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Apple's iOS Vs Google's Android: Which Is more Profitable and Why?

Apple’s Dividend: Historic Landmark Or Just An Inevitability?

The market clearly liked the news – Apple shares jumped 2.65 percent on Monday to close above $600 per share for the first time.

Olympics Could Spark Measles Outbreak, CDC Warns

Americans travelling to the Olympics could be exposed to measles and should be vaccinated before they go, the CDC warned.

Jason Russell On 5150 Psychiatric Hold; Invisible Children’s Ben Keesey Says He Felt Intense Pressure [VIDEO]

Despite the many conflicting reports about Jason Russell's naked breakdown in the middle of a busy San Diego intersection, the Kony 2012 director was not arrested last Thursday. Instead, he was placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold. Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey recorded a video message in response to Russell's breakdown, saying that the 33-year-old director felt intense pressure.

Facebook To Pay Banks 1.1% Fee For Managing IPO

Senior Facebook executives met Monday with analysts and bankers, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn't attend. The company's chief financial officer told attendees that Zuckerberg prefers to focus on developing Facebook's social-networking service.

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Apple (AAPL) Shares Soar to 601 Following Dividend, Stock Buyback Announcement

Apple (AAPL) Stock Closes At 601, Boosted By Dividend, Shares Buyback Announcement

Apple (AAPL) shares soared on Monday, breaching the 600 mark a few times before finally settling on 601, after the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech company decided to share some of its $100 billion in cash with its investors. Apple announced it would reward shareholders by launching a quarterly dividend and a stock buyback program that will pay out about $45 billion over three years, set to go into effect later this year.

Apple Juices An Already Buoyant Market: Daily Markets Wrap

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) downloaded $45 billion, to borrow a phrase from the Financial Times, to its shareholders Monday, lifting both its own stock and the already buoyant broader market.

Electroshock Undoes The Ties That Bind Depressed Minds

Electroshock is one of the most effective - and controversial - treatments for depression, but until recently, scientists have been at a loss to explain just how it works. A new study suggests that ECT may reduce depression symptoms by putting a lid on overactive communications between areas in the brain involved in thinking and areas associated with mood control.

Apple (AAPL) Shares Soar After Dividend, Stock Buyback Announcement: Another Win For Tim Cook

Apple (AAPL) is feeling generous. After a record-breaking quarter announced in January and a record-breaking launch weekend for the new iPad, Tim Cook decided to share some of Apple's $100 billion in cash on Monday to fulfill a deep-seated desire of investors, announcing a quarterly dividend and a three-year shares buyback program to go in effect later this year.

Apple Dividend Against Steve Jobs' Will, But Tim Cook Shows New Way

When the late Steve Jobs had a will, he often got his way. That's why Apple hasn't paid a dividend since 2005.

Refinery Closures Prompt Congressional Hearing

Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) will chair a Congressional hearing next month to examine the effect closing of several refineries serving the East Coast has on gas prices.

Oracle 3Q Results: Is Another Miss In Store?

Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), the No. 3 software developer and No. 1 in databases, is scheduled to report third-quarter results Tuesday. Last quarter, it missed estimates and the shares plunged 15 percent, shaving as much as $5.3 billion from the net worth of CEO Larry Ellison.

‘The Bachelor’ 2012: Ben Flajnik And Courtney Robertson Still Together [PHOTO]

Things seem to be going well for the couple.

Republicans Slam Obama Despite Positive February Jobs Report

Our 'Economic Problem' Is Truly Catastrophic

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Windows 8 Tablets to Debut Soon: Top 6 Tablets Coming Your Way

Gone will be the days when the mainstream tablet market would be just confined to Android and iOS credibility or on the less thriving RIM's Playbooks.

North Dakota: Site Of A Natural Gas And Oil Fracking Boom

Collapsing natural gas prices have yielded an unexpected boon for North Dakota's shale oil bonanza, easing a shortage of fracking crews that had tempered the biggest U.S. oil boom in a generation.

Celebrity Apprentice 2012: Tia Carrere Fires Herself as Lou Ferrigno Shines

Tia Carrere and Lou Ferrigno went head-to-head as project managers on Sunday's episode of Celebrity Apprentice, but as Ferrigno shined in the role, Carrere was the latest member of the group to get the boot in Donald Trump's unforgiving boardroom.

Apple Announces Dividend, Share Buyback Plans

As the world's largest company with a market cap of more than half a billion dollars, Apple Inc. [AAPL] is sitting on a large pile of cash upwards of $100 billion and decided Monday to institute a $2.65 a share quarterly dividend and buy back $10 billion in stock, the tech behemoth announced today.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, whose 2012 compensation now exceeds $600 million.

Apple: 5 Reasons It Decided To Reward Investors

CEO Tim Cook decided on a new course for the Cupertino, Calif., company regarding shareholders. We have plenty of cash to run our business, he said.

Jason Russell Arrested: 'If Oprah, Steven Spielberg and Bono Had a Baby, I Would be That Baby’ [VIDEO]

Jason Russell, director of the Invisible Children charity's now-famous video Kony 2012, has become headline fodder after he stripped naked and ran through the busy streets of San Diego screaming You're the devil and other graphic obscenities. With this thrust into the spotlight, everyone wants a peek inside his mind.

Apple: Sets $10B Share Buyback, $2.65/Share Dividend

Apple announced it will repurchase as many as $10 billion worth of shares now. Later this year, it plans to pay an initial dividend of $2.65 a share.

Chevron, Transocean Execs Held In Brazil Over Oil Spill

Chevron, before a recent leak off Brazil, was blamed for spilling about 3,000 barrels of oil last November. The detention of the foreign executives raises questions about Brazil's willingness to pursue offshore drilling.