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Buick, a GM brand, developed the new Encore to compete at a more upscale level than the Toyota RAV 4 or the Honda CR-V. Buick did not announce pricing for the Encore, but it is expected to be comparable with class products including the Audi Q3 and the BMW X1.

Was Apple CEO Tim Cook paid $380 million in 2011? It depends on how you look at it.

Already, Hyundai is selling all the Elantra's it can make, said John Krafcik, the company's North American CEO. But that doesn't mean Hyundai won't leverage the Elantra's Car of the Year award to the benefit of the brand. Krafcik said it's an overall boost to the company's image with consumers, particularly in the small-car segment revealing that Hyundai has top of the line products.

Tiffany & Co. (TIF) cut its full-year earnings forecast after sales growth weakened in the U.S. and Europe during the holiday season, raising fear that the economic uncertainty might be reining the demand of luxury shoppers.

Australian aircraft engineers want all Airbus A380s out of the skies after cracks were discovered in both Qantas' and Singapore Airlines' fleet.

Ford's plans for Lincoln include more than well-designed and enginneered luxury product, Farley said. The brand plans to up the ante with a more customized personal service at its Lincoln dealerships, which have been asked to invest in upgrading facilities and overall grade. Lincoln hopes to grow to 800,000 units sold annually, as a formidable foe with other luxury brands including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Lexus.

The Chinese will take to the sea in style following an announcement Tuesday that Shandong Heavy Industry Group-Weichai Group will be buying a majority share of Italian yacht maker, Ferretti Group.

Shares of WebMD were down 30.68 percent to $25.46 in mid-morning trading.

Barclays Capital expects ultrabooks to take center stage at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as the thin and light concept emerges at the forefront of new product design trends.

Huawei has unveiled what it claims is the world's thinnest Android smartphone - the Ascend P1 S, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), at Las Vegas.

The device is arriving on Feb. 20.

Disney confirmed the exit of movie marketing chief MT Carney on Monday after news of her departure spread throughout the media over the weekend.

Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) showcased the high performance of its Tegra 3 mobile processor at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and revealed a new Tegra 3 feature called DirectTouch, enabling the processor to directly receive the touch-screen input without the need for a touch controller.

Casey Anthony's two-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, was murdered without a doubt, according to the Chief Medical Examiner who performed the autopsy.

BTIG Research has increased its profit estimates for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on strong iPhone sales in the fourth quarter.

The Motorola Droid 4 has not yet been priced but is expected to hit the markets in the coming weeks, according to the company.

Barclays Capital expects Apple Inc. to ship iPad 3 in March/April but other rumors suggest the next-generation of iPad is coming sometime in the next two months.

Samsung Electronics Co, the world's biggest technology firm by revenue and the world's No.2 handset maker, is confident of its handset shipments overtaking that of Nokia this year, its chief executive said on Monday.

Hewlett-Packard Co on Monday unveiled a new glass-encased laptop computer as the largest computer maker stepped up its efforts to chip away at rival Apple Inc's stronghold in high-end PC market.

The Dodge Dart is back after 36 years. Chrysler revealed the revived version of the car on Monday, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIA) in Detroit.

Research In Motion showed off a major update to the QNX-based software running its poor-selling PlayBook tablet and unveiled minor improvements to its legacy BlackBerry phone software at the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday.

Microsoft Corp. is gearing up to release its revolutionary Kinect sensing device on its Windows platform on Feb. 1, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said Monday.

Bajaj Auto, which is India's second largest two wheeler manufacturers, has unveiled its low cost car named RE60.

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the world’s biggest software company will thrive in the exploding world of laptops, tablets and new applications.

Just a month after Asus officially launched its Transformer Prime, the computer titan has now rolled out an upgraded version of the tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 (CES) on Monday, according to reports.

Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp is suing 19 current and former executives, including its current president, for up to almost $50 million in compensation, as it struggles to recover from one of the nation's worst accounting scandals.

Bank of America-Merrill Lynch is cutting around a fifth of its managing directors across its Asia investment banking division, sources said Monday, in a bid to cut costs as the outlook sours in a once-booming region.