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Weight Watchers International, Inc. saw its third-quarter revenue jump 29.6 percent from the prior-year period and net income nearly double, as its online business surged.

Kim Kardashian may be sorry she even got married in the first place. Since the reality starlet filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries on Oct. 31, public sentiment seems to be shifting.

La Mancha Resources Inc. posted a record third quarter on a big jump in gold prices and more efficient operations, the Canadian gold miner said Tuesday.

Gold rose above $1,800 an ounce on Tuesday for the first time in over a month, fueled by worries that a teetering government in euro zone's third largest economy Italy would deepen the region's debt crisis.

Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, who took a five percent stake in Yahoo in September, is now demanding co-founder Jerry Yang step down.

Penn State called off the Joe Paterno press conference scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday amid a sexual abuse scandal.

The telecommunication industry's biggest union, the Communications Workers of America, released a study Tuesday saying that up to 96,000 jobs will be created if the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA takes place next year.

The Emergency Alert System will be tested on radio and TV Wednesday for the first time nationally.

Perhaps the most invidious, appalling action during the financial crisis was the decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve to take over New York-based American International Group (AIG) in Sept. 2008. And it was the most necessary.

Wedbush Securities downgraded its rating on shares of OmniVision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI) to neutral from outperform and lowered its price target to $14 from $25.

In an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint, Alaska Airlines will fly 75 bio-fuel-powered commercial flights, across the United States, starting on Wednesday, the airline announced in a statement on Monday. This is a step which is being perceived as a historical one in the country's aviation sector.

Vodafone (VOD.L:Quote) lifted its full-year profit outlook on Tuesday as strong growth in emerging markets and robust trading in northern Europe more than offset weakness on the southern fringes of the euro zone.

Altera Corp.'s (NASDAQ: ALTR) management upped its long-term business model at its Nov. 7 analyst day to operating margins of 38 percent from 32 percent set previously in 2007.

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) will host its annual financial analyst meeting in New York at 10:00 AM Eastern time on Nov. 9.

Japan's Olympus admitted on Tuesday it hid losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s, bowing to weeks of pressure to explain a series of baffling transactions that have put the future of the firm in doubt.

Another earthquake of magnitude 4.7 hits Oklahoma near the town of Prague on Monday at 08:46:57 PM local time.

Japan's Olympus admitted for the first time on Tuesday that controversial acquisitions had been used to cover up losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s, succumbing to weeks of pressure that has battered the company's share price.

Japan's Olympus admitted for the first time on Tuesday that controversial acquisitions had been used to cover up losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s, succumbing to weeks of pressure that has battered the company's share price.

Both clubs are seeking their third-straight win.

Shares of Cisco Systems have jumped 20 percent in the past three months, which could be an indicator the No. 1 vendor of Internet networking products has surmounted a rough patch.

Wells Fargo & Co., the fourth-largest U.S. bank by assets, is launching a boutique business to serve families with $50 million or more in assets, as more banks look toward wealth management to replace transaction-based fees.