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Apple made history Monday as shares of the world’s most valuable company exceeded $500 for the first time. They closed at a record $502.60.

A Belgian court has ruled that Tintin in the Congo does not break racism laws and therefore will not be banned in the country

Seven members of a Christian militia group called the Hutaree began standing trial Monday on charges of plotting a violent rebellion. What is the Hutaree, and what are its members accused of doing?

Attending international trade shows in 2012 can be a great way to market one’s products and services to an international audience, especially for U.S. and Western businesses.

There is another element to this ongoing drama – Greece’s resentment of Western Europe and the feeling that Greeks don’t feel like they are a part of Europe.

Lower value of the United States government's stock in General Motors Co. and American International Group will dump $21 billion more on the 2013 budget President Barack Obama released on Monday.

The UN General Assembly is convening an emergency meeting in New York on Monday.

Deere & Co., the world's largest maker of farm tractors and combines, is expected to report strong fiscal first quarter results as U.S. farmers flush with cash update aging fleets and Deere's products gain greater acceptance in Brazil.

Feb 13 - The confluence of widespread deleveraging among European banks and a significant wall of debt maturities that must be refinanced is creating a rising tide of distressed credit opportunities for U.S. alternative investors. However, the pace of activity is developing more slowly than anticipated, according to credit investors.

Electric cars, heralded as environmentally friendly, may cause more harm to the environment than their gasoline counterparts.

A U.S. government report on Monday showed farmers in the United States will plant the largest area with corn this spring since World War Two, which could double the razor-thin stocks of this year and help defray costs to consumers and food companies.

Apple Inc said on Monday that a U.S. non-profit labor group has begun an unprecedented inspection of working conditions at its main contract manufacturers, including Foxconn's plants in southern China, as the maker of the IPhone continues to grapple with persistent image problems there.

Stocks rose Monday, led by banks after Greece's parliament approved strict financial reforms needed to obtain an international bailout package.

Billionaire investor George Soros attributed the nation's favorable economic outlook to the nation's shale resources in a weekend interview.

Given that gold, U.S. bonds and the U.S. dollar remain safe havens during times of uncertainty, they cannot be ignored.

After half a century since the Beach Boys debuted in 1961, the band's three surviving original members took the stage at the Grammys on Sunday to play Good Vibrations, a song that revolutionized pop music in its experimentation, and signaled that the boys behind Surfin' USA and I Get Around had grown up and were getting groovy.

The fanzine Red Issue was distributed before United's game against Liverpool before police put a stop to it.

Trying to forecast world oil demand growth is a tricky job at the best of times. This year abnormal levels of uncertainty about the global economy are making the job even more difficult.

Nearly half of cash-back cards, or 48 percent, paid 1 percent cash back from the first dollar of spending, up 44 percent last year, according to a credit card study conducted by Bankrate.com. Fourteen percent of cash-back cards paid more than 1 percent.

Ray J made his first public appearance since the news of Whitney Houston's death on Saturday afternoon. Ray J sought solace in sister Brandy, whose birthday just so happened to be the same day as Houston's passing. The singer went to Brandy's side to celebrate her 33rd birthday and mourn the death of his former girlfriend, Houston.

AT&T has already begun throttling unlimited plan owners who use more than two gigabytes of data per month, but only if those people are in an area where data usage is heaviest on the AT&T network, The Associated Press reported Monday.