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Monster Worldwide Inc Chief Executive Sal Iannuzzi told investors on Thursday that the operator of the job-search website was considering all strategic alternatives, sending the company's shares up more than 17 percent.

Gone are the days when Internet users had no problem waiting minutes for a website to load. Now, waiting considerably less than that can aggravates a user to simply exit and visit another Web site, according to Google engineers.

Stocks ticked lower in early trading on Friday in a light day on the economic calendar, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were on track to close their eighth positive week in the last nine.

Steve Novak says the Knicks players can't sleep at night because of the adrenaline at the Garden.

Yelp, the San Francisco-based review website, raised $107 million in its initial public offering and priced its shares $1 above prior expectations.

In the midst of trying to dispel pregnancy rumors, Snooki, who could possibly be pregnant, was spotted shopping in Jersey City on Thursday wearing a baggy shirt.

The U.S. and Israeli leaders will try to sort out their differences over what Washington fears could be an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites. With the U.S. presidential election just eight months away, Obama's Republican foes have been quick to paint him as tough on Israel and soft on Iran.

With the phrases Sexiest Man Alive and Most Eligible Bachelor, only one name comes to mind, George Clooney. The Oscar winning actor has been linked to one beautiful girl after another, but that doesn't stop pesky rumors of his sexuality. Clooney, a campaigner for the legalization of same-sex marriage in the U.S., has had the rumor mill running for a long time, but the actor says the rumors only amuse him.

As Apple gearing up for the release of its next generation iPhone, presumably named the iPhone 5, amazing hype surrounds the smartphone with rumors confounding customers about when the device will finally be launched and what the features will be on board.

A New York woman, who lives in a 34-room mansion, has been arrested for keeping an illegal immigrant as a servant who was made to work 17 hours a day, seven days a week and was paid about 85 cents an hour.

Oil prices fell Friday following the confirmation from Saudi Arabia denying the pipeline explosion in the Kingdom.

Yelp Inc, the online reviews service, has priced its initial public offering at $15 per share, which is above its expected range of $12 to $14.

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) explores around two hundred works of art in a new exhibition titled The Steins Collect to demonstrate the significant impact the Steins' patronage had on the artists of their day and the way in which the family disseminated a new standard of taste for modern art.

Brazilian model and former Victoria's Secret angel, Gisele Bundchen is the new face of Versace Spring Summer campaign featuring a series of glamorous shots for the Italian label.

Jeremy Lin has a challenge ahead of him.

Janus Capital Group cut the pay of its chief executive sharply last year and put new compensation guidelines in place after it lost a shareholder "Say on Pay" vote, the Denver asset manager said in a proxy filing on Thursday.

A reported explosion on a Saudi Arabian pipeline sent crude prices soaring above $110 a barrel Thursday.

Daniel Bongino likes his chances in the notoriously blue-state of Maryland.

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to fall off of Dwight Howard's radar as the March 15 NBA trade deadline approaches.

Dwight Howard trade rumors today focused on the center reportedly asking the Orlando Magic to acquire point guard Steve Nash

Gold rose 1.5 percent on Thursday, rebounding above $1,700 an ounceas the previous session's 5 percent plunge induced investors to buy at lower prices on hopes the tumble was a healthy correction rather than the start of a bear market.