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Boeing Co. appointed a new executive to oversee the production of the carbon-plastic 787 Dreamliner to make sure that the delays are overcome and targets are achieved.

Proview Electronics, the firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name in China, has a plausible claim over the unusual methods Apple used to conceal its identity when attempting to acquire Proview's trademarks, according to several legal experts.

Bank of America Corp appears to be going it alone in not selling mortgage loans to Fannie Mae, a move that, while sending an angry signal to the nation's largest mortgage-buyer, could force the bank to charge less attractive mortgage rates.

Goldman Sachs Group has suspended coverage of 18 discount brokers, exchanges and small investment banks because the analyst who follows them has left the firm.

The Apple Inc. stock predictions in 2012 of many analysts are bullish.

BP's 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 and fouled the Gulf of Mexico for months is finally headed for court. On Monday, a federal judge in New Orleans is scheduled to gavel the case to order.

Proview Technology, the bankrupt electronics maker that uses the iPad name on several of its products such as computer monitors, has reportedly brought its lawsuit against Apple to the U.S. Will this jeopardize the release of the iPad 3?

Brooke Mueller, Charlie Sheen's ex-wife was charged with possession and distribution of cocaine in Colorado following her arrest in Aspen Dec. 30.

Apple has acquired Chomp, an app search and discovery platform, in order to revamp the iTunes and App Store search and discovery tools. There's a good chance that the new version of iTunes will release alongside the new iPad 3.

Shares of Apple rose more than $6 Friday to $522.41 despite a lawsuit by a Chinese company alleging it had used “false statements” to obtain rights to the name iPad.

President Barack Obama may have tweaked a policy that will let religiously-affiliated employers avoid offering insurance plans that cover birth control, but seven Republican state attorneys general are fighting the proposed rule on First Amendment grounds.

J.C. Penney Co Inc's February sales are down from last year, its chief executive said on Friday, as the retailer tries to get shoppers used to a new pricing strategy that does not include the discounts that hurt margins.

No one is exactly sure why violence and sneaker sales go hand-in-hand, but it seems that every time Nike introduces limited edition sneakers on the market, the entire country becomes engrossed in widespread melee, like on Friday when riots resulted over the Nike Foamposite Galaxy. But why do riots even happen over sneakers and what's the fuss all about?

Procter & Gamble (PG) said on Thursday it plans to cut 5,700 jobs over the next year and a half, in an effort to save $10 billion by the end of 2016.

January sales of new single-family homes in the U.S. declined 0.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 321,000, but December sales were revised upward, suggesting a nascent housing market recovery.

The Daytona 500 is regarded as the most important race on the NASCAR calendar. So don't miss a second of the pinnacle of the Sprint Cup Series from start to finish.

After days of waiting in line and camping out in front of stores, the release of the Nike Foamposite Galaxy sneaker at a mall in Orlando was cancelled after police had to break up mass riots and fights that ensued over the limited edition shoe.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) raised $1.9 billion, a much-needed piece of capital, from the sale of its entire stake in Indian's giant mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp.

A purported iPad 3 display had been handed over to iFixit for a second and even closer examination. A microscopic test helped to find out that the display was indeed a higher pixel density panel with 2048x1536 resolution.

Religious organizations, particularly the Catholic Church, argue universal healthcare access is a fundamental human right.

JC Penney reported a fourth-quarter loss Friday on heavy restructuring and other charges entailed in the retailer's launch of a new marketing strategy.

On Friday new evidence was heard about the 1980 death of nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain. Lindy Chamberlain, Azaria’s mother has always maintained that a dingo took the baby from her tent in the Australian Outback.

Apple Inc. acquired San Francisco-based Chomp Inc., which helps users sort through the widening array of software applications for mobile devices.

At a time when speculation about iPad 3 is gaining momentum before its predicted launch in the first week of March, mobile chipset maker Qualcomm, by releasing its fifth generation Gobi platform, has fueled anticipation that Apple will unquestionably introduce its next generation tablet with 4G LTE support.

Dropbox unveiled on Thursday a new photo uploading feature for Android smartphones, potentially sharpening its competition with Google, Apple, and a host of other companies battling to rule the burgeoning market for online storage solutions.

Samsung Rugby Smart, which was unveiled Thursday by AT&T Wireless, with its rugged look and water-proof, shock-proof and dust-proof features, will add some serious dash of toughness in the Android smartphone lineup in the coming days.

The Asian firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name has now launched an attack on the consumer electronics giant's home turf, filing a lawsuit in California that accuses the iPhone-maker of employing deception when it bought the iPad trademark.

Seven states, Catholic groups and individuals Thursday filed the first major lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's new contraceptive regulations, arguing that the policy violated the constitutional rights to religious freedom.

Thousands of Micron Technology employees, industry figures and community leaders paid tribute to the chipmaker's late CEO, Steve Appleton, at a memorial in Boise on Thursday.