UNITED STATES

Gold prices rose 1.5 percent near a closely watched level Tuesday to a three-week high as the dollar weakened and stocks rallied.

Executives met over 60 times at luxury hotels to fix prices of liquid crystal display panels, a conspiracy which illegally cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars, a U.S. prosecutor said in court on Tuesday.

Mitt Romney is poised for a big win at the New Hampshire 2012 primary. But if he takes the Republican nomination from Ron Paul, Paul's supporters won't be toeing the party line. Numerous voters and supporters are planning on writing in Paul's name on the ballot in November if he fails to secure the GOP nomination.

Consumer Electronics Association CEO Gary Shapiro Tuesday blasted the proposed Stop Online Privacy ACT (SOPA) pending in the U.S. Congress as “terrible,” a “threat to innovation” and potentially destructive legislation.

Wall Street banks lowered their outlook for U.S. economic growth due to concerns over the European debt crisis, oil prices, regulatory uncertainties and continued disarray in Washington, according to a financial industry survey released on Tuesday.

Zardari, the widow of Bhutto, was accused of money-laundering in Switzerland.

The federal government will soon begin selling government-owned foreclosed properties in bulk to investors as rentals, in a new effort to dispose of its growing portfolio of distressed properties.

With voting underway in the second contest of the 2012 Republican primary season, Mitt Romney is expected to win easily -- but interviews with voters in New Hampshire's largest city show that his opponents are making headway, especially among people whose primary concern is not the economy.

Executives met over 60 times at luxury hotels to fix prices of liquid crystal display panels, a conspiracy which illegally cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars, a U.S. prosecutor said in court on Tuesday.

Stocks climbed to a five-month high on Tuesday after trade data showed strong Chinese demand for metals and a bullish forecast by aluminum company Alcoa pointed to a stronger global economy.

Buick, a GM brand, developed the new Encore to compete at a more upscale level than the Toyota RAV 4 or the Honda CR-V. Buick did not announce pricing for the Encore, but it is expected to be comparable with class products including the Audi Q3 and the BMW X1.

Already, Hyundai is selling all the Elantra's it can make, said John Krafcik, the company's North American CEO. But that doesn't mean Hyundai won't leverage the Elantra's Car of the Year award to the benefit of the brand. Krafcik said it's an overall boost to the company's image with consumers, particularly in the small-car segment revealing that Hyundai has top of the line products.

Two foreign citizens who reside legally in the U.S. failed in their attempt to overturn a ban on political spending from non-citizens on free speech grounds.

If the current Republican primary has taught us anything, having rich supporters with high incomes has become the difference between first and fifth place. Thank the Supreme Court. Its controversial Citizens United decision has prolonged the shelf life of candidates that once would have been long dead. Ask Newt Gingrich.

European shares hit a one-week closing high on Tuesday after encouraging comments from some leading U.S. companies and hopes for more policy easing in China gave cyclical stocks a boost, with autos and miners among the top sectoral gainers.

Asus decided to begin rolling out software updates for the Eee Pad Transformer Prime even though the update was scheduled for Jan.12 anyway. Asus made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Jan. 9, where they also announced an updated version of the Prime with better resolution and improved GPS signal.

The TSA wants to make one thing very clear: newfangled cupcakes in a jar are not OK!

Gold rose towards $1,640 an ounce on Tuesday and other precious metals rallied, with a rebound in the euro versus the dollar making dollar-priced assets more attractive to holders of other currencies, and after bullion breached a key chart level.

Regarding its banking system, the United States has now experienced its third generation of "heads the banks win, tails the taxpayer and the public loses.” Is there a better way? Is it possible to create a bank that serves the people of the United States?

Novartis Consumer Health Inc. on Sunday, voluntarily recalled Excedrin and NoDoz products in the United States because they may contain some stray tablets, capsules caplets from other Novartis products. There may also be some broken or chipped tablets inside the packages.

Dictator buddies President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela met to discuss serious matters on Monday, but they lightened up the conversation with jokes about having a “big atomic bomb” at their disposal.