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Wall Street posts worst day in a month, VIX jumps

Stocks suffered their worst day in nearly a month on Monday as concern about the stalemate in U.S. budget talks and growing debt problems in the euro zone prompted investors to hedge against further losses.

City Guide: Barcelona, Spain

This city is over 2000 years old and a lot has happened in that time. Take a journey though the cultural, political and artistic history of Barcelona.

UK scandal won't hurt News Corp revenue: investor

The British hacking scandal may be unfortunate, but the closing of the News of the World and the outcome of dealings with broadcaster BSkyB will have a minimal impact on News Corp's revenue stream, a major shareholder said on Monday.

Small businesses won't provide new jobs: survey

U.S. policymakers seeking an answer to the country's stubbornly high unemployment rate should not expect relief from small businesses, said a survey released on Monday by a powerful business lobbying group.

Euro crisis talks struggle, markets hit Italy

European finance officials struggled to find ways to resolve Greece's debt crisis on Monday as sharply rising bond yields in Italy, the euro zone's third largest economy, added to the sense of urgency.

Taxes still a stumbling block in debt talks

After months of effort, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans are right back where they started as they try to avert a looming debt default: arguing over taxes.

Humor: Harper Seven Beckham, meet Maxim Cooperstown Jeter

When David Beckham and Victoria Posh Spice Beckham gave birth to a girl and named her Harper Seven Beckham, we started thinking, what would other people in the news name their next child if they followed in Posh and Becks' footsteps? Here are a few guesses.

NOTW accused of targeting UK royals

The News of the World newspaper bought contact details about Britain's royal family from a corrupt policeman and detectives have warned Prince Charles the tabloid might have hacked into his phone, media reported on Monday.

Free online shopping briefly delights customers

New Zealand customers at an online shopping site were happily shocked when they got expensive televisions and iPods for free Monday after a computer glitch charged them only postage and handling.

Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea: Factsheet

A new strain of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea was found to be resistant to antibiotics, international researchers say. According to the CDC, more than 700,000 persons in the U.S. get new gonorrheal infections each year and less than half of these infections are reported to CDC.

Baby Boom! The World's Biggest Babies

While a Texas mother may have set a new state record after giving birth to a baby boy, JaMichael Brown, weighing more than 16 pounds, there have been other babies across the world who began the 'large' standard.

Murdoch takes BSkyB bid out of political arena

Rupert Murdoch and the British government agreed on Monday to refer his bid for broadcaster BSkyB to regulators, opening a lengthy review in the hope of taking the sting from a phone-hacking scandal threatening the buyout and sending tremors through the political establishment.

Apple files fresh patent complaint against HTC

Apple Inc has filed a fresh complaint against Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp with a U.S. trade panel over unspecified portable electronic devices and software, according to the panel's web site.

News Corp Sued by Shareholders Over Phone-Hacking Scandal

News Corporation shareholders sued the Rupert Murdoch-owned company Monday accusing the board of “failing to exercise proper oversight and take sufficient action since news of the hacking first surfaces at its subsidiary nearly six year ago.”

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