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Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday that France and Germany had agreed to boost a euro zone financial rescue fund to two trillion euros ($2.76 trillion), pushing U.S. stocks and the euro higher despite doubts about whether there was such an agreement.

Stress and anxiety may often cause pain in your stomach, according to reports. There are many types of meditation and relaxation techniques that have meditation components that don't result in people having to resort to a number of costly methods to fight stress and anxiety.

Apple Inc reported a rare miss in quarterly results after sales of its flagship iPhone fell well short of Wall Street expectations, hammering its shares.

Apple Inc once more faces lofty expectations after smashing iPhone sales records, but Wall Street remains confident the world's largest technology company will deliver another bumper quarter.

Apple Inc plans to shutter U.S. retail stores for several hours on Wednesday so employees can take part in a company-wide celebration of co-founder Steve Jobs' life, a person familiar with the celebration said.

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee The U.S. economy is unlikely to slip back into recession, and an improvement in recent indicators has been encouraging, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Tuesday.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's bonuses are set to drop at least 20 percent this year and experts warn plunging revenue could push pay for the year even lower.

Members of American's AAdvantage and Etihad Guest frequent flyer program can now redeem miles on eligible flights from both carriers

Yahoo Inc's net revenue and profit slipped in the third quarter, as the Internet company struggled to revive its online advertising business.

The Femme Fatale pop star dropped her latest video Monday night, according to the singer's Twitter account.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday central banks may need to use monetary policy to combat asset bubbles, although regulation should be a first line of defense.

Orbitz was fined $60,000 by the Department of Transportation for using deceptive pricing in advertising.

While the head of El Paso Pipeline Partners plans to step down after his company is acquired by Kinder Morgan, he won't go home empty handed.

Stocks surged late in trading on Tuesday as buyers latched onto another report of agreements to strengthen the euro zone's rescue fund to bid up stocks aggressively.

The California State Treasurer's decision last week to shut down its adviser-sold 529 plan is the latest evidence that the once popular option is losing ground, experts say.

Harry Belafonte, dignified and well-respected actor and singer claims he was meditating although, to Eyewitness News TV anchors, it appeared Belafonte may have fallen asleep instead of promoting his new memoir, My Song.

The silent film The Artist, Roman Polanski's Carnage, the sexually charged Shame and the Michelle Williams vehicle My Week With Marilyn will be among the centerpiece galas at the AFI Fest 2011 in Hollywood, festival organizers announced on Tuesday.

Here's a fresh young twist on the topic of ageism in Hollywood -- an actress has filed a $1 million lawsuit against show-business database IMDb and its owner, Amazon.com, because IMDb revealed her true age.

Quick: name any reality TV family that has emerged from the genre not only unscathed, but actually better for having bared their lives on TV.

At this point, if someone tells you a joke that starts, So, Shia LaBeouf walks into a bar, you can pretty much figure out the punchline.

Kenyan officials visited Somalia today to attempt to calm fears after last week's incursion into Somalian territory.

U.S. wholesale prices rose at their fastest pace in five months in September as the cost of gasoline surged, but a small gain in core prices suggested the price pressure was unlikely to be sustained.

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France and Germany have agreed to boost a euro zone financial rescue fund to two trillion euros ($2.76 trillion), part of a plan to resolve the bloc's debt crisis that should win support at Sunday's EU crisis summit, Britain's Guardian newspaper said on Tuesday.

Stocks surged late in trading on Tuesday as buyers latched onto another report of agreements to strengthen the euro zone's rescue fund to bid up stocks aggressively.

France and Germany have agreed to boost a euro zone financial rescue fund to two trillion euros ($2.76 trillion) as part of a plan to resolve the bloc's debt crisis that should win support at Sunday's EU crisis summit, Britain's Guardian newspaper said on Tuesday.

Unlikely Republican front-runner Herman Cain faces close scrutiny on Tuesday when the party's hopefuls for president in 2012 debate in a gambling city famed for separating winners from losers.

Half of Americans now support legalizing marijuana use, a record level, amid growing support for decriminalization that could build pressure to eventually change U.S. laws on the drug, a Gallup poll showed on Monday.

Many factors are converging to create additional risk for owners of California nuclear plants during the relicensing process, according to an article published today on RatingsDirect on the Global Credit Portal. The Ground Shaking Reality For California's Nuclear Power notes that, in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, California is likely to carefully evaluate relicensing its two nuclear power plants.