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AT&T Inc posted revenue that missed Wall Street estimates and its wireless subscriber growth was also slower than expected in its final quarter as the exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone, sending shares down 3 percent.

AT&T Inc posted a quarterly profit slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations but its wireless subscriber growth missed analyst estimates in its final quarter as the exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone.

Gold fell back from its third overnight rally in four days in London trade on Thursday, dropping 1.1% against the Dollar. We don't feel that this downward pressure can persist, given ample global liquidity and low long-term real interest rates, says Standard Bank's commodity team in a client note.

Gold priced in yen rallied to session highs on Thursday after yen came under broad pressure following a downgrade to Japan' sovereign ratings. Ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut its rating on Japan's sovereign debt to AA- from AA ...

The companies that reported earnings before the markets open on Thursday are: AT&T, Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, Altria, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Motorola Solutions, Colgate-Palmolive, Celgene and Lockheed Martin.

Sony Corp unveiled a new handheld gaming device and announced it would make PlayStation games available on other makers' hardware, as it battles with Nintendo's DS and tries to fend off competition from Apple Inc's iPhone.

Deceased actress Brittany Murphy's home in the Hills above the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, CA has invited foreclosure and has been slapped with a Notice of Sale with an opening bid of $4,035,666, according to the reports.

New U.S. claims for jobless benefits surged last week as snowstorms in some parts of the country kept workers at home, but the underlying trend pointed to an only gradual labor market improvement.

Queen Latifah, rapper/record producer/actress, has rented the Hollywood royal Jane Fonda's Atlanta condominium for a short-term period. Fonda recently decided to move back to Los Angeles and bought a one-bedroom in the Sierra Towers, according to the Aol Real Estate.

Tyco International Ltd's quarterly earnings more than doubled, beating Wall Street expectations amid sharply higher profits at the industrial conglomerate's security business, which includes the former ADT Worldwide service.

Examples set by the Tunisian protesters are being taken up strongly by several countries suffocated with steep poverty and high unemployment rates.

Stock index futures were slightly higher on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 closed at a 29-month high as several bellwether companies reported strong results.

It is often misdiagnosed and confused with Down’s syndrome

Utah-based Dugway Proving Ground, an army base focused on rendering chemical and biological defensive testing and training was placed on lockdown on Wednesday.

Stock index futures were little changed on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 closed at a 29-month high as investors looked ahead to a new round of data and corporate earnings.

This Holocaust Memorial Day, people across the globe can pay tribute to the victims of one of the most ghastly events in human history - all thanks to Google-Yad Vashem museum online archive.

Chris Medina’s 'American Idol' audition starts a debate about exploitation. Manipulation or exploitation , you decide

Sony Corp unveiled a new handheld gaming device, the first to feature 3G wireless connectivity, as it battles with Nintendo's best-selling DS and tries to fend off competition from smartphones including Apple Inc's iPhone.

The partnership would work towards immunization of millions of children in Afghanistan and Pakistan against deadly diseases such as polio, diphtheria, tetanus and others

Nokia, the world's top cellphone maker by volume, reported on Thursday a third profit fall in a row as it continues to struggle in smartphone business, and warned of weak start of the year.

U.K. start up Ubiquisys has rolled out a portable cell phone signal - dubbed the attocell - that allows people travelling abroad to make and receive calls as if in their home country.

Stock index futures pointed to a flat to weaker start for Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, while futures for the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq traded flat by 5:18 a.m. EST.

Plantronics celebrated its 50th anniversary by adding spunk to unified calling by launching its Voyager Pro UC Bluetooth headset just days after Jawbone released its first motion-controlled Bluetooth headset ERA

America's college and university endowment funds recorded an 11.9 percent return last year, aided by big bets on alternative investments like hedge funds but helped even more by traditional stock and bond selections.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Thursday said there was no possibility of providing India access to corporate emails on BlackBerry devices.

The yen fell and investors took a cautious stance on stocks and riskier assets on Thursday after Standard & Poor's cut Japan's credit rating in a forceful reminder of the fragile state of some leading countries' finances.

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama reiterated his commitment to green technologies by vowing to flood America's highways with plug-in cars and will ask Congress for new programs to support sales and development of electric vehicles.

The Silicon Valley giant will invest $100 million to support research in US universities over the next 5 years to drive innovation in computing and communications.

Features of Sony Next Generation Portable (NGP) a.k.a PSP2 include 5-inch OLED screen, microdual analog sticks, 3G, WiFi, memory card, cameras, touchscreen, touchpad, locations and Game franchises.