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Hewlett-Packard, the world’s biggest computer company, reported first-quarter earnings that beat expectations as higher margin products sold more strongly than expected.

Shares of Hewlett-Packard, the No. 1 computer services company, have gained more than 12 percent this year and nearly 30 percent since new CEO Meg Whitman was installed in September.

A new report confirms what many have long suspected: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is sorely lacking in diversity, and the film industry's most prestigious awards depend disproportionately on the opinions of middle-aged white males.

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear Phil Spector's appeal of his 2009 second-degree murder conviction for the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson.

U.S. home resales rose to a 1-1/2 year high in January, pushing the supply of properties on the market to the lowest level in almost seven years in a hopeful sign for the housing sector.

A series of technology companies, including security software maker Palo Alto Networks, are preparing to go public on the heels of Facebook's $5-billion filing, sensing a window of opportunity as the stock market rallies.

The 345-issue Billy Wright Collection features the first appearances of Superman and Batman, as well as the iconic Captain America cover featuring the hero facing off against Adolf Hitler and the first appearance of Doctor Doom, main villain of the Fantastic Four. But for Michael Rorrer, who discovered his great uncle's collection last year, the revelation that the comics were worth something came as a complete shock.

Tom Martinez, the longtime coach and mentor of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, died of a heart attack on Tuesday in California.

All the GDC 2012 information you need to know can be found here, from what companies will be at the early March conference in San Francisco, Calif., to rumored announcements and all the details about when and where the annual event will be hosted this year.

Shares of Los Gatos, Calif.-based Netflix were down more than 4 percent Wednesday following a day earlier announcement that Comcast was jumping into the online streaming foray.

A fermented concoction made with tea, sugar, bacteria and yeasts might not sound like the most delicious or most beneficial drink, but some believe that is exactly what Kombucha tea is. Some have called it a magical elixir; some have dubbed it the new Red Bull only with healthful properties; some claim it can fight everything from baldness to AIDS. However, other sources cite adverse side effects of and deaths linked to the drink.

Archaeologists have discovered ruins of two huts at Kharaneh IV, one of the largest Late Pleistocene sites in southwest Asia, located about 70 km east of Jordan's capital Amman.

Early this morning, an earthquake rumbled southeastern Missouri and sent shock waves into surrounding states. The tremors occurred in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, which is the most active seismic area in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.

When watching CBS comedy “How I Met Your Mother,” some familiar faces include ‘American Pie’ actress Alyson Hannigan, “Muppets” star Jason Segal, and “Harold and Kumar” side character Neil Patrick Harris. But last night’s episode got a special surprise visit from a famous talk show host.

Fans are squealing over Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper's progressing romance, as Saldana and Cooper's mother were seen out together yesterday without the actor.

The New York Knicks' new star point guard Jeremy Lin recently applied to trademark Linsanity several days after two California men each filed separate ones, attempting to cash in on the fervor surrounding Lin and his vernacularly adaptable name.

A Whitney Houston joke in a greeting card reportedly sold at Target has been called disrespectful, and too soon.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the 18-year-old daughter of singer Whitney Houston, didn't disappear after her mother's funeral on Saturday to do drugs -- she was spending time with her family, said Darlene Love, Houston's godmother.

Howard Lutnick's BGC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) has agreed to buy the commercial real estate brokerage Grubb & Ellis Company (PINK:GRBE), which will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the wake of declining revenue from the commercial real estate bust.

Supporters of Prop 8, a same-sex marriage ban a federal appeals court said was unconstitutional, will hold off on taking its case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

After clamoring for the number one spot when it came to endorsing Facebook’s initial public offering in the beginning of the month, Goldman Sachs lost to Morgan Stanley, and placed fourth among U.S. financial rivals. Although it wasn’t chosen as the social-networking giant’s main supporter, Goldman Sachs and Facebook may have more in common than some think. In the past week, both companies claimed victories in intellectual property lawsuits, according to BusinessWeek.