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A monthly gauge of online labor demand in the United States rose 4 percent in February compared with the same month a year ago, led by gains in the utilities and retail sectors, according to data released on Thursday.

One of the surprises that came out of the Apple iPad announcement was the price: $499 minus a wireless plan.

If Yahoo decides to divest its Japanese assets, then it might look to monetize its assets in china as well, where it owns about 40 percent of the Internet company Alibaba Group.

Gross domestic product (GDP) of the eurozone grew 0.3 percent in the last quarter of 2010, mainly boosted by exports from the region, according to the second estimates released by Eurostat on Thursday.

Aaron LeMieux grew up hearing his native Cleveland used as the punchline for jokes such as the mistake on the lake. But the city is attempting to shake its downtrodden image - enhanced by a history of sporting futility - and entrepreneurs like LeMieux are leading the charge.

March 2, 1011. Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and based on information collected on or before February 18, 2011.

South African investment firm Brait will raise up to $864 million in a rights issue for its latest round of acquisitions, as it jettisons its private equity model in favour of public capital markets.

Apple iPad 2 was spotted in Amazon’s German website by Yourdailyapple.net.

A report from SpendingPulse on national retail and services sales for the month of February has shown that growth continued in most sectors, but slightly less robust than prior months.

Planned job cuts in the U.S rose sharply in February to reach an 11-month high, a nation-wide survey of employers revealed.

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it has temporarily banned five chemicals used to make so-called fake pot products, perceived as legal alternatives to marijuana.

An ice cream - named Baby Gaga- made from human breast milk is said to have been seized from a London parlor by local authorities over safety concerns.

A retail store, dubbed the 'Wal Mart of weed' has thrown open its doors in Sacramento with how-to experts and merchandise to help medical marijuana patients grow pot.

Chinese shares rose on Tuesday on decent volume suggesting further strength ahead, while markets in Hong Kong struggled to hold gains under pressure from a near 5 percent slide in heavyweight HSBC.

Full Text: Indian finance minister's budget speech

The finance minister announced on Monday a food security bill for 2011/12, a measure that would provide cheap grains for millions of poor but which has sparked worries of a huge fiscal cost.

Daily-deals website Groupon goes live in China on Monday, bringing its popular brand of Internet retail to the world's most populous nation.

Daily-deals website Groupon goes live in China on Monday, bringing its popular brand of Internet retail to the world's most populous nation.

Chinese designers will drive catwalk trends more than deep-pocketed Asian buyers as China's creativity becomes fashions' next big thing, top fashion executives and designers told Reuters at Milan fashion week.

The French fashion house synonymous with Audrey Hepburn and Breakfast At Tiffany's is eyeing Asia as its next big growth market, spurred by the rapidly rising incomes of the region's nouveau riche.

The Droid Bionic designed by Motorola will go to Verizon featuring the 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) network. Meanwhile Samsung Galaxy S2 is expected to go to T-Mobile.