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Regardless of doleful predictions of an epic fail, Apple Inc. has struck again with yet another out-of-the-park home run with its new iPhone 4S. The Cupertino-based tech giant announced on Monday that it has sold more than four million units of the new iPhone 4S during its first weekend (just three days after its launch on Oct. 14).

Apple set a new record by selling more than 4 million iPhone 4S smartphones in the first three days after it was introduced, as customers flocked to Apple retail stores and waited in huge lines to get their hands on the coveted device.

Though Apple Inc. claims the new iPhone 4S' unlocked version will hit the stores only in November, reports suggest a contract-free iOS 5-powered device is already on sale.

Citigroup may abandon its attempt to sell EMI if the U.S. bank cannot squeeze higher offers from bidders, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Kinder Morgan Inc. announced on Sunday plans to buy El Paso Corp. for $21.1 billion in cash and stocks to create the largest natural gas pipeline energy company in the U.S.

Kinder Morgan Inc. announced on Sunday it is set to buy El Paso Corp. for $38 billion, along with cash, stock and debt to create a powerful North American energy company.

If you haven't tripped over an eager Apple fan stationed on the sidewalk outside of a store yet on Friday, you'll still have noticed a certain percentage of pedestrian traffic staring at their iPhones with more avidity than usual. That's because these individuals - whom you will have to swerve to avoid walking into- were probably among the nearly 4 million people worldwide that are expected to purchase an iPhone 4S this weekend.

Apple sold 1.7 million iPhone 4's in its first weekend in 2010.

The bronze butt piece from the statue of Saddam Hussein that was torn down after the fall of Baghdad in 2003 is up for sale at a British auction house later this month.

Shares of Apple rose only 2.3 percent to $417.80, in midday trading, hours after the iPhone 4S was first handed out to customers worldwide. But the company retained its title as the world’s most valuable company, outpacing Exxon Mobil.

Apple opened the floodgates of iPhone 4S on Friday, at 8 a.m. local time in US, UK, Canada, France and Germany following Japan and Australia in rolling out the company's flagship phone in retail stores.

Compelling features of the iPhone 4S and whether they are enough to upgrade to the new device.

Apple's latest smartphone iPhone 4S, which was unveiled on Oct. 4, smashed previous pre-order records after receiving 1 million iPhone 4S preorders, and sold out in the form of preorders on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, will hit the shelves of the three major carriers on Friday. Many people on Thursday have been in line to get their hands on the iPhone 4S, which will go on sale on Friday at 8 a.m nationwide. You can buy iPhone 4S at these 6 places:

iPhone 4S, Apple's long-awaited new gadget, will be on sale in stores across the globe at 8:00 AM (local time) on Friday. The excited fans are already lining up outside the stores, trying to be the first to get their hand on iPhone 4S.

Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S sales in stores began in Japan, Australia, France, UK, Germany, Canada and the U.S. on Friday, with fans snapping up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' lifetime.

Apple Inc's new iPhone went on sale in stores across the globe on Friday, with fans snapping up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' lifetime, many buying the phone as a tribute to the former Apple boss.

Apple Inc's latest iPhone went on sale in stores across the globe on Friday, with fans snapping up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' lifetime, many buying the phone as a tribute to the former Apple boss.

An attempted sale of online video website Hulu has fallen through after months of difficult and complex negotiations between owners such as Walt Disney Co and potential buyers.

Apple iPhone 4S is being sold in stores on Friday. iPhone users have been anticipating the arrival of the iPhone 4S, so much so that pre-orders for the new smartphone sold out ahead of the store launch, according to AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's Web sites.

Apple Inc's iPhone 4S finally went on sale in stores around the globe on Friday, with fans snapping up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' lifetime, many buying the phone as a tribute to the former Apple boss.

Cerberus Capital Management and Chatham Lodging Trust have reached a tentative agreement to buy bankrupt Innkeepers USA Trust at a lower price than in an earlier deal that fell apart, a source close to the talks said.