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China's version of Cyber Monday resulted in sales of more than $3 billion. However, the record-breaking sales have created chaos among delivery companies and post offices unable to keep up with consumers.

Ford reported that consumers have continued to gravitate to the Dearborn-based company's fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles.

Denny's, the 24-hour American diner, opened a new wedding chapel restaurant on Thursday in Las Vegas.

November U.S. vehicle sales are estimated to have risen by about 12.7 percent over last year.

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Dell, Rio Tinto, Boston Scientific, Facebook, Dynavax Technologies, Research In Motion and Bankrate Inc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open Monday ahead of the release of the Institute of Supply Management’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index.

During a panel discussion at the Hack in the Box conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia just over a month ago, hackers including @pod2g, @planetbeing, MuscleNerd and mdowd talked about some interesting stuff related to iOS 6 untethered jailbreak. Read on for more details.

Crude oil prices advanced in Asia Monday as sentiment was buoyed after reports indicated a pick-up in China's manufacturing activity in November.

Asian stock markets mostly advanced Monday after the official data showed that Chinese manufacturing activity expanded for the second straight month in November.

China surpassed the U.S. as a trading partner in many places around the world in the short span of five years, according to an analysis of trade data conducted by the Associated Press.

The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund rose 21.81 percent, while the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund fell 1.83 percent.

Stock markets in Asia are expected to begin the week on a positive note after the official data showed that Chinese manufacturing activity grew for the second straight month in November.

Almost one-half of all online users consider social-media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to be uncivil forms of communication.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc, Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc, China Auto Logistics Inc, Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc and Myriad Genetics Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Wednesday were Multimedia Games Holding Company Inc, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc, Angie's List Inc and Codexis Inc.

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Most of the Asian markets rose in the week as investor sentiment was lifted after the euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund reached a deal on financing the next tranche of the bailout package to Greece.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were Cooper Industries, HFF, Geo Group, Heckmann and Summit Hotel Properties. The top after-market NYSE losers were Burger King Worldwide, GFI Group, MEMC Electronic Materials, Eaton Corp and Precision Drilling Corp.

Lindsay Lohan is allegedly drinking two liters of vodka a day.

China is looking to develop Shanghai into a major gold trading center.

Jeff Zucker, the former president of NBCUniversal, will take over as president of CNN Worldwide in January. Can he turn the struggling cable news network around?

The latest in the ongoing saga of the Best Buy takeover quest: Schulze's partners are reportedly seeking a larger stake.

Uganda was once Africa's greatest success story in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but a recent rise in infections calls for a new plan.

The football game between Army and Navy has a century-long tradition, and with such a storied rivalry between the two, pranks are common. This year's prank involved Bill the Goat, Navy's mascot, being kidnapped and left in front of the Pentagon.

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) and Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) have revised their close partnership that has granted the struggling game developer a privileged position on the social network.

Before the Thursday's vote on the status of the Palestinian Territories at the U.N., Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor asserted that such an upgrade would stall the peace process even further.

The UK abstained from voting in Thursday's vote on the status of Palestine, and U.N. Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant explained why.

Tellabs Inc, St. Jude Medical, Alcatel Lucent, Zynga, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Groupon, Nexstar Broadcasting Group and ArcelorMittal are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Friday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Friday ahead of the personal income and spending data for October to be released by the Commerce Department.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were Christopher & Banks, SuperValu, Regal Entertainment, FutureFuel Corp and Accuride Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Yum Brands, Youku Tudou, Hertz Global Holdings, Inphi Corp and Celanese Corp.