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Shares of Google, the world's most-used Internet search engine, might continue to rise as the company boosts advertising revenue, research analysts at securities firms that underwrote Google's public offering said after they were cleared to publish reports on the company Google, whose shares are up 49 percent from the August 18 IPO, might increase ...

Hollinger International sold the Telegraph newspaper and related assets to Britain's Barclay brothers Friday for $1.3 billion, the Independent said Friday The sale of the prestigious London newspaper was assured once a U.S. judge dismissed an attempt by Hollinger's former chairman, Conrad Black, to block or influence the sale to Fred and Dave Barcl...

The price of crude oil hit a record high of 43 dollars per barrel Wednesday in the NYMEX futures' market Trading prices dropped again to 42.85 dollars but remained above previous record of 42.45 dollars per barrel, set on June 2.

The British scientific establishment responded with anger Monday to an attack by Prince Charles on nanotechnology -- applied science involving tiny particles Fertility expert Robert Winston described as "very unfortunate" Charles' renewed attack over the weekend in which he suggested using the technology in fertility treatment could lead to a disas...

Application for a U.S. patent has been filed by a California man for his system that allows the dead to speak from their tombs, New Scientist reported Thursday Robert Barrows of Burlingame has devised a hollow headstone fitted with a flat LCD touch screen.

The chief executive of Network Associates quashed speculation Tuesday that his company is in talks to be acquired by Microsoft, cutting into earlier gains made by the stock, which still managed to close up nearly 4 percent. Shares in the Santa Clara, California-based company ended off their best levels following comments by Chief Executive George ...