virtually all of the 45,000 employees on strike work for this struggling landline segment, prompting company officials to re-evaluate its cost structure,

Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, widely considered a mobile phone also-run, took the technology world by surprise on Monday.

A 43-year-old Missouri man has been arraigned in court after confessing to police that he killed 3-year-old Breeann Rodriguez, who has been missing since Aug. 6.

New research has indicated it now takes the average couple more than four years to save a deposit for their first home.

Police in Bloomingdale are combing through the Sycamore Ridge Landfill near Pimento, Ind. in search of any evidence that can help with the disappearance of Lauren Spierer. The search is expected to take about two weeks, police say.

The White House denounced Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday for his threatening remarks about U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that represented some of the most inflammatory rhetoric of the 2012 election campaign.

Verizon has threatened to pull the benefits of 45,000 striking workers on Aug. 31.

A lack of pipeline scheduling in West Coast markets sent fuel prices down on Monday, dealers said.

Obama and presidential contenders point out flaws, defend themselves.

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday after three days of gains when a meeting between the heads of France and Germany failed to quell fears about euro zone leaders' ability to contain the region's sovereign debt woes.

Hackers of BART's website have proven the power and danger of the hacking collective, Anonymous says one analyst.

The Missouri man who admitted to killing Breeann Rodriguez, 3, made his initial court appearance on Tuesday in Dunklin County in southeast Missouri. Shawn Morgan, 43, didn't enter a plea and is arraigning for counsel, according to a Dunklin County prosecutor.

GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry is not shy about using strong words. At a campaign event in Iowa, Perry said if Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke prints more money, it would be ?almost treasonous.?

Airports in Virginia, including the mammoth Washington Dulles International, generated $28.8 billion in economic activity in 2010, the states' governor, Bob McDonnell, said.

Lawyers for Facebook claim that a New York man falsified a contract that he claims makes him a partial owner of the Web site.