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Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, Tuesday reported decent second-quarter financials but spooked investors and Silicon Valley with the dreaded news: third-quarter sales will be worse than expected.

Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC), the largest semiconductor manufacturer, beat expectations in the second quarter, but reduced its revenue forecast for the year as China's economy is expected to slow.

Russia has already said it would to veto the resolution, which first proposed by Britain, the United States, France and Germany. China is expected to vote against the draft as well.

With last week's hubbub over Condoleezza Rice as possible veep, you may have missed how a House Republican group took legislative action to increase government subsidies to the one percent.

Chinese fishermen make neighbors angry again -- this time the Russian coast guard, which hit suspected poachers

The New York Knicks have decided that Jeremy Lin's three-year, $25 million contract offer from the Houston Rockets is too rich for them and will let the talented point guard walk, according to multiple reports.

Now that you are starting as the third CEO of Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) in a year, have a seat on the board of directors and are about to run your first company, here are a few things to keep in mind.

Gold prices rose towards $1,600 an ounce on Tuesday in line with the firmer euro as investors awaited a statement from Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke later, after soft U.S. data fuelled talk he may hint at fresh measures to stimulate the economy.

Copper prices have outperformed the overall metals market as traders have closed short selling in expectation of government intervention to boost growth, but the metal may still be slightly overvalued, according to a Monday report by Barclays.

When Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, reports second-quarter results after the market closes on Tuesday, the real numbers investors may await are those in the company's forecast rather than the actual results.

Closely following earlier reports that Syria had started moving some parts of its huge stockpile of chemical weapons out of storage, the most senior Syrian official to defect to the opposition has said that the Syrian regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons in a last-ditch effort at survival.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Tuesday as investor sentiment turned positive on expectations for new U.S. Federal Reserve stimulus measures.

Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday as investor await Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's semi-annual testimony before Congress for hints about further easing.

Crude oil prices slightly advanced Tuesday as investors awaited testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for hints about further easing.

Most European markets rose Tuesday as investors continued to have hopes that the U.S. Federal reserve will announce more stimulus measures to boost the economic growth.

The South China Sea has become Asia's most dangerous flashpoint of conflict. The settlement of the South China Sea dispute will involve compromise and an appreciation of the relative power of the countries involved, says Jeffery Atik, law faculty member at the Loyola law School, Los Angeles.

North Korea appointed Hyon Yong-chol as the vice marshal of the Korean People's Army a day after former army chief and Vice-Marshal Ri Yong-ho was removed from all official posts due to unspecified illness.

Asian markets were rose Tuesday as investors continued to be hopeful that central banks all over the world would soon announce stimulus measures to tackle the weakening global economy.

United customers staged a rebellion in a Shanghai airport after their flight was cancelled again and again. After being scheduled to leave China on Wednesday, customers finally landed in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday morning. Passengers pulled a customer service representative across the counter by his tie.

At least 75,000 protesters took to the streets of Tokyo to protest plans to restart nuclear energy. By Western standards they are exceedingly mild-mannered, but they question they raise is very serious - the word's third-largest economy may depend on it, in fact

The New York Knicks have taken flack from many hometown fans for most likely planning to let Jeremy Lin and Linsanity go to the Houston Rockets. Here's why it is a smart move for the Knicks.