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Crude oil futures rallied during Asian trading hours Friday after European Union leaders agreed on support for Spain and Italy.

USA Basketball announced Thursday that Dwyane Wade will miss the Olympics to have surgery on his knee.

Wimbledon 2012 may have its fair share of beauties (think Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, or Petra Cetkovska), but all eyes were on Ms. Pippa Middleton when she arrived at the London courts. The sister of the Duchess of Cambridge's style has pushed her to the ranks of a pseudo-royal, even though her bloodline might not show it.

A Kentucky father, Kenneth Robinson, was arrested after he left his 2-year-old son in the back of a car during the brutal heat while he was at work.

NBC is streaming the London Olympics for the first time ever.

According to latest reports, some big names remain on Chelsea's wanted list this summer.

David Beckham was left off the English Olympic squad.

LiveDeal, Orexigen Therapeutics, Lincare Holdings, Synta Pharmaceuticals, Barclays, JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Thursday.

U.S. stock index futures declined Thursday morning, pointing to a lower opening on Wall Street ahead of a decisive European Union summit in Brussels, where EU leaders will meet to tackle the euro zone debt crisis head on. The summit will take place June 28-29.

European markets rose Thursday following encouraging data from the U.S., but investors remain watchful ahead of the European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, where leaders will discuss tackling the EU debt crisis with concrete measures

Barclays Plc (NYSE: BCS) agreed Wednesday to pay $453 million in fines to settle claims made by U.S. and UK. bank regulators and law enforcement agencies for the bank's alleged involvement in a scheme to manipulate two global benchmark interest rates.

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Moving away from the search paradigm and toward one of exploration, Airbnb hopes to make its revamped website more like the travel experience itself.

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?The time has come to do something more drastic toward economic transformation and freedom,? Zuma said.

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is returning to China, but this time the world's largest electronics retailer is returning as a smaller version of its previous self.

R&B star Chris Brown isn?t feeling too good about the brawl between himself and hip-hop sensation Drake, which left bystanders such as sports celebrity Tony Parker injured.

For Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice, wearing a swimsuit is not just work but also a hobby, as the Australian who will compete in the 2012 Olympics tweeted a photo of herself wearing a swimsuit many have criticized as too racy. View the slideshow to see photos of Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice.

With the official start date of the London 2012 Olympics now just one month away, some Londoners are questioning whether the Games are worth all the trouble ? and they?ve good reason for concern.

The board of News Corp. (NYSE: NWSA) planned to meet Wednesday to consider splitting the global media giant into two entities, rumors of which move have lifted the New York-based company's shares more than 6 percent this week.

U.S. stock index futures point to slightly lower opening Wednesday as investor sentiment is weighed down by the concerns of debt crisis looming over the euro zone.