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Ohio's unemployment rate in December to 9.6 percent from 9.8 percent a month earlier.

List of Microsoft Windows Phone 7 introduced in 2010 and coming out in 2011, a special look

Facebook, twitter, iPhone, smart phone, travel apps, mobile phones with GPS and in-built camera, and more are supposedly the new arms of today’s travelers around the world.

The much anticipated pullback is finally under way, some investors say, after a mid-week wobble. But the market is showing it still has some juice left -- if earnings can meet towering expectations.

Tony Hayward, the former head of BP who was reviled in the United States for his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is in talks to join the board of commodities group Glencore, the Sunday Times reported.

Auto industry executives are expected to see a rise in investment in new powertrain technology, new plants, alternative fuel technologies and high growth markets, merger and acquisition activity over the next five years, according to the 12th annual global automotive survey conducted by KPMG LLP.

Fans of Hollywood actor Heath Ledger light up the internet with humble tributes on his third death anniversary. 'The Dark Knight' with Ledger playing his penultimate role of Joker is the favorite to watch.

Sacha Baron Cohen is set to play a fictional dictator in a movie inspired by a novel written by Saddam Hussein. 'The Dictator' will release in May 2012.

President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night will touch upon steps needed to grow the economy, private job creation and reducing government spending, a White House spokesman said.

I was shocked when Google ousted Eric Schmidt from his CEO position. However, the reason that I didn't understand this move is the same reason that typical CEOs like Eric Schmidt can't thrive at consumer tech companies.

Controversial, colorful politicians like Silvio Berlusconi are a dying breed.

World powers failed to prise any change from Iran in two days of talks on its nuclear program, with the EU and United States calling the discussions disappointing and saying no further meetings were planned.

Chinese President Hu Jintao headed home on Friday after a U.S. visit both sides declared a success, but which left questions over how the world's top two economic powers will manage future frictions.

2011 will mark 40 years since the United States' government finally stopped redeeming its dollars for gold. That ended over 250 years of formal gold backing for the West's dominant currencies. It also took the entire world off precious-metal money for the first time in 5,000 years of civilization.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) Chief Executive Vikram Pandit got a $1,749,999 raise on Friday.Pandit pledged in 2009 to receive an annual salary of $1 until the struggling Citigroup returned to sustained profitability.

A group of for-profit schools sued the U.S. government on Friday, seeking to overturn three rules that are part of a federal crackdown on the sector.

Holly Lahti, a 29-year-old mother of two from Idaho, who was in news for winning the Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, is under scanner again over her estranged husband who was arrested more than a dozen times for drug possession, buying alcohol for a minor.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill have unveiled six potential demographic trends that reveal greater diversity in age, gender, race and ethnicity.

US citizens are urged to avoid any “unessential” travel to the Caribbean country Haiti because of the high crime rate and recent cholera outbreak, the US state department warned in a travel advisory.

Infowars. com is fueling a campaign called 'V for Victory, 'You are the Resistance', to counter 'If You See Something, Say Something' initiative of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

U.S. securities regulators recommended a new uniform fiduciary standard on Friday for broker-dealers and investment advisers that would require them to put their retail customers' best interests first.