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The website Mitt Romney had prepared to go live after winning the presidential election on Tuesday did so anyway, despite the Republican hopeful's loss.

The Nobel Prize winner says the crisis resulted from past concessions, so Obama shouldn't cut a deal unless he wants it to become the norm.

President Obama cried during a speech to his staffers the morning after his historic re-election

George P. Bush, the nephew of George W. Bush and grandson of George H.W. Bush, has filed paperwork with the Texas Ethics Commission that lays the groundwork for a run at state office.

The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party has the most female delegates in history. Is it a sign of a gender-balanced government?

The first official trailer for "World War Z," the film adaptation of the critically-acclaimed graphic novel series by Max Brooks, has debuted. Watch it here in its entirety.

Signaling China’s intent to take up a more proactive role in international affairs, Beijing mapped out its foreign policy agenda Thursday at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Friday ahead of the Labor Department's import price index and the University of Michigan’s index of consumer sentiment.

Asian stock markets declined Friday as concern over the U.S. fiscal cliff and euro zone debt crisis continued to weigh on the sentiment.

U.S. President Barack Obama was overcome by emotion as he thanked his campaign staff at their Chicago headquarters a day after he won the second term. A video shows the President wiping away tears during the speech.

According to the latest report from by International Data Corporation (IDC), the revenue of the U.S. public IT cloud services is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.5 percent over the forecast period, from $18.5 billion in 2011 to $43.2 billion in 2016.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were Orbitz Worldwide, Lions Gate Entertainment, International Game Technology, Whiting Petroleum and Molycorp Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers were Roundy's, Ion Geophysical, EnergySolutions, Sealy Corp and WhiteWave Foods.

The NRA spent millions targeting Democrats like Barack Obama and Tim Kaine and supporting Republicans like Mitt Romney during the election, though the group's returns were lower than what it hoped for.

The Bank of Korea Friday announced its decision to keep the policy rate at 2.75 percent but the market participants feel that additional stimulus measures are urgently needed to give a boost to the country's weakening economy.

Mark Kelly told Jared Lee Loughner at his sentencing Thursday for shooting Kelly's wife Gabrielle Giffords and others that he had failed.

Asian shares fell further Friday, weighed down by fears of a U.S. recession while Europe still awaits a bailout for Greece.

While the hockey world bashed its head against the wall Thursday with rumors of the NHL lockout coming to an end there were some major sponsors praying for a resolution for a different reason. Beer companies in Canada have reported low profits after the two-month hold up that has seen arenas, bars and grocery stores sell less alcohol to lubricate the game-watching experience.

Going over the cliff could tip the U.S. economy back in to a recession, economists agree.

On Election Day, Mitt Romney said he was so confident he’d only written a victory speech.

Many have hailed the re-election of Barack Obama as a boon to the nation’s rebounding travel and tourism industry.

Verizon has yet to name a release date for its Windows Phone 8 HTC variant, but the carrier has announced that it will feature wireless charging.