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A Chinese company said Tuesday it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple's iPads due to a dispute over ownership of the trademark.

Taking a pass on reining in government growth, President Barack Obama unveiled a record $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan Monday, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax hikes on the wealthy to help pay the costs. The ideas landed with a thud on Capitol Hill.

Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after ratings agency Moody's slapped credit downgrades on six European Union countries due to the region's weak economic outlook and uncertain attempts to implement reforms.

Greece faces further hurdles and delays before it can receive a second, euro130 billion ($171 billion) bailout despite its lawmakers voting through more austerity measures in the face of violent protests.

Investors shook off their worries about Greece on Monday and got back to their routine of little-by-little gains.

Google's $12.5 billion bid to buy cellphone maker Motorola Mobility has won approvals from U.S. and European antitrust regulators, moving Google a major step closer to completing the biggest deal in its 13-year history.

Oil prices fell toward $100 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors look to the latest U.S. crude supply figures for clues about demand strength.

McDonald's Corp. said Monday it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to provide plans by May to phase out crates that tightly confine pregnant sows, a move that one animal rights group predicted would have "a seismic impact" on the industry.

Apple said Monday that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled.

The name PeoplExpress conjures up thoughts of cheap fares, packed planes and bare-bones service.

Parents should set these financial rules when adult children fly back to the nest.

When you buy a brand-new home, you have to look for what's there -- and what's missing.

Still waiting for your IRS check? Try these tips for tracking down your tax cash.

Sure, they're lovable and cute, but before you buy, count the costs of pet ownership.

Want a higher credit score? Strategies used in fantasy baseball can help.

A bank account levy has limitations. Here are times when your income can't be garnished.

Lowering interest isn't the only goal in refinancing. Ponder these other reasons first.

With a credit card sign-up bonus, what you see is not always what you get.

Bankrate.com's 2012 credit card rewards survey reveals which cards offer generous cash back.

Not playing your rewards cards right can leave free money on the table. Here's how to play the game.

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One of the more obvious fallacies of modern life is that the future will be like the past. As if various cultural, economic and technological changes weren?t disproving that every day. But it?s even harder to accept that??the planet earth itself is changing quite rapidly due to warming temperatures...

Kodak is going to stop doing what they were once the first to ever do. No, not produce Kodachrome. They stopped that 10 years ago. They're stopping the manufacture of digital cameras. "Did Kodak manuacture digital cameras?" I hear you ask.

?? Finally, an op-ed article on tax policy in The New York Times that isn't horribly flawed!?? In a piece last week??entitled "The Zuckerberg Tax", tax attorney David Miller proposes a new tax on theultra-rich.

? The conflict between club and high school soccer ? at least for the boys ? is officially over. Club soccer wins. On Feb. 10, the five-year-old U.S. Soccer Development Academy, which consists of 78 lite clubs nationwide blessed by U.

The Marc Jacobs fall 2012 collection was a study in layering???layering of textures, colors and prints. One look alone already piled on a number of elements including a sequined fake fur coat, a florl brocade skirt, ostrich leather shoes, and a fox and goat fur hat.

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? Sometime ago I wrote about how your WiFi might be hacked due to a technical SNAFU in something that is a standard feature of WiFi access points (APs) called ?WiFi Protected Setup? or WPS. WPS allow a device such as a cellphone or a computer to be configured for a specific access point simply .

Ed and Elaine Brown recently received bad news from the First Circuit.?? Their July 2009 convictions were upheld.?? The convictions were for quite a few things, but it boils down to how they reacted o their 2007 convictions for refusing to pay income taxes.

South Korea has better broadband than we do. Australia has faster wireless networks. And according to Forrester's Internet Population Forecast, by 2013 the number of online consumers in emerging markts will dwarf those in the US and Western Europe.

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VALE announced that its new giant bulk carriers will be manufactured in China and South Korea as the domestic market is already working at full capacity.

Oil giant Statoil ASA has awarded a contract to build two category D semi-submersible rigs for use on Norwegian Continental Shelf worth $2.47 billion to Norway's Songa Offshore.

Amazon.com Inc. has announced that it will acquire UK-based online bookseller, The Book Depository International.

The company acquired worldwide development and commercialization rights to AC105.

Starbucks Corporation, is introducing sophisticated and time effective technology to its portfolio namely Starbucks for iPhone.

We retain our Outperform rating on Discover based on its dominant position, focus to explore opportunities for inorganic growth and implements several capital-bolstering initiatives.

Deckers Outdoor Corporation recently announced that it has completed the buyout of the Sanuk brand on July 1, 2011.

Constellation Brands Inc., the largest wine company in the world, posted its first-quarter 2012 results.

Medco attempts to curtail costs of treating patients suffering from HCV