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Expedia's stock increased more than 10 percent after the company reported strong second-quarter profits.

FBI testimony relating to a 2008 prompted the polygamous leader to speak up

Competitive Power Ventures Inc (CPV), GE Energy Financial Services and Diamond Generating Corp (DGC) began construction at their co-owned, 800-megawatt gas-fired CPV Sentinel Energy Center in Riverside County, California, the companies said in a release on Thursday.

McDonald's is adding French-style baguette bread to menus in France to give restaurants more local flavor.

Borders is liquidating, but America's second-largest bookstore says potential buyers are interested in its Web site, brand name, and customer information data. The company has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for permission to auction those assets.

More than a dozen traders have quit Goldman Sachs Group Inc's (GS.N) North American government bonds and derivatives trading desk in New York in recent months as the bank takes fewer risks and big bonuses for ambitious traders dry up.

Daredevils in red jumpsuits can teeter around the outside edge of Canada's tallest structure next month as the CN Tower opens a new attraction for thrill-seekers and those wanting to overcome fear.

Polygamous sect leader refuses to speak at his trial

Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks have been in the news this week, with Dunkin's successful IPO and Starbucks' stellar profits. Here's a scorecard comparing the two competitors.

The job cuts will result in annual cost savings of up to $4.6 billion by the end of 2015.

The shares of Japanese videogame maker Nintendo fall by a massive margin of 20 percent after poor sales results of its new 3D capable games device forced the company to cut the price of the product and its annual profit target.

An artificial intelligence researcher has proposed a new generation of robots with the ability to love and be loved by humans.

Most financial advisers are holding a lot of hands this week. Many of their clients, with the horrors of the financial crisis so fresh, are getting scared by the possibility of a United States' debt default.

James Murdoch was unanimously confirmed as chairman by BSkyB's board, winning a reprieve from a phone-hacking scandal that threatens to draw him into multiple investigations, two sources briefed on the board meeting told Reuters.

St. George head of intermediary distribution Steven Heavey has announced his resignation, only days after his involvement in the launch of Westpac's re-organised Bank of Melbourne brand in Victoria.

Attorneys are again challenging a court order that came last week that would allow for the forced medication of Jared Lee Loughner as he awaits trial for a shooting rampage that left a congresswoman with brain damage, and six dead.

Metal parts maker Precision Castparts Corp (PCP.N) posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday as it sold more parts to plane makers, sending its shares up 4 percent.

Community Health Systems Inc (CYH.N), the second-largest U.S. hospital operator, beat analysts' second-quarter earnings expectations on higher operating revenue, sending its shares up more than 6 percent in after-hours trading.

Fortune Brands Inc (FO.N) announced a tender offer on Thursday for up to $1 billion of debt using funds from the company's planned sale of its Acushnet golf business.

Continental Airlines cancelled 24 flights on Wednesday due to a shortage of pilots after a barrage of sick calls, according to the carrier's parent, United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL.N).

Big gains in Latin America covered up U.S. declines at Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL.N) and Avon Products Inc (AVP.N), with the world's largest direct seller of cosmetics seen as having a harder road to recovery.

Scores of issuers in the U.S. municipal bond market, including cities, counties and school districts, were put on notice on Thursday by Moody's Investors Service that their top ratings could be cut if the United States' Aaa rating falls.

U.S. hog futures advanced on Thursday on renewed talk China may be seeking more U.S. pork, record high wholesale pork prices and higher live cash hog markets in the U.S. Midwest.

Online travel agency Expedia Inc (EXPE.O) said its quarterly net profit rose as bookings increased by 19 percent.

CME Group Inc (CME.O) is evaluating whether to move some operations to other states from Chicago to reduce its taxes, but it has not decided on an exact timeline, CEO Craig Donohue said Thursday.

Four IPOs were received with varying levels of interest on their market debut, signaling that investors were being very selective of where they want to put their money.

Expedia Inc. stocks jumped 7.6 percent after posting better than expected profit numbers on Thursday.

Astronomers have discovered a Trojan asteroid, which is orbiting the Sun along the same path as the Earth.

The U.S. Congress, known for moving painfully slowly, can kick into high gear when it is staring down a deadline important to the entire country -- or when lawmakers are approaching their cherished August recess.