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On Tuesday, CNBC reported that Facebook's IPO may occur in the first quarter of 2012. The valuation could exceed $100 billion.

The British government announced that Scotland will soon be allowed to issue its own sovereign bonds – guaranteed by Scotland itself, and not the UK government.

Amid rumors of Pippa Middleton spltting with her boyfriend of over a year, Alex Loudon, she was seen last Wednesday having dinner in central London with George Percy.

Up to 20,000 postal workers in Britain are likely to lose their jobs after the Royal Mail posted a £120-million loss in its letters and parcels business largely as a result of more people abandoning the system in favor of internet communications.

Major economies, with the exception of the United States, are losing momentum as the outlook for growth worsens in European and developing countries, the OECD's leading indicator for April showed on Tuesday.

Apple has released unlocked iPhone 4 (16GB) for GSM customers for $650.

The world’s second richest man, Bill Gates, hums the Bruno Mars song “I wanna be a billionaire so freakin bad” to himself and knows some Lady Gaga songs. Know the 5 facts Gates revealed during an interview.

When it comes to fashion, elegance and grace, Britain's royal favorite and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton never fails to impress her admirers.

The Palo Alto, California-based social network's growth is slowing and it suffered major traffic drops in the United States and Canada last month, said Inside Facebook, which closely tracks Facebook's developments and trends.

Membership for Facebook drops in the U.S., while it grows in markets like Mexico and India.

Liz Henry a blogging veteran who says she has uncovered several sockpuppets like Tom MacMaster's in her career, was instrumental in uncovering the Amina hoax and quite possibly pushing MacMaster to post an apology to the people Amina's words effected.

AUCKLAND -- Neither formal business text nor magazine, it is actually a joyous combination of both, Jonathan Rice writes of Nicholas Beames' new book, which he says contains genuinely useful advice.

Three days of royal fashion

Kate stole the show with her hat, once again.

Kate wears the same coat she wore to a wedding earlier this year.

Britain will witness the biggest strikes by public sector workers in decades if the government does not relent on its scheme to reform pension plans, cut jobs and reduce salaries, UK unions have warned.

The rocker/actress lets it all hang out.

The new chief executive of bailed out British bank Lloyds Banking Group (NYSE: LYG) is planning to cut another 15,000 jobs, on top of the 28,000 positions the bank has already eliminated since it merged with HBOS in early 2009.

Reports claim that Pippa Middleton is once again single.

Looking to bring down the average age of his Chelsea squad, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is prepared to spend lavishly on promising youngster in this transfer season.

The Duchess of Cambridge wowed crowds with a stylish hat