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President Barack Obama on Wednesday is expected present a vision of decline for the U.S. oil industry in next two decades, highlighting its lack of development at existing land leases as the country shifts to other 'Clean Energy' industries linked to nuclear power, 'clean coal,' natural gas, biofuels, wind and solar power.

Apple will deliver its iPhone 5 in its late fourth quarter ending Sept. 2011, according to an analyst from BMO Capital Markets.

Celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Natalie Portman have all been victims of online death rumors. The last victim was actor Jackie Chan

Mortgage applications in the U.S. fell in the week ended March. 25, following an sharp increase in mortgage interest rates.

ThinkEquity lowered its profit estimate of Nvidia Corp. citing lower PC graphics growth.

The Japanese nuclear safety agency said on Wednesday it is clueless why radiation in waters off Fukushima nuclear plant has gone more than 3,000 times above the legal limit.

The Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), which has been in uneasy spotlight since the quake-triggered nuclear crisis unfolded in Japan, has decided to scrap its four damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima power plant.

First-day sales for the 3DS have topped those of all other Nintendo consoles, the company said

Trace amounts of radiation from the Japanese nuclear disaster have been detected in several states as far apart as California and Massachusetts, but state and federal health officials say there is no cause for alarm.

On Monday, Lady Gaga celebrated her 25th birthday. Like most people her age, the pop star decided to celebrate her birthday with a nice dinner with friends.

Tokyo Electric Power Corporation reported finding plutonium in the soil around the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, giving further indications that one of the reactor cores has been breached.

RBC Capital Markets believes CarMax Inc. (NYSE: KMX) has significant long-term growth potential, while the company's shares are admittedly not cheap.

U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Tuesday as investors watched geopolitical developments in Japan and Middle East with caution while S&P cut its credit ratings for both Portugal and Greece.

About 4,000 bodies remain unidentified in the three prefectures at the very center of the March 11 earthquake-tsunami catastrophe, according to Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA).

Dollar Gold Prices fell in Asian and early London trade on Monday, dropping 1.3% to a 6-session low of $1411 per ounce as global equities slipped and the US currency rose on the forex market. Silver Prices lost 2.1% to hit a 3-session low beneath $36.50 per ounce.

The much-criticized operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), may become nationalized when the government completes its review of the utility’s handling of the ongoing crisis.

Japan has gone into a state of maximum alert after plutonium was found in the soil around the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant and radioactive water leaked from a reactor in the plant.

Japanese auto major Nissan Motors is committed to making all efforts to support the restoration of the areas impacted by the earthquake, with sincere hopes that relief and recovery progresses as quickly as possible, the carmaker said in a statement.

Was it revulsion towards the high-end Victorian style or was it an influence of the elegant trade products from countries like China and Japan during the 19th century?

Live Update from IAEA on Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant

China's share of global authorship went up from 4.4% to 10.2% between the periods studied, taking the country from sixth to second position globally. Whether it can match quantity with quality, however, remains to be seen.