On Tuesday, CNET News issued double-whammy reports (see here and here) regarding the ongoing legal proceedings between Google (GOOG) and Viacom (VIA) over YouTube's supposed copyright infringement. N

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A little while after eating a scoop, however, a 5-year old California girl woke up from her nap screaming in pain. The Pop Rocks had only begun to react during the digestion process. Doctors, wh

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A banner ad on the Men's Health website urges the "Y"-chromosome impaired to "EAT for smokin' SEX APPEAL." The magazine's nutritional tips might better be called "The Electro

The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the

As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows

Dell (DELL) says price cuts boosted second quarter sales, but cut profits 17%. Dell’s profit dropped to $616 million, or $0.31 per share, from $746 million, or $0.32, for the same period a year

Marvell Lower on Slower SalesShares of Marvell Technology (MRVL) are lower this morning after the company gave a forecast that indicated sales growth is slowing. Bloomberg reports the maker of chips

As stockholders sweep up the remnants of IndyMac and the FDIC continues to add to its list of troubled banks (Wachovia (WB), Washington Mutual (WM) and Zions Bancorp (ZION)) financial insti