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Leonard Green & Partners and CVC Capital Partners have agreed to buy BJ's Wholesale Club for $2.8 billion. The move is expected to pit BJ's in more direct competition against Costco in the wholesale club wars as the firms push BJ's, in only 15 states to growth.

Top federal officials urged the Senate Tuesday to once again take up legislation that would open a path to citizenship for some immigrants who arrived illegally as children.

U.S. stocks were mixed in early trade on Wednesday with Nasdaq turns negative after Greece’s parliament approved key austerity bill to prevent a debt default.

According to Iran's state-run news agency IRNA, five monkeys are currently undergoing tests, and one will be selected for the flight on board a Kavoshgar-5 rocket, as part of the space program, potentially alarming Israel and its Western allies concerned over the progress of Iran's missile arsenal and nuclear arms.

The US congressman visited Syria, where he met with state officials as well as opposition leaders.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said it has received a wider base of support from creditors for its reorganization, and filed a new plan it hopes will help it emerge from bankruptcy and pay creditors faster.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday after Greece's parliament passed an unpopular austerity plan critical to avoiding a debt default.

Online social game company Zynga plans to raise $1.5 billion to $2 billion in an initial public offering and could file paperwork with U.S. regulators as soon as Wednesday, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

As the rumors swirl surrounding the iPhone 5's release date, it is worth asking whether one should buy an Android superphone or wait for the elusive iPhone 5. After all, most of the iPhone 5's rumored features are already available in a spate of Android devices.

Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, putting Wall Street on track for a third day of gains as optimism grew that Greece's parliament would pass an austerity plan critical to avoiding a debt default.

Time was, you could 'bank on' certain trends in the United States: ample career positions for new college graduates, rising incomes, and rising home prices. Times have changed, and regarding the latter, today's unforgiving U.S. housing sector makes due diligence all-the-more important for prospective home buyers.

Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, putting Wall Street on track for a third day of gains as optimism grew that Greece's parliament would pass an austerity plan critical to avoiding a debt default.

Japanese mobile social gaming firm Gree will aim for 500 million to a billion users worldwide, rivaling Facebook, the company's founder and chief executive said on Wednesday.

Cease and Desist orders against usage of unauthorized songs by politicians need to be looked into

Finally, online social networking is going to be not only about Facebook: The Google+ project, now available for testing, is Google's way to connect with friends online.

Stock index futures pointed to gains for Wall Street for the third session in a row on Wednesday, ahead of a Greek parliamentary vote on austerity measures which is expected to be passed in order to avert a default for the highly indebted country.

Lady Gaga's representatives denied claims of a scam over Japan's earthquake relief efforts.

Stocks rose for a second day on Tuesday on optimism that a solution to Greece's debt crisis was near, although low volume indicated underlying nervousness in the market.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Siliconware Precision Industries, Thomas Properties Group, TheStreet, Active Power, and First Financial Northwest. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: EXFO, Progress Software, ICAgen, Expeditors International of Washington, and Novellus Systems.

The game has taken 32 months to develop and has been called as “a breakthrough in military games and a pioneering work of the cyber-game industry.

A worker of the Italian Consulate and his wife have been accused of holding a Brazilian woman as a slave in their San Francisco home. They promised of a better life to the women but instead kept her as an indentured servant.