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Talks to modernize India's financial sector and allow major retailers like Wal-Mart into the country's vast consumer market opened on Tuesday between top U.S. and Indian financial officials.

Facebook users spend 700 billion minutes per month accounting for a quarter of the World’s total web traffic.In spite of that, most of them have not explored beyond the communicating and sharing features.

At a time when laptops are in an identity crisis, Apple is hitching its wagon to the refreshed MacBook Air. Rumor mills say a new version of the light-weight notebook will come equipped with the Mac OS X, or Lion, Intel's Sandy Bridge processor and Thunderbolt fast connection interface. By beefing up its ultra thin notebook, which has sold millions of units, Apple cold be pre-empting a threat posed by the likes of Intel's upcoming 'Ultrabook' which seek to build a bridge between the ...

Apple iPhone fans are now faced with a dilemma as Verizon is saying goodbye to their unlimited data plan - is it better to buy an iPhone 4 now with unlimited data plan, or is it better to wait for iPhone 5 and be on a limited plan?

Big-box retailers Wal-Mart Stores and Kmart, pioneers in the push to cut consumer prices for generic drugs, have been raising prices for the most popular brand-name diabetes drugs, according to a new study.

Amazon.com got big, fast on the heels of sales tax breaks in most states in the U.S. That may be ending in more states soon, threatening the company's sales and earnings.

Some companies will win, some companies will lose as growth slows in the American economy and inflation rises. Here's a list of five winners, and five losers.

The author of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling has joined the 21st century with the announcement of new interactive online website Pottermore. The website will be exclusive seller of ebooks of her iconic Harry Potter series from October onwards, Rowling said Thursday.

Direct e-book publishing by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling takes out traditional and new economy book companies.

There are two devices getting much hype even before their release. Apple's next generation iPhone - iPhone 5 - and Google Nexus 4G.

The mysterious new website Pottermore.com appeared last week, driving the Harry Potter fans into a swirl of speculations and excitement over the new project by J.K. Rowling.

Best Buy to use cash hordes no longer needed to repurchase $5 billion in stock. The company increases its quarterly dividend 7%. Best Buy will reduce square footage in its big box stores over the next five years.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: FriendFinder Networks, Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Travelzoo, F5 Networks, and SBA Communications. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Adobe Systems, Volcom, Unilife, Cree, Logitech International, Research In Motion, and Apple.

Dr. Linda Henman, for more than 30 years, has helped military organizations, family owned businesses, and Fortune 500 companies define their direction and select the best people to put their strategies in motion.

Huwai just introduced the first Android 3.2 tablet—the 7-inch MediaPad, in Singapore with CommunicAsia being the launchpad for the device.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is relieved after the US Supreme Court blocked a gigantic class action lawsuit against the retailer from being certified.

Looks like Trump and Campanella are about to be neighbors!

The best songs about fashion.

PNC Financial Services Group Inc said it plans to buy Royal Bank of Canada's U.S. retail bank operations for $3.45 billion in cash and stock, allowing PNC to expand in the U.S. Southeast.

Pittsburg based PNC, a Financial Services Group Inc. confirmed its acquisition of Royal Bank of Canada's U.S. South eastern retail operation for $3.45 billion.

A 7-inch Android-based tablet PC, the MediaPad was unveiled by China Huawei technologies in Singapore on Monday.