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The risk-on sentiment ginned up by the kindness of western central banks plus the first quarter's good weather, which pulled forward consumer spending and construction activity, is fading.

Fighters from Ansar al-Sharia were beaten back by Yemeni troops and aircraft. The attacks came a day after the group again called for the government to free 600 militants in exchange for 73 Yemeni soldiers.

Carl Icahn sued Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc to block enforcement of a bylaw that prevents the billionaire investor from launching a proxy fight that could lead to a sale of the maker of diabetes drugs.

Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren raised more than twice as much between January and March as her opponent, incumbent Republican Scott Brown.

Maryland officials have put a bounty on the snakehead, also know as the fish from hell, in an aim to save eco-systems from being devastated.

The rumors are flying that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are dating. While Kardashian and West have remained mum on the situation, only saying that they are friends, the two were spotted out on numerous occasions while Kardashian was in New York last week.

European private equity funds raised 82 percent more capital in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year, according to Dow Jones LP Source, a research service for the industry.

Stocks fell on Monday but pulled off their lows by mid-session, suggesting the market is shrugging off the weaker-than-expected jobs data that pushed major indexes down more than 1 percent earlier.

The Titanic Memorial Cruise departed Southampton on Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the storied ship's first and last journey.

Earlier this week, the online streaming media company, Netflix, filed a statement with the federal government to create it's very own political action committee: FLIXPAC. The new PAC will allow Netflix to directly contribute to federal campaigns, thus boosting the media company's Washington profile. More specifically, A PAC can give $5,000 to a candidate per election (primary, general or special) and up to $15,000 annually to a national political party.

Fears of a partial breakup of the euro zone are already causing deposit flight from banks in Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain said Jens Nordvig, head of fixed-income research at Nomura Holdings.

James O'Keefe released a video on Monday showing just how easy it is to commit voter fraud in Washington, D.C. But critics argue that stronger ID requirements at the ballot box would be detrimental to the democratic process.

Healthcare costs related to obesity total more than $190 billion is spent annually - - more than double previous estimates, according to a new study.

Former KGB chief Leonid Tibilov was named the president of South Ossetia, a breakaway republic within the nation of Georgia, on Sunday.

President Obama will host Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Monday in an effort to strengthen ties between two of the world's largest economies.

Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Monday after a much weaker-than-expected report on March U.S. job creation last week.

Damon Albarn says that future projects with Blur and Gorillaz is unlikely.

North Korea is preparing to conduct a third nuclear test at the same site where it had carried out its two previous tests say reports from South Korean media. The news further complicated an already tense situation in the Korean peninsula, following the North's decision to go ahead with its controversial rocket launch plan.

The telecom giant and the Communications Workers of America, representing about 40,000 employees, extended contract negotiations Sunday after failing to reach an agreement ahead of a strike deadline.

Major stock indexes fell more than 1 percent in early trading on Monday, weighed by growth-related sectors, after last week's much weaker-than-expected report on March U.S. job creation.

Gold prices rose more than 1 percent on Monday, recovering from last week's hefty drop after disappointing U.S. jobs data revived hopes for fresh monetary easing and a spike in Chinese inflation boosted appetite for the metal.