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msnbc.com2nd Quarter US GDP Revised Downward to 1.6 PercentABC NewsThe sputtering economy may be headed for a double-dip recession after the government revised the nation's gross domestic product downward for the second quarter to 1.6 percent from an ...

E! Online (blog)Michael Lohan Has '100 Percent Faith' Lindsay Will Stay Sober; Actress Gets ...Access HollywoodMichael Lohan says he believes his daughter Lindsay is on the right track following her stint behind bars and 22 days in rehab – and cla...

IBM put out a new report (embedded below) on security threats to enterprise computer networks today from its X-Force security research group. It found a 36 percent increase in security vulnerabilities, with Web applications being the main culprit. Web app...

Flash sales sites like Gilt Groupe have proven to not only be a popular e-commerce experience, but also a profitable business model. In fact, Gilt is on track to hit 0 million in revenue this year, with rumors of an IPO swirling. But while Gilt pioneered ...

Persistence (blog)Survey: 29 Percent of Mobile Customers Would Switch to Verizon iPhonePC MagazineIn a bit of news from the not-quite-so-unexpected department, a recent survey of 1000 consumers reveals that 51 percent of current Verizon subscribers would ...

Nashville hotel tax revenues drop 10 percent in JuneThe TennesseanIt took a while for Nashville to feel the impact of lost tourism and convention business from early ...and more »...

Moneycontrol.comWheat up 0.7 percent on outlook for smaller global cropReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures rose 0.7 percent on Friday, extending gains as a lower-than-expected global production forecast from the US government continued to s...

New York PostSurvey shows 50 percent of women would rather give up sex than gain 10 poundsNewsNet5.comWeight is more important than sex and getting a promotion to more than half of women. A new poll of 1001 people shows that about half of women would rath...

MyFoxOrlando.comReport: 8 percent of US newborns have undocumented parentsCNNThe 14th Amendment stipulates that children born in the United States automatically become US citizens. (CNN) -- One of about every 12 babies born in the United States in 2008 wa...

Reuters UKNikkei drops over 2 percent after Fed; yen worry dragsReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell more than 2 percent on Wednesday, hurt by the yen's strength against the dollar after the ...Dollar Falls Versus Yen After Fed to ...