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Shares of microprocessor leaders Intel and Advanced Micro Devices both surged more than five percent in Wednesday’s advance despite slowing sales of PCs.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economic activity increased at a slow to moderate pace in 11 of the 12 Fed districts. St. Louis reported a decline.

The city of Boston filed a pleading arguing Occupy Boston protesters do not have the right to live on public property the morning after demonstrators in Los Angeles and Philadelphia were evicted from their camps.

Arriving in Myanmar on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton became the first United States Secretary of State in more than 50 years to visit the country, also known as Burma.

Midtown Manhattan is expected to be filled with horrendous traffic as President Obama's trip to New York coincides with the star-studded annual Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center.

Leon Cooperman sent a straightforward and scathing letter to President Obama Monday calling for reform and more accountability from President Obama calling for reform and more accountability from the administration.

Central bank action on Wednesday to ease severe funding strains for the world's private sector banks may help cushion a brewing global credit crunch but it only buys some wiggle room for governments trying to resolve the euro debt crisis and keep banks lending.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein may be asked to testify in a market regulator's insider-trading case against a former director of the Wall Street bank, a judge ruled.

Dr. Drew calls out Kim Kardashian on his show, saying the reality star committed domestic violence against Kris Humphries as seen in footage from the premiere of Kourntey and Kim Take New York.

Student filmmakers hoping to graduate into the movie industry have a new opportunity, courtesy of online distribution platform SeeFlik.

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick seemed to be treading dangerous relationship waters in the Season 2 premiere of Kourtney & Kim Take New York. The pair made a point of checking out two separate bedrooms in their new home in New York. Despite rumors of trouble, the Kardashian and Disick announced Wednesday that they are expecting a second baby.

The Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony is set to take place Wednesday night in New York City, featuring performances by Justin Bieber and the Rockettes.

The family of Huguette Clark, the copper heiress who amassed a $400 million, has launched a legal battle over her estate and fortune after a two wills were discovered.

Police are investigating the death of a newborn baby that was tossed aside like garbage in a Washington Heights alley on Tuesday.

Startup cloud-computing company posts online ad for $10 groupies to promote brand at upcoming convention.

Dateline Yale--$40,000 a year, two-drink minimum. Yep, the prestigious gateway to the CIA, a career as a thespian and the U.S. Presidency for Both Bush, father and son, and Clinton, now offers a course on New York nightlife. College is a fine time to party, and I support a liberal amount of irrational exuberance mixed in with cramming for grades, but somehow, in these difficult economic times, I find a college course about the history of partying a bit...disconcerting.

Dateline Yale--$40,000 a year, two-drink minimum. Yep, the prestigious gateway to the CIA, a career as a thespian and the U.S. Presidency for Both Bush, father and son, and Clinton, now offers a course on New York nightlife. College is a fine time to party, and I support a liberal amount of irrational exuberance mixed in with cramming for grades, but somehow, in these difficult economic times, I find a college course about the history of partying a bit...disconcerting.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett buys newspapers every day, the hometown daily included, but on Wednesday he dispensed with the single-issue price and bought the whole company instead.

Molinari, who has reportedly had a longstanding feud with Republican presidential hopeful New Gingrich, says he might do something when Gingrich holds a town hall meeting in Staten Island this weekend.

Professional basketball player turned Victoria's Secret supermodel, Elsa Hosk, discussed with Fashionista her athletic past and her modeling future.

Here is a list of the top saddest cities in America, calculated and compiled by Men's Health magazine.