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Jefferies said meetings with the management of comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) focused on the company's compelling growth opportunities, given a recently expanded product portfolio.

Jefferies said its recent meeting with the management of ValueClick Inc. (NASDAQ: VCLK) gave more confidence that the company is moving up the value chain.

Japan's economy rebounded from an earthquake-triggered recession in the third quarter by expanding 1.5 percent, a pace that is likely to slow down though as a strong yen and weak global growth darken the outlook.

Currency effects helped push Orascom Telecom to a net loss of $975,000 for the third quarter from a profit of $939 million a year earlier, the company said on Sunday.

Doyle Bramhall, an acclaimed Texas musician, died at the age of 62 at his home in Alpine on Sunday, multiple Texas news sources have reported.

The sun's abundant energy, if harvested in space, could provide a cost-effective way to meet global power needs in as little as 30 years with seed money from governments, according to a study by an international scientific group.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is too volatile for network television and the mainstream.

Zac Guildford, a New Zealand All Blacks and Canterbury Crusaders rugby squad member, reportedly stormed into Trader Jacks bar in Raratonga, New Zealand, Friday night, naked and bleeding from cuts received earlier in the day, according to the New Zealand Herald.

The UBS board will appoint Sergio Ermotti as permanent CEO shortly before a keenly awaited investor day on Thursday, a Swiss newspaper reported Sunday.

Japan's securities watchdog may recommend that a levy be imposed on the Olympus Corp. for false financial reports, a source said Sunday. The move could prevent a delisting of the company's shares over one of the country's biggest corporate scandals.

Can anyone bring any sense of fiscal stability and normalcy to the Italian government? Perhaps Mario Monti, center, can -- and all in the European Union, and those who believe in the euro, not just the citizens of Italy, will no doubt be rooting for him.

To most Republicans in Congress, it is a given that any deficit-reduction deal would have to include cuts to entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. According to a newly released survey, however, Republican voters in four key early-voting states disagree.

German automobile manufacturer, Audi, has won top honors in the Midsize/Luxury Class category, for its Audi A6, at the 2011 Golden Steering Wheel awards.

Stocks jumped on Friday, ending higher for the week after the Italian Senate's approval of economic reforms gave investors some relief from worries about the Eurozone's debt crisis.

Almost two weeks after the bankruptcy of commodities firm MF Global Holdings Ltd., customers at rival firms are all asking the same question: How safe is my money?

MBA programs like Wharton are on a mission to actively seek out military veterans. The school said that employers are also taking special steps to do the same and have veterans take part in internships and management programs.

A new national study from UC Davis researchers of restaurant dining as related to income conveys that fast-food dining and consumption become more frequent as wages increase from low- to middle-class individuals and families.

Toronto's main stock index was up more than 1 percent at midday on Friday as commodity prices rose on optimism that Italy would pass an austerity package that would calm fears about Europe's debt crisis.

Brookfield Asset Management, the Canadian investment firm with around $150 billion in real estate, infrastructure and energy holdings, reported net income of $716 million in the third quarter, more than doubling its income of $342 million in the same period of 2010.

IBM said it will sell a new security software patch to enterprises to ensure mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are secure. The move is part of a new emphasis on computer security.

The death toll from Wednesday's earthquake in Turkey reached 20.