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Inflation in emerging markets could reach double digits, while economic growth this year will average 6 percent, according to Franklin Templeton's veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius.

Despite the escalation of long-running tensions over settlements and a flotilla to deliver aid to Gaza, Israel has recently taken measures to woo Paris and other key votes at the UN.

Delta Air Lines Inc expects a solidly profitable second quarter as higher revenues have for the most part offset rising fuel costs.

The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is headed to a Nebraska nuclear power plant where floodwaters breached a levee and forced engineers to switch to backup power.

China faces a housing bubble crisis and $1.6 trillion in debt owed by local governments that threatens global economic powers, including the U.S.

A wildfire blazing across New Mexico has shut down the Los Alamos National Laboratory, as flames came within a mile of the famed nuclear research facility.

Stock index futures pointed to a mostly flat open on Monday, following three days of losses as investors remained cautious about Greece's fiscal future.

Two years ago, if you postulated that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, could become the first woman president of the United States in 2012, more than a few onlookers would have dismissed your observation as farfetched. However, an election cycle and a sluggish economy later, down-home-folks Bachmann has risen to top-tier status in the GOP’s 2012 nomination race.

TSA pat-down security checks at US airports has flared up yet another passenger, after her 95 years old mother was asked to remove her adult diaper at Northwest Florida Regional Airport.

China released a comprehensive review of the massive debt of its local governments on Monday and curtailed their future borrowing, taking its first major step to prevent widespread defaults from destabilizing its vast economy.

Stock index futures signaled a stronger start for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq up 0.1 to 0.2 percent by 0854 GMT.

Hacking group Anonymous has released a set of files containing documents and links to security and hacking resources on the internet. The released files also include various hacking and counter hacking tools along with the addresses of FBI bureaus in the U.S.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), which is known for designing nuclear weapons, was shut down Monday due to raging Las Conchas wildfire.

Will Michele Bachmann win the Republican presidential nomination thanks to her core strengths of ultra hardcore religiosity, die hard support of the Christian orthodoxy and vociferous backing of the Tea party cult? Or will she wither away as the nomination fight gets tougher and the Republicans zero in on the electability of their candidate in 2012?

Facebook overtook Microsoft websites in Britain for the first time last month, becoming the UK's second-most popular after Google as people aged over 50 flocked to social networks, online measurement body UKOM/Nielsen said.

Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) initially pulled its content down from Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) streaming service on June 17, resulting from a temporary contract issue between Sony and Starz, according to Netflix’ blog.

Barclays Capital has addressed the reasons it believes shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have underperformed the sector since February. Apple stock has fallen 3.82 percent between February 1 and June 24.

Scientists from U.S. and UK have found that West Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, the biggest in the region, is melting 50 percent faster than it was in 1994, increasing global sea levels at an alarming rate.

The PS3 price may drop during Gamescom this year

Online orders of MacBook Air are held in abeyance as Apple plans to release an updated version of its minuscule laptop.

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-MN, who is expected to announce her bid for the Republican Party's nominee for U.S. President on Monday, said Sunday she would consider it insulting to be called a flake adding that she is as serious person.