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An Apple Inc store employee has started a drive to unionize retail workers in a rare move at a company known for its near-fanatical following and cutting-edge mystique.

Auditors investigating the disappearance of $6.6 billion in cash intended to rebuild Iraq's shattered infrastructure told the Los Angeles Times that the money may have been stolen.

The United States Navy reportedly halted and turned back a North Korean vessel headed for Myanmar (the former Burma) a few weeks ago off the coast of China.

China faces a meaningful probability of a hard economic landing and the euro zone is storing up problems for the future by not tackling the debt crisis head on, said Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the global financial crisis.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: VF Corp, Hartford Financial, Caterpillar, Adobe Systems, Gilead Sciences, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Devon Energy, Regions Financial, Harley Davidson and Ford Motor Co.

Governments, multinational corporations and global institutions are losing the battle against computer hackers and must combine their resources if they are to lock out cyber intruders, experts say.

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) computer system was hacked with large and sophisticated cyberattack and confidential data on national economies and finances are at the risk of exposure. The organization did not disclose the nature of the attack.

China faces a meaningful probability of a hard economic landing and the euro zone is storing up problems for the future by not tackling the debt crisis head on, said Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the global financial crisis.

Stock index futures edged higher on Monday after six weeks of declines for the S&P 500 left equities at more attractive levels.

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton visited Tanzania to honor the victims of the embassy bombings from 1998, a day after the alleged mastermind of those attacks was reportedly killed in Somalia.

World stocks touched a 12-week low on Monday as Chinese data highlighted concerns about weaker global growth, prompting investors to unwind positions in higher-risk assets and buy top-rated government bonds.

Stock index futures edged higher on Monday after six weeks of declines for the S&P 500 left equities at more attractive levels.

China faces a meaningful probability of a hard economic landing and the euro zone is storing up problems for the future by not tackling the debt crisis head on, said Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the global financial crisis.

Representative Anthony Weiner's sexting scandal has a pronounced impact on the tweeting habits of US politicians on both sides of the aisle. Fewer US Congressmen are tweeting their fans about their personal and political life in the wake of the Weiner scandal, according to a study by a website that tracks social media.

Apple will start selling unlocked iPhones in U.S. from Wednesday, if the ChronicWire leaks are correct.

The latest iPhone rumors say Apple will start selling unlocked iPhone 4 starting Wednesday. A source is a Twitter user called @chronicwire who, according to tech sites, has made true predictions in the past.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.3 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.3 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.2 percent at 0804 GMT (4:04 a.m. ET).

HSBC Holdings will run down its $33 billion U.S. credit card business if it cannot find a buyer, the bank's chief executive said on Monday, part of efforts to slash costs and cut back on retail banking.

Regions Financial Corp's board is investigating if executives delayed public disclosure of loans that were going bad during the financial crisis, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The Sryrian gay girl, Amina’s blog posts, that literally grabbed world media attention turned out to be a hoax writing by a 40-year-old Edinburgh University masters student namely, Tom MacMaster.

German luxury carmaker BMW Group will invest 500 million pounds in its UK production network over the next 3 years.