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After much speculation, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the first device in the U.S. to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, will land on Verizon Wireless Thursday, December 15.

Stock markets and the euro fell on Wednesday, worried by record high borrowing costs for Italy and the Federal Reserve's decision to do nothing new to prop up growth despite warning Europe's debt crisis could hurt the U.S. economy.

Third Point LLC, an activist shareholder in Yahoo Inc, expressed fresh concern on Tuesday that the Internet company is looking at a sweetheart deal with private equity that could entrench founder Jerry Yang and the current board.

The Chinese government has allowed the iPhone 4S to be sold in mainland China and could be in stores by mid-December in time to bring in big bucks for the Christmas holiday.

Consumers had server issues, with some saying the site crashed, while others were upset that shipping costs -- $19 -- were so high for the $99 product. Others were simply mad they didn't get one before supplies were exhausted.

HP TouchPad for $99 that hit eBay right on schedule, might be the company's last webOS hardware the world will see for a while.

Germany's largest utility E.On has recruited Goldman Sachs to run a sale of its gas distribution network in a move that could raise up to 2.5 billion euros to help pay down its debts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

Minutes before the sale for $99 refurbished models, which had been leaked late this week on the Internet, HP was selling refurbished TouchPad tablets for prices beginning at $499.99. For instance, the HP TouchPad 16GB Wi-Fi model was $499.99 at 6:59 p.m. ET, but at 7 p.m. as widely believed the price went to $99. Other models with more memory, like the 32GB models, are selling for $149.

The Galaxy Nexus has finally reached the northern hemisphere debuting in Canada, but for Verizon hopefuls in the U.S., the wait continues.

The HP TouchPad sale is being revived - for one day only - on HP's eBay store, which will offer heavily discounted $99 tablet computers during another round of the firesale.

U.S. banks want regulators to give them more time to liquidate investments in certain private equity funds under the Volcker rule, arguing that without more leeway they will have to hold fire sales.

The Packers, the NFL's only publicly owned team, launched their first stock sale in 14 years and fifth in team history on Tuesday. Each share will help pay for $143 million worth of renovations to Lambeau to be completed for the 2013 season.

A U.S. District Court judge has denied Apple's request for a preliminary injunction against Samsung Electronics' devices.

Blackberry manufacturer Research In Motion's Indonesia CEO will be charged with negligence after a sale last month of its smart phones turned into a stampede, police said on Monday.

Blackberry manufacturer Research In Motion's Indonesia CEO will be charged with negligence after a sale last month of its smart phones turned into a stampede, police said on Monday.

Spain sold the maximum amount targeted at a sale of bonds Thursday, and its cost of borrowing held well below highs reached on bond markets last week, helping ease immediate nerves over its ability to fund public finances.

French bank Societe Generale SA is contemplating the sale of its U.S. asset manager TCW Group, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.

The French bank Societe Generale SA on Tuesday said its TCW Group unit, one of the largest U.S. asset managers, is not for sale, rejecting a published report to the contrary.

AT&T hopes that an asset sale will ease regulator concerns regarding the $39 billion merger with T-Mobile USA, according to reports.

Shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc (ONXX.O), known for its liver cancer drug Nexavar, jumped more than 20 percent on Monday, after Bloomberg reported the company was exploring options, including a possible sale.

The Department of Justice has opened a probe into the $4 billion takeover of Del Monte Corp by private equity investors led by KKR and Co (KKR.N), according to court papers regarding an investor settlement over the transaction.