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Starbucks Corporation Earnings Preview: What’s Brewing in Q1?

Starbucks, the world's largest coffee-shop chain, is projected to report stronger fiscal first-quarter profit as sales of new offerings have offset higher costs for coffee beans.

New Asian buyers thirst for fresh wine tastes

The bubble may have burst in the Bordeaux market, but new Asian collectors are seeking diversity and in some cases even choosing second growth Bordeaux for value.

Chevy Volt Fire Investigation: House Hearing Gets Testy, but GM Defends Volt

Dan Akerson, the chairman and CEO of General Motors, began efforts to rebuild the image of the Chevrolet Volt in testimony delivered to a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Washington.

Garth Brooks Snags $1M Hospital Lawsuit, Revenue of Two Vegas Shows from Superstar

Why Hospital Lawsuit Win Means Nothing to Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks, one of the most popular stars in country music history, will be receiving $1 million from an Oklahoma hospital that failed to build a women's health center in honor of the country star's deceased mother. The amount is roughly half of the revenue generated from one of Brooks' shows at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, which charges $225 per ticket before tax.

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Apple Surge Makes it Most Valuable Company Again -- Briefly

The surge in shares of Apple Wednesday restored its status as the world’s most valuable company.

What Could Apple Do with $98 Billion? 5 Ways to Tap the Cash

Now that Apple, the world’s most valuable company, has reported blowout first-quarter results for its best-ever period, it’s also disclosed holding $97.6 billion in cash and investments.

Gabrielle Giffords at State of the Union

Gabrielle Giffords Resigns from Congress: I Will Recover and Will Return

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords officially resigned from the House of Representatives on Wednesday in an emotional goodbye for the three term congresswoman serving Arizona's 8th congressional district. She returned to the House floor one last time as her colleagues unanimously approved her bipartisan border security legislation as she stepped down from office.

Police Shooting a Man 10 Times Outside California Restaurant Captured on Camera [VIDEO]

A video posted online shows a police man in Southern California shot and killed a man who was using a metal bar to break windows at a fast food restaurant in Monterey Park Monday.

Nvidia cuts revenue forecast, shares drop

Chipmaker Nvidia Corp cut its outlook for current-quarter sales, saying it has been hit by a shortage of hard drives, sending its shares lower.

Jennifer Aniston Buys $21 Million Bel Air Mansion [VIDEO]

Jennifer Aniston has purchased a mansion in Bel Air, Calif. for $21 million.

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about iTunes at Apple headquarters in Cupertino.

Apple Delivers Blowout Results in Best-Ever Quarter; Shares Hit Record

Apple, the most valuable technology company, reported its most profitable-ever first quarter Tuesday. Buoyed by the new iPhone 4S, consumers rushed to the company’s 361 stores, as well as wireless carriers for the new phones.

Yahoo Picks Former PayPal Chair as New CEO

Yahoo Earnings Match Estimates, Revenue Dips 14%

Yahoo, now under new management, reported mediocre fourth-quarter results Tuesday, with flat earnings of $24 cents a share, with about a 13 percent revenue dip to $1.32 billion.

State of the Union 2012 Guest List Released by White House

The White House released the State of the Union 2012 official special guest list Tuesday afternoon, and the people who have been invited represent different visions of the American Dream.

Virgin America, which is the only airliner based in Silicon Valley, honored the late Apple founder Steve Jobs by naming its newest jet after one of his most infamous quotes: "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish."

Steve Jobs Honored with New Virgin America Jet: Sir Richard Branson Still Admires Apple

Virgin America, the only Silicon Valley-based airliner owned by billionaire Richard Branson, has named its newest jet after a famous quote from Apple's iconic founder, Steve Jobs. The plane, Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish, represents Apple's vision and Branson's admiration for Jobs.

Apple Earnings: Did Jobs’s Roadmap Include U.S. Jobs?

While shares of Apple, the most valuable technology company, fell about 1 percent to $422.37 Tuesday ahead of its first-quarter earnings announcement, TechnoBuffalo editor Jon Rettinger warned the company is swimming in uncharted waters.

Girl Scouts with former president Ronald Reagan

Girl Scouts Banned from Virginia Church for Alleged Planned Parenthood Ties

Girl Scouts won't be able to meet nor wear their uniforms at St. Timothy Catholic Church or its neighboring elementary and middle school in Chantilly as long as their parent group, The World Association of Girl Guides & Girls Scouts (WAGFGS), continues its partnership with Planned Parenthood.

Disney Facial Hair Policy Changes: Beards and Goatees OK, Part of new ‘Disney Look’

Wald Disney Co. has a message for potential bearded and goateed theme park employees: we accept you.

Paranormal Activity 3: Watch it on Blu-Ray, Here's Why [VIDEO]

Paranormal Activity 3 may not have had the highest budget for a horror film nor the most sophisticated special effects, but it still got U.S. audiences hooked. Now it's out on Blu-Ray and DVD, giving fans another chance to have the chilling experience at home.

Netflix's Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings

Netflix 4Q Earnings: Expect Smaller Profit as Company Struggles to Rebound from Earlier Woes

The company struggles to make a profit from subscribers moving online for content, and is still recovering from its ill-fated plan to split its online streaming and DVD-by-mail service.

Keeping Brain Sharp May Ward off Alzheimer's Protein

People who challenge their brains throughout their lifetimes -- through reading, writing and playing games -- are less likely to develop protein deposits in the brain linked with Alzheimer's, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

A microscopic view shows a colony of human embryonic stem cells (light blue) growing on fibroblasts (dark blue) in this handout photo released to Reuters by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, March 9, 2009.

First Patients Shown to Improve with Embryonic Stem Cells

Before treatment, the 51-year-old graphic artist was legally blind, unable to read a single letter on a standard eye chart. She has suffered from Stargardt's disease, the most common form of macular degeneration in young patients, since she was a teenager, and it was getting progressively worse.

Medical marijuana on display in Los Angeles

Marijuana-Based Pain Medication Seeks FDA Approval

If approved Sativex, an oral spray marketed to treat cancer pain, would be the first prescription drug derived from raw cannabis.

10 Worst Cities for Finding a Job: Correlations Between Unemployment, Housing Market

U.S. News released its 10 worst cities for finding a job and flagrant similarities appeared between cities’ job markets and real estate markets. The cities where housing prices remain depressed directly correlate to the cities with the worst employment problems.