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Palladium prices are set to soar this year, buoyed by high levels of speculative buying, unwavering industrial demand and the general upward price pressure commodity metals are seeing in a zero-interest rate environment, according to a report issued Thursday.

The convicted sex offender and child killer was executed Wednesday for the murder of 10-month-old Karlos Borja, but Hernandez's death is really making headlines for his last words: a shout-out to his favorite football team. Read ten of the most unusual last words said by the condemned, from jokes about their impending execution to belligerent demands for different food and threats to return with the Rapture.

Union workers held a general 24 hour strike across Spain Thursday to protest austerity cuts, labor reforms, and its record 23 percent unemployment rate.

We want to correct the myth that there is, or could be, a shortage, Ali al-Naimi wrote, noting fears of a global oil shortage. It is an irrational fear, a fear without basis.

Hall of Fame center and New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing wants to be a head coach someday. But just because Ewing played in the Big Apple, and the Knicks haven't officially given Mike Woodson the job, doesn't mean Ewing will end up coaching there.

Patrick Ewing and Jeff Van Gundy may be gunning to coach the Knicks next season.

A class action lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction against the military detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act will be heard in a New York federal court.

What if the Unites States (a much larger and more powerful nation than Greece) were to face a similar crisis as the Greeks?

Shares of AOL (NYSE: AOL), the seventh most-visited website, have gained nearly 7 percent this week after the company said a patent sale is an option to increase shareholder value.

Wall Street was set for a third day of losses Thursday as jobless claims data failed to meet heightened market expectations, leaving investors to wonder if the economy can sustain a rally.

Although The Hunger Games movie was a huge box office success, racist comments pertaining to the character of Rue as well as criticism over Jennifer Lawrence's too curvy figure have flooded the Internet and sullied the artistic endeavor attempted by the film.

The ‘Material Girl’, Madonna, has decided to sell her Beverly Hills mansion, which she bought in 2003 for a cool $12 million.

A police video showing Trayvon Martin's killer, George Zimmerman, has surfaced, contradicting claims and police reports from the night of the killing.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were: Cleantech Solutions International, Loral Space & Communications, Ultra Clean Holdings, Charming Shoppes, Horizon Pharma and QuickLogic Corp. The top after-market NASDAQ losers were: Central European Distribution, Saba Software, Oncothyreon, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Brightcove Inc and Arena Pharmaceuticals.

Federal authorities filed criminal charges Wednesday against a JetBlue Airways pilot who ranted about religion and the Sept. 11 hijackings and pounded on a locked cockpit door before passengers subdued him in a midair uproar.

Still playing without starters Jeremy Lin and Amare Stoudemire, the New York Knicks beat the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, thanks to high scoring games from Camelo Melo Anthony and Iman Shumpert.

Adrienne Rich, a leading American poet and advocate of women's and gay liberation, died Tuesday at her home in Santa Cruz, Calif., her family said. She was 82.

A finance executive at MF Global Holdings Ltd invoked her right against self-incrimination as lawmakers heard from officials who played critical roles in the final days of the futures brokerage, when a huge and still unexplained shortfall in customer money surfaced.

With all the talk about the Supreme Court case challenging President Barack Obama's health care legislation and the tough beating it took over the past few days, it's hard to sort through the policy and the politics.

Miss Asia Pacific World is a new beauty pageant/model search spotlighting the gorgeous, talented women from all over the world. The U.S. is hosting its own pageant to select a lucky girl to represent the country in the Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 pageant.

A new Tiger Woods-themed porno movie is on the way, and it will feature three of his porn star ex-mistresses.