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Stocks jumped at the open on Thursday after China's central bank cut bank lending and deposit rates, fueling hopes of simultaneous action to aid a flagging global economy.

In 2009, the Economist Intelligence Unit devised an acronym for six emerging countries, CIVETS, which includes Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa. These countries were categorized as the six countries with the best chance of high, long-term growth.

In September, users of Facebook nearly blew a gasket when rumors spread that the social network would begin charging users to access the website. Before that, it was a virus called Invitation Facebook that if opened would wipe your hard drive clean. Now, a new hoax dubbed the Facebook Privacy Notice was virally passed on social media this week, warning that Facebook's new status as a publically traded company can infringe privacy for users of the social network...unless o...

Country music singers might be inspired by Red Solo Cups and Georgia Peaches, but on Wednesday night they brought the glitz and glamour to Nashville for the 2012 Country Music Television (CMT) Awards. Carrie Underwood and Kristen Bell lit up the night in sparkling frocks.

Some of the world's most popular brands are partnering with music festivals to tap into a much-coveted demographic.

Asia's newest long-haul budget carrier Scoot took off on its maiden flight from Singapore to Sydney Monday, using a novel approach to saving fuel: iPads.

While the Diamond Jubilee in London was meant to celebrate the 60-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the celebration itself was an ode to fashion, with all the royals including Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall and the Queen herself donning their finest threads for the occasion. It's not uncommon for the royals to be gussied up, but here's a recap of their outfits from the Diamond Jubilee in photos.

A star-studded stage in front of Buckingham Palace, surrounded by a 10,000-strong audience stretching down the grand mall, framed by a grand display of fireworks, made the Diamond Jubilee Concert a night to remember.

Global enterprises are aware of the coming of so-called ?Big Data,? or the trillions of bytes of electronic data flowing through the Cloud and Internet.

Gold edged up Tuesday as oil and equities gained ahead of emergency talks by the Group of Seven leading industrialized powers, which will discuss the deepening problems in the euro zone that threaten to spur a global economic meltdown.

Stocks have wiped out their year-to-date gains. US payrolls are down while unemployment is up. Yields on high-demand government bonds are at record lows. Speculation abounds the US Fed might even print more money. Is it any wonder some are talking about gold?s rebound?

Mike Tyson's wild, one-man show could be in a Broadway theater by this summer.

Remember when we said Microsoft has ?big plans? for the future of its Xbox console? With the Electronic Entertainment Expo beginning June 5, rumors about what the video game industry will unveil are starting to heat up. One of the most recent speculations to surface involves plans from Microsoft to offer a new feature that will stream Xbox 360 content from games directly to a mobile phone or tablet.

The 2012 MTV Movie Awards red carpet was extra-chic on Sunday night, with stars like Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart and Jennifer Aniston opting for sophisticated, instead of outrageous, looks

Among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday are: AuRico Gold, Tata Motors, Cooper Companies, Seadrill, First Solar, salesforce.com, Schlumberger and Yum! Brands.

A1,000-boat flotilla sailed down the River Thames in London on Sunday as part of the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee.

Charlize Theron is an actress, model, activist, and mother. Since her breakout role in the 1997 drama The Devil's Advocate Theron has taken Hollywood by storm. The face of Dior has appeared in a number of notable films, such as The Cider House Rules and The Italian Job.

A shockingly weak jobs report hammered U.S. equities Friday, as major stock indexes headed for their worst loss of the year and erased all of their 2012 gains.

Got an extra long weekend to explore the British capital where Queen Elizabeth II will be celebrating her 60th year on the throne with a massive Diamond Jubilee party? Come explore London amid the royal hoopla.

Shares of big gold mining companies rocketed higher Friday as the yellow metal regained its status as a safe-haven amid growing fear that the American economy may not be able to offset the combined drag of the euro zone crisis and sharply decelerating growth in China and India.

As the risk of a messy Greek exit from the euro and a general breakup of the euro zone spark global slowdown fears, panicked investors have fled the troubled euro to safe havens such as U.S. treasuries and, crucially, the dollar.