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Denver's defensive coordinator met with Oakland on Tuesday.

Yahoo, now under new management, reported mediocre fourth-quarter results Tuesday, with flat earnings of $24 cents a share, with about a 13 percent revenue dip to $1.32 billion.

Stocks edged lower on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 pulling back from a five-day rally, as talks to resolve Greece's debt crisis hit a snag and a number of earnings from blue chips disappointed investors.

Insider Thorsten Heins, the new chief executive at BlackBerry maker RIM, is a surprise choice for those looking for a transformational leader from outside to turn around the Canadian group's fortunes.

The new leader at Research In Motion on Monday dismissed talk of drastic change at the BlackBerry maker, a declaration seized on by impatient investors who say Thorsten Heins has only 12 to 18 months to turn RIM around.

Alabama residents are sifting through the damage left by yesterday's tornadoes, leaving two dead and 100 injured. After meeting with emergency officials, Gov. Robert Bentley declared a state of emergency in all 67 counties as the damage is assessed and emergency workers begin their recovery efforts. Here's a guide for how to prepare for a tornado.

A state of emergency was issued in Birmingham, Ala., Monday, after tornadoes thundered into the area, killing two people and injuring hundreds, said Pat Curry, Jefferson County's chief deputy coroner.

Yahoo, now under new management, is scheduled to report mediocre fourth-quarter results Tuesday, with flat earnings around $24 cents a share, with about a 1 percent revenue dip to $1.19 billion.

Diamondback Capital Management will pay more than $9 million to settle allegations of insider trading at the Stamford, Connecticut-based hedge fund.

Strong storms and possibly tornadoes reportedly killed two in Alabama on Monday, while trapping others in their homes and leaving many across the state without power.

Rising sales of Smoothies and premium coffee likely helped boost the fourth-quarter 2011 earnings of McDonald's, the world's biggest fast-food chain, by 11 percent.

The Orlando center has expressed interest in leaving the team.

Lana Del Rey caused a headline blitz after her horribly-reviewed Saturday Night Live performance. Criticism and critiques flew after she croaked out some shaky octaves on SNL, right before her major-label album debut, Born to Die, on Jan. 31.

Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion dropped another 7 percent in Monday trading despite replacing its co-founding CEOs, bringing in a new chairman and promising change.

Oil and gas producer Apache Corp will buy privately held Cordillera Energy Partners III in a cash-and-stock deal worth $2.85 billion, part of a plan to expand its holdings of energy-rich reserves in the Midwestern United States.

The New York-based company will report its fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday before the market opens.

A series of horrific tornadoes and twisters touched down in the South and Midwest late Sunday night and early Monday morning, claiming the lives of at least two people in Birmingham, Ala.

European shares were flat on Monday morning ahead of a meeting of euro zone financeministers to discuss terms of a Greek debt restructuring deal, with banks rallying on a report about easier capital rules.

Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) said its Co-Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have stepped down. They have been succeeded by Chief Operating Officer Thorsten Heins, as President, CEO and Director of the company, effective immediately.