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GM may redesign Volt battery, CEO says

General Motors Co may redesign the battery for its Chevrolet Volt to address issues raised after federal officials opened a safety probe into the plug-in electric car, GM's chief executive said on Thursday.

AT&T says FCC cherry-picks facts in T-Mobile spat

AT&T Inc accused the U.S. communications regulator of being one-sided and cherry-picking facts when it issued a stinging rebuke of the company's plan to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom.

Metallica and Lou Reed’s ‘Lulu:’ Record Store Takes Counterintuitive Ad Approach

So it's not exactly on the ballot for the 2012 Grammy Awards, but Lou Reed and Metallica's album collaboration Lulu isn't that bad. Or is it? A record store took a rather counterintuitive approach to advertising its music, when it hung a sign nearby the album which read, Lou Reed talking over Metallica playing boring jams. Probably the worst thing ever.

Congress Warns of Bailout for FHA Mortgage Fund

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA)'s mortgage insurance fund is threatened by declining home prices and could require a taxpayer bailout, Congress members said at a hearing on Thursday, echoing an earlier report.

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Wall St mostly dips with payrolls report ahead

Stocks mostly dipped late on Thursday, as raised hopes for a stellar payrolls report on Friday may be hard to match.

Workers stand atop scaffolding as they work on a building covered in solar panels located near the factory of the Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, also known as Yingli Solar, located in the city of Baoding, Hebei Province June 20, 2011.

ITC To Vote On SolarWorld Trade Row Friday

United States International Trade Commission commissioners will vote Friday on weather or not the U.S. solar industry is harmed by the alleged dumping of Chinese solar components. What happens Friday could either break or propel the case forward.

Obamas to Light New National Christmas Tree

President Barack Obama and family will light the new national Christmas tree in Washington Thursday evening, according to the National Park Service.

Discover Ties Credit Card Rewards to Zynga’s FarmVille Expansion: Winter Wonderland

Discover Financial Services (DFS), one of the largest card issuers in the U.S., found a new way to promote its credit card. The company announced Thursday it has partnered with social game developer, Zynga Inc., to help launch an expanded version of FarmVille -- Winter Wonderland.

Clearwire soars as Sprint eases liquidity concerns

Sprint Nextel Corp , the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider, agreed to pay up to $1.6 billion to Clearwire Corp in the next four years, including a network pact and a potential equity infusion, easing concerns about a liquidity crisis at Clearwire.

Horse Meat Slaughter: Why It's Likely Coming Back to U.S.

So why is horse slaughter for meat likely coming back to the U.S. very soon? The most compelling reasons lawmakers slipped this one through is a matter of economics.

Gold Prices Retreat Modestly on Profit Taking

Gold prices slipped modestly Thursday as investors booked profits from this week's 3.3 percent rally in the yellow metal.

File shot of drilling rig at shale gas well.

Sasol Plans $3.5-$4.5 Billion Ethane Cracker, Ethylene Project in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Sasol Ltd. is planning to add a multibillion ethane cracker and ethylene-derivative project to its Lake Charles facility in Louisiana, in part to leverage on the rapid development of shale gas in North America.

Clooney and Keibler pose at the 15th Annual Hollywood Awards Gala in Beverly Hills

Maybe It’s Time for Stacy Keibler to Be Quiet Before George Clooney Freaks Out and Dumps Her

The bubbly blonde will not be silenced.

Stocks ease after run; Friday's jobs key to rally

Wall Street eased on Thursday after the Dow posted its best run in nearly three years, but hopes Friday's key jobs report would underscore signs of strength in U.S. economy kept investors engaged.

Europe's Markets Close Lower Thursday on Profit-Taking

European equities fell in choppy trade on Thursday, as a key index failed to break an important resistance level and weak macro economic data prompted profit taking after sharp gains in the previous session.

Wall St eases after run; Friday's jobs key to rally

Wall Street eased on Thursday after the Dow posted its best run in nearly three years, but hopes Friday's key jobs report would underscore signs of strength in U.S. economy kept investors engaged.

A view shows the AT&T store sign in Broomfield, Colorado

AT&T Returns Fire at FCC Over Critical Report on T-Mobile Merger

AT&T exec Jim Cicconi said the Federal Communications Commission's report on the $39 billion T-Mobile merger proposal is obviously one-sided and cherry picks facts.

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton pours water over a statue of Buddha at the Shwedegon Pagoda in Yangon

In Historic Visit to Burma, Clinton Meets With Aung San Suu Kyi

This trip represented the highest official U.S. visit to Burma in more than fifty years.

BP Exploration Alaska holds a picture of the 2009 spill.

BP Contests Probation Violation Case in Alaska

In what will be the third day of a four-day probation hearing, BP will take the stage Thursday to contest U.S. prosecutors' accusations that BP violated a three-year probation sentence in Alaska.

Google Chrome Eclipses Mozilla Firefox as No. 2 Browser

Google Chrome now only trails Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most popular browser, surpassing Mozilla Firefox.

Police take down Occupy L.A. camp, arrest nearly 300

Police in riot gear and biohazard suits removed anti-Wall Street activists from their camp at Los Angeles City Hall Wednesday, arresting nearly 300 people and fencing off the area.

Auto sales rise as confidence gains

U.S. auto sales rose sharply in November as more confident American consumers spent more on the average showroom purchase, extending a recovery trend for the industry to a sixth month.

Bachmann's Iran Embassy Flub: GOP Candidate's Top 10 Gaffes [VIDEO]

Michele Bachmann had yet another oops moment on Nov. 30 when she argued that she would remove the U.S. embassy from Iran if she were president. The problem? America hasn't had an embassy in Iran since 1980. Here, watch the GOP presidential hopeful's top ten gaffes, from her confusion about Libya to the founding fathers.

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