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Powerball winner? Mystery woman picks up tab for 180 diners.Powerball winner may have been the woman who picked up the tab for 180 patrons at a Florida restaurant. The woman denied she was the winner of a $590 Powerball jackpot earlier this month.聽
Horrors, darling! A mansion shortage.Mansions are hard to come by in America's richest ZIP codes, as buyers snap them up. Inventory in Palm Beach, Fla., is down 70 percent. Carmel, Calif., only has four $1 million-plus homes on the market.
787 Dreamliner: stretch version set to be announced787 Dreamliner with 323 seats would be used for long-haul routes in Asia and elsewhere. The bigger 787 Dreamliner is likely to be announced at next week's Paris Airshow.
Louisiana chemical plant explosion: Multiple injuries, local residents cautionedAt least 30 people have been injured in a Louisiana chemical plant explosion and fire Thursday.
Japanese stocks plunge, rattling world marketsJapan's Nikkei falls 6.4 percent Thursday in the wake of the Bank of Japan's decision to stand pat on monetary easing. Concerns also mount about Fed's commitment to easing in the US.聽
IBM layoffs coming, but it won't say how manyIBM layoffs in store for Vermont and other facilities, Vermont officials say. But the computer giant is mum about how many IBM layoffs are involved in its national reorganization.
World Bank: Monetary tightening could crimp growthWhen the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks tighten monetary policies,聽World Bank economists worry long-term interest rates will rise, increasing the cost of capital in emerging markets. This could be particularly challenging for developing countries with high debts. 聽
Stocks fall as Dow drops below 15,000Stocks closed lower Wednesday and the Dow Jones industrial average fell 126.79 points to close at 14,995.23. Video-game shops, restaurants, and retailers led stocks downward push..jpg?alias=standard_600x400)
Lionel Messi: Did soccer star evade taxes?Lionel Messi owes $5.3 million in back taxes, a Spanish prosecutor charges in a fraud complaint. Lionel Messi says he has 'never committed any infringement.'
E-cigarettes: Big Tobacco's next big move?E-cigarette sales could double this year to $1 billion, analysts say. The market for聽e-cigarettes has grown from thousands of users in 2006 to several million e-cigarette smokers worldwide.
Stocks drop on choppy day for Wall StreetStocks fell Tuesday on concerns that central banks will pull back from support for the global economy. Stocks聽began sliding from the opening bell, trailing markets in Asia and Europe.
NBA tampering fines hit Hawks, 2 other teamsNBA tampering fines are being levied on the Atlanta Hawks, who sent a letter to potential ticket buyers聽聽promoting its chances of signing to superstar free agents. Two other NBA teams were also fined for tampering.聽
Gold nears three-week low on stimulus taperingGold聽fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday to a near three-week low after the Bank of Japan opted not to extend its stimulus program, stoking speculation that the era of ultra-loose global monetary policy is coming to an end.
$14 billion dollars later, BP's oil spill is cleaned from 3 of 4 affected statesBP said the Coast Guard has concluded 'active cleanup operations' in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, but the work continues along 84 miles of Louisiana's shoreline.
Stocks mixed despite S&P debt upgradeStocks budged higher when trading opened on Wall Street Monday, shortly after the S&P agency raised its outlook for the US government's debt rating and credited 'the strengths of the economy.' But the gains proved both modest and fickle, and stocks spent most of the day flitting between small gains and losses.
McDonald's sales buoyed by Dollar Menu, breakfastMcDonald's global sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.6 percent in May, a welcome result after struggling a year ago. McDonald's sales were helped by cheap eats and new menu items, including egg white breakfast sandwiches.聽
Nicaragua canal: Will China build rival to Panama Canal?Nicaragua canal would require $40 billion and 11 years to complete. Nicaraguan president Ortega hopes to get congress to approve Chinese plan for Nicaragua canal this week.聽
Internet spying: what firms' denials really meanInternet spying claims prompts carefully worded denials from Google, Facebook, and others. The companies say they're not voluntarily handing over data to the government, but leave open the possibility that the government has used their data for massive Internet spying.
Stocks rise on hiring jumpStocks jumped Friday on news of steady growth in hiring last month.聽Expectation of continued economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve also pushed stocks upward.聽
Monsanto lawsuit filed by farmers over GMO wheatMonsanto is facing a lawsuit from US wheat farmers and food safety advocates over unauthorized GMO wheat found in an Oregon field. The lawsuit accuses Monsanto of failing to protect the market from contamination and聽lower prices, as some foreign buyers have shied away from US wheat
