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Before the Middle East unrest, most people in the West did know too much about the regimes in that region. Now that protests have brought certain regimes to attention, their absurdities are highlighted.

Color, a red-hot tech startup with $41 million in venture capital backing, just launched. It’s available for download for the iPhone and Android at color.com.

US stocks continued to rally on Thursday as investors are shrugging off the bad news and focusing on the positive developments from the US corporate sector.

Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that’s not very well known. Currently, there is a flurry of interest in this disease due to speculation that a Lu Hao, a 132-pound 3-year-old Chinese boy, may have this disease.

Color, a red-hot tech startup with $41 million in venture capital backing, just launched.

Paramount Pictures just released the first full-length movie trailer for Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger. Below is the action-packed 2 minutes 30 seconds video clip, courtesy of Entertainment Today.

US stocks defied odds on Wednesday to close slightly positive.

IBTimes Daily Edition: Wednesday March 23, 2011

A bomb exploded in Jerusalem, Israel today, injuring 39 people and killing a 60-year-old woman. The incident happened near a bus stop outside the Jerusalem Conference Center.

So far, G7's intervention to weaken the yen has worked. However, USD/JPY may be a one-way bet.

IBTimes Daily Edition: Tuesday March 22, 2011

US stocks edge down as turmoil in the Middle East continues to rage on.

US stock slipped on the continued unrest in the Middle East and escalating tensions in Yemen.

Currently, crude oil prices are trading around $105 per barrel. Eugen Weinberg of Commerzbank estimates that $20 to $25 of it reflect fears of unrest in the Middle East.

A private lending sector, largely unfettered by government intervention, is booming in China.

IBTimes Daily Edition: Monday March 21, 2011

“He abused me first,” said Richard Gale, the 12-year-old who taunted and repeatedly punched 15-year-old Casey Heynes

US stocks jumped higher on positive news from Japan and AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile.

G7’s coordinated effort to weaken the Japanese yen was a surprise to most. Douglas Borthwick of Connecticut-based Faros Trading, however, anticipated this development.

AT&T just announced that it will buy T-Mobile USA from Germany company Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. By doing so, AT&T will become the largest US wireless network in the United States.

Moon watchers will be greeted tonight with a “rare” and “beautiful” supermoon that’s significantly larger than usual moons, according to NASA.

On March 19, the supermoon will be one of “rare size and beauty,” said NASA’s website.

A study at the New England Complex Systems Institute has found that increasing co-movement in stocks may precede violent market crashes.

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US stocks rally on news of Libya announcement of immediate ceasefire.

Two Deutsche Bank analysts based in Singapore just compiled a research report that shed light on who drives the spot forex (FX) market.

Adam Cole, global head of FX strategy at RBC Capital Markets, expects yen crosses to trade in narrow ranges as factors limit both the upside and the downside.

Outpourings of comfort, encouragement, and solidarity for Japan’s earthquake tragedy continue to come from all over the world.

Cute pictures of stuffed plush animals.