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Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY), the troubled electronics retailer, said Monday founder Richard Schulze was resigning as chairman and would be replaced by director Hatim Tyabji, after Schulze didn't tell the board that former CEO Brian Dunn was having an inappropriate relationship with a female employee.

Behind the glass meat counter at Casey's Market in a Chicago suburb, the butchers pick up their blades and carry on a generations-old tradition. Piece by piece, the men use knives to cut meat and fat off beef carcasses, and grind them into mounds of hamburger.

When Mass Effect 3, developed by Bioware and distributed by Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: EA), was released in early March, gamers were surprised to learn From Ashes, a downloadable content, or DLC, package was available for an additional $20, a move the company made strictly for financial reasons.

The now-familiar call for Washington to lower energy costs by increasing domestic production of oil may not be the most effective policy, according to this month's Congressional Budget Office report on the nation's energy security.

Just about everything in China's economy seems to have gone backwards in April and the raft of weaker data raised fears that the world's second largest economy has yet to bottom out.

The earnings calendar for the week ahead will be comparatively light, but a number of bellwether companies will be reporting results.

There?s been a lot of hype surrounding video game releases as of late, with titles such as ?Diablo 3? and ?Max Payne 3? quickly approaching. But what about the second half of 2012? With the holiday season being a critical time for retail sales, players should know what they have to look forward to. It?s no secret that ?Assassin?s Creed 3? will be launching at the end of October, but a list of other titles are set to launch around that time as well.

After much speculation when photos leaked a few months ago, Nestle officially confirmed it will make candy bars inspired by Girls Scouts of America cookie flavors, namely the unofficially declared favorite, Thin Mints. Produced under the Girl Scouts of America license, Nestle announced the limited-edition candy bars will hit participating retail stores beginning on June 1 until September.

New Labor Department data suggests a strong start to jobs growth in January may not get wiped out by negative growth heading into the third quarter.

Fashion's Night Out is once gain stepping out on the international stage. The Vogue-hosted shopping event is set to expand to all 19 territories that publish Vogue magazine for 2012.

Fewer Americans than expected filed for jobless benefits last week, calming some concerns about the jobs market recovery after a disappointing April employment report. However, many signs point to the fact that companies are still very cautious about adding workers.

Although ?Black Ops 2? may be hogging the spotlight when it comes to the ?Call of Duty? franchise, Activision hasn?t forgotten about ?Modern Warfare? fans. A new multiplayer mode has just been announced for ?Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3? that will be included in the second DLC collection released later this month.

Every new 2013 Cadillac XTS will come with an Apple Incorporated (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad with a suite of customer education apps pre-loaded to teach new owners about the car's Cadillac User Experience (CUE), General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) announced on Wednesday.

Anti-austerity momentum in Greece continued to weigh down markets with the prospect of the country defaulting or leaving the euro. Spain?s Ibex 35 Index lost 3 percent, led by bank stocks, while its 10-year yields rose more than 6 percent over banking-sector concerns.

Best Buy has dropped the price on Hewlett-Packard's Folio ultrabook down to its lowest ever, just $798. The lightweight laptop, which is similar in design to Apple's MacBook Air, got its new low price on Wednesday as rumors of a $799 MacBook Air continue to grow.

Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M), the national retailer that counts department stores brands Macy's and Bloomingdale's in its portfolio, reported earnings Wednesday that exceeded expectations, but still disappointed Wall Street, which was looking for higher guidance from the company on future earnings.

U.S. gasoline is getting cheaper. In the last four weeks, the average weekly U.S. retail price of regular unleaded gas has fallen 4 percent, according to the Energy Information Administration.

For its sixth-generation iPhone, presumably called iPhone 5, Apple is reportedly building a device with a thinner and lighter frame, but a bigger 4-inch screen. Yet with a slew of rumored features, a recently-released patent for an incredibly intelligent multi-tiered haptics system could be the one feature to rule them all.

British bank Barclays PLC (London: BARC) is making a grand entrance into the U.S. retail banking space, debuting an online savings account this week that pays substantially more in interest to accountholders than its closest competitors.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday pitched for the opening up of the Indian retail market for foreign direct investment (FDI) and asked the government to do more on Iran oil cuts.

In an effort to expand beyond cell phones, the second largest U.S. mobile operator, AT&T, is all set to enter the home security and automation business.