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The U.S. labor market improved in November, with private sector job losses declining for the eighth straight month and employers planning fewer layoffs, separate reports showed on Wednesday.

Residential and small commercial solar energy integrator Real Goods Solar said it signed a multi-site contract to design and install 790 kilowatt of photovoltaic systems, sending its shares up nearly 16 percent.

The U.S. labor market improved in November, with the number of jobs lost in the private sector falling again and the number of planned layoffs also easing, separate reports showed on Wednesday.

No major new refineries have been built in the United States since the 1970s, but that does not mean that U.S. refinery capacity has not grown. Refiners can increase capacity at existing sites by modifying equipment to increase product flow and by adding new distillation units. Consequently, though U.S. crude oil distillation capacity declined in the early 1980s, it has risen since the mid-1990s (Figure 1) due to these kinds of investments. From 1997 to 2009, total U.S. refining capacity increas...

Residential and small commercial solar energy integrator Real Goods Solar said it signed a multi-site contract to design and install 790 kilowatt of photovoltaic systems, sending its shares up nearly 16 percent.

The U.S. labor market improved in November, with the number of jobs lost in the private sector falling again and the number of planned layoffs also easing, separate reports showed on Wednesday.

Wells Fargo & Co said on Tuesday that it would fold up 122 California branches due to its takeover of Wachovia Corp last year, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Tiger Woods, the world's top golfer, was slapped with a traffic ticket for careless driving on Tuesday, four days after driving his Cadillac SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree outside his Florida home.

Teen idol Nick Jonas is stepping away from his brothers and going on tour in January with his new band The Administration.

The tour -which starts January 2, 2010 in Dallas - will feature the songs from Nick Jonas & The Administration's Who I Am album due out on February 2. Their first single is schedule for release tomorrow.

Nick Jonas, the younger member of pop teen trio Jonas Brothers announced he will kick off a solo tour in 14 cities in the U.S. early next year.

Peet's Coffee & Tea on Monday raised for the second time in two weeks its cash-and-stock offer to buy Diedrich Coffee Inc.

Wine from the cellars of a woman once dubbed the richest little girl in the world will be up for auction next month at Christie's in New York.

Chipmaker Broadcom Corp said on Monday it agreed to buy privately held Dune Networks for around $178 million in cash in a move to bolster its portfolio of network equipment products.

Tiger Woods pulled out of a golf tournament this week, the latest fall-out from a minor car accident that has left a swirl of mystery and a hint of scandal around the world's top golfer and pushed him into full damage control.

Tiger Woods has pulled out of the Chevron World Challenge in California following his car crash on Friday.

Professional golfer, Tiger Woods, will not play at this week's Chevron World Challenge in California citing injuries from his car accident in Florida on Friday.

U.S. stocks declined moderately on Monday as weak data on holiday retail sales prompted questions about the consumer's ability to spend.

Independent oil and gas company Delta Petroleum Corp said it is exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company.

When organizers for the independent film world's Spirit Awards unveil nominees for its honors this coming Tuesday, they will be doing more than just singling out top movies in the low-budget, art house arena.

U.S. consumers turned out in strong numbers to hunt for holiday bargains on Black Friday, though many said they were spending selectively and industry executives questioned whether the momentum would last.