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Shares of struggling video game publisher THQ (Nasdaq: THQI) dropped by nearly half following a weak quarterly report.

A disturbed man reportedly entered his place of work and shot four individuals before taking his own life.

Strong Japanese yen claims another domestic export-oriented business: Suzuki Motor Corp.

The legal teams of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have deployed thousands of lawyers at voting precincts in Virginia, Ohio, Florida and other swing states for Election Day 2012.

Many freebies are available on Election Day. Here's a list of free stuff you can score for voting in the 2012 presidential election.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has been selling the iPhone 5 with the new A6 processor since Sept. 21. It may stop buying from Intel.

Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is expected to post strong profit in the third quarter thanks to a resurgence in the "World of Warcraft" user base and strong expectations for its "Skylanders" and "Call of Duty" franchises.

After deliberating for two days, a jury on Monday found Lyn Vijayendran, 36, guilty of failing to report suspected sexual abuse of a child by a teacher.

Japanese automaker Suzuki announced Tuesday that it is halting the sale of cars in the U.S. and plans to exit the market as the company's U.S. arm American Suzuki Motor Corp plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in California.

The sequel series "Girl Meets World" is expected to follow Cory and Topanga's teenage daughter.

While Octomom Nadya Suleman is in rehab for a prescription drug addiction, her eldest son is facing his own problems. Suleman's son, Elijah, has filed a restraining order against the family's former nanny.

HubSpot, developer of so-called “all in one” marketing software used by 8,000 companies, raised $35 million in new venture capital.

Retailers forecast higher holiday sales as a flurry of new touch-screen toys were released just in time to stuff those Christmas stockings.

Sheryl Sandberg, COO and director of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), joined the parade of insiders who have cashed in on the company's public status.

The practice echoes that of fellow American companies Starbucks, Amazon and Google.

After a long search for the winner of a $23 million jackpot in the California Lottery, the winner has turned out to be a 69-year-old disabled grandmother from Palmdale, Calif.

The winner of a $23 million lottery ticket forgot she had won the ticket and left it in her car, the California lottery said Friday.

The singer for the heavy metal band Suicide Silence was killed just hours after celebrating Halloween with friends, when Mitch Lucker died from injuries that came from a motorcycle accident.

Shares of Netflix Inc. (NFLX) eased slightly Thursday, a day after activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed he had acquired a near-10 percent stake.

A 12-year-old boy stands on trial after allegedly murdering his neo-Nazi father.