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The U.S. budget gap widened slightly in fiscal 2011, staying above $1 trillion for a third straight year and providing fodder for a political battle over taxes and spending ahead of next year's presidential election.

President Barack Obama said on Friday he was sending about 100 U.S. military advisers to Uganda to support central African allies pursuing Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, and other rebel commanders.

Sprint Nextel said on Friday that sales of Apple Inc iPhones surpassed its expectations and that iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S broke the device family one-day sales record for the No. 3 U.S. mobile service.

A Long Island man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday after admitting to stealing more than $195 million from thousands of investors in the course of a five-year, $400-million Ponzi scheme.

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U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered that approximately 100 American troops be dispatched to central Africa to help hunt down and find the Lord's Resistance Army's notorious leader Joseph Kony.

Ford (F), which did not accept U.S. Government assistance, has rebounded after a restructuring, and is well-positioned to capitalize on U.S. job growth, when it returns with gusto. Is now a good time to consider Ford's shares?

The U.S. budget gap widened slightly in fiscal 2011, staying above $1 trillion for a third straight year and providing fodder for a political battle over taxes and spending ahead of next year's presidential election.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc will shut its four Marketside stores next week, abandoning the concept after three years as it works on opening other small shops.

U.S. equities ended the week strong on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.45 percent, the S&P 500 climbing 1.74 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite rallying 1.82 percent.

A key battle in the smartphone patent wars may come down to underpants for toddlers. Well, at least, a case involving underpants for toddlers.

The Disney star and Miley Cyrus' older brother are set to walk down the aisle.

The bronze butt piece from the statue of Saddam Hussein that was torn down after the fall of Baghdad in 2003 is up for sale at a British auction house later this month.

The budget gap widened slightly in fiscal 2011, staying above $1 trillion for a third straight year and providing fodder for a political battle over taxes and spending ahead of next year's presidential election.

From last Tuesday, U.S. stocks have jumped about 10 percent. This rally, however, may be as fragile as late baseball great Mickey Mantle, according to Keith McCullough of Hedgeye Risk Management.

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Apple maintained its title as the world’s most valuable public company as its shares rose 3.3 percent as its stores and mobile partners began selling iPhone 4S units to global customers.

President Obama is sending 100 troops to Uganda to help hunt down the leaders of the feared and brutal insurgency, the Lord's Resistance Army.

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Scott Evans Dekraai, the suspect in a shooting at a California hair salon that killed eight people.

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President Barack Obama raised $70 million for his re-election campaign in the third quarter of 2011 -- $16 million less than he reported in the second quarter, but substantially more than any of his Republican challengers.