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A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War was auctioned off to billionaire David Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlyle Group, for over $2,085,000.

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine, Wednesday showed its first tablet, the Nexus 7, priced at $199, as part of its annual Google I/O developers conference.

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is returning to China, but this time the world's largest electronics retailer is returning as a smaller version of its previous self.

Stockton, Calif., will become the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy, which could happen as early as Wednesday, after talks with bondholders and labor unions failed.

The collection of new Saab Automobile AB 9-3, 9-4 and 9-5 cars that have been languishing in U.S. ports following the company's bankruptcy will be liquidated at auction beginning on June 28 with a lot in Newark, N.J.

U.S. pending home sales rose 5.9 percent in May, matching a two-year high, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

It's not turning out to be a good week for Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Over the past few days, the bank has been embroiled in two international scandals and cut by analysts at Goldman Sachs. That follows a month that saw a major credit downgrade, participation in the fumbled IPO of Facebook Inc. and behind-the-scenes grumbling by the FDIC. The bank has lost more than one-third of its market capitalization since late March.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, has won a U.S. district court injunction against its supplier and rival Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930), which should help sales of the iPad.

Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods posted the first gain in three months in May, but economists warn that the May data is not as good as it looks.

In Alabama deaths from lung cancer per 100,000 women increased from 6.9 to 10.7 among the 40 to 44 age group while deaths fell from 6.1 to 2.8 per 100,000 for the same cohort in California.

At least 32,000 Colorado residents have been forced from their homes by a raging firestorm that has spread to 6,200 acres in the Waldo Canyon foothills about 75 miles south of Denver.

It is just amazing how we never learn from other people's mistakes.

U.S. stock index futures point to slightly lower opening Wednesday as investor sentiment is weighed down by the concerns of debt crisis looming over the euro zone.

Asian stock markets mostly advanced Wednesday but gains were capped as investors are opting for caution ahead of the EU summit that begins on Thursday.

After a failed attempt to ban the Samsung Galaxy S3's sales in the U.S., Apple finally has managed to stop sales of its South Korean rival's Galaxy Tab 10.1, deemed by many as the top contender to the iPad.

South Korea announced it will halt imports of Iranian crude oil as the European Union's ban on insuring oil shipments from Iran comes into effect toward the end of the month.

The Spice Girls reunited on Tuesday to discuss Viva Forever, a West End-bound musical that will reportedly showcase a revival their greatest hits. Here are five Spice Girl hits we hope will appear in Viva Forever.

Market data shows the developing world is set to match the First World's rate of consumption of soda and processed food within three decades, a new study says.

Hip-hop superstar Curtis 50 Cent Jackson was injured in a car crash Tuesday morning, according to his publicist. Jackson has since been released from the hospital.

Details of where to watch the second Euro 2012 semifinal.

U.S. car sales are expected to have remained strong in June, maintaining a total seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of around 14 million vehicles, however sales are beginning to slow at the beginning of summer and a return to pre-recession sales levels is not foreseen anytime soon, according to early predictions by analysts at LMC Automotive and Kelley Blue Book.