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Apple is lowering prices. Why?

South African stocks closed at their highest level in nearly three months as demand for resources firms rose with hope that European Union leaders will agree on a solution to their region's debt woes later this week.

The airline industry is handing out barf bags to passengers and lawmakers as part of a major advertising campaign against Obama’s proposed airline tax hikes.

U.S. grain and soybean futures rose over 1 percent on Monday in a broad commodities rally as investors bet that European leaders would reach a deal to tackle a euro-zone debt crisis and took heart from an improved manufacturing indicator in China.

David Prend is one of the most respected investors in green technology - but even he picks some losers.

Brent crude oil rose above $110 a barrel on Monday after stronger Chinese manufacturing data suggested China's economy may not be in as much danger as feared, supporting fuel consumption and outweighing fears over weak European data.

David Prend is one of the most respected investors in green technology - but even he picks some losers.

The Eurozone's private sector tipped further into decline in October, according to business surveys on Monday that showed the bloc's economy is in serious danger of lurching from stagnation into outright recession.

World stocks put in solid gains on Monday as investors bet on a positive outcome to the euro zone crisis talks and took comfort from signs that China's economy may not be in as much danger as feared.

For achievements in science, technology and innovation, 12 people were awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation award.

Microsoft Corp. is claiming that more than 50 per cent of Android devices are now subject to licensing agreements, according to a claim by legal representatives of the company, Brand Smith and Horacio Gutierrez.

China's vast manufacturing sector picked up moderately in October, snapping a three-month contraction and underscoring the resilience of the world's second-largest economy backed by robust domestic demand.

Unemployment rates fell in California with construction, government, transportation and other once-troubling sectors showing signs of improvement.

By the end of this month or shortly thereafter, the $99 HP TouchPad may become available by means of a new production run, according to The Next Bench, a Hewlett-Packard Co. blog.

Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp will scale back domestic semiconductor output by the end of March 2012 and cut about 1,000 jobs, reflecting its recent move to reduce TV panel production, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.

The $99 HP TouchPad sale is expected to begin again, according to the Hewlett-Packard Co., which says it will release one last run of TouchPads to meet unfulfilled demand.

Have you ever wondered how much Apple's latest smartphone iPhone 4S costs? An iPhone 4S teardown analysis from iSuppli reveals the answer. The 16 GB model iPhone 4S carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $188, while the 32GB and 64GB version's BOM are $207 and $245 respectively.

Railroad company Kansas City Southern said quarterly profit doubled, beating forecasts, with carloadings and revenue at record highs, and said the U.S. and Mexican economies would grow moderately through 2012.

Air Products and Chemicals Inc forecast a fiscal first quarter profit below Wall Street's expectations, sending the industrial gas supplier's shares down as much as 5.1 percent.

Apple spends at least $188 in component costs to make each of iPhone 4S, according to consultancy and research firm IHS iSuppli.

Flash memory supplier SanDisk (SNDK.O) forecast quarterly revenue near analysts' expectations thanks to growth in tablets and smartphones, but other chipmakers warned that a lackluster economy is hurting demand.