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A booming market for commodities, and undervalued shares, are two reasons high-fliers BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto made it into the BW 50

The British bank writes down $3.2 billion at its U.S. consumer finance business and warns home prices will keep falling into 2009

Lagan Technologies, an Ulster firm specializing in public-services software, is beating out rivals such as Oracle as it takes on the U.S. market

Tech Beat says this game isn't over, as CNBC reports the billionaire may launch a proxy fight

In their dustup over classified ad competition, Craigslist files a countersuit against its minority shareholder, writes Jon Fine

Investors took their cues from a weak sales forecast by Wal-Mart and a fresh rise in oil prices

Airlines are kept waiting once again as the beleaguered planemaker announces production difficulties will keep it from meeting targets

Strong growth in sales of electronics, especially flat-panel TVs, helps the retailer post better-than-expected first-quarter results

The May 12 earthquake in Sichuan has claimed 12,000 lives, but many economists expect the impact on overall growth to be limited

Royal Bank of Scotland has issued a research report predicting that Vietnam's impact on global trade and inflation will be "marginal"

SingTel and three of its telco associates have confirmed they will bring Apple's iPhone to Singapore, India, the Philippines, and Australia

As traditional sources such as banks and government agencies pull back, peer-to-peer lending is entering the student loan market

The WorldWide Telescope lets amateur astronomers explore the cosmos through a computer, which provides a photo map of the heavens

In its largest acquisition since it bought Compaq, Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy Electronic Data Systems for $13.9 billion

The mobile-phone giant's planned turnaround may involve selling off assets to comply with lenders' agreements

Slide Show: How to Motivate Employees on a Budget

Bloggers unite amid catastrophe in China's Sichuan province, raising questions about whether the death toll could have been lower

The likely Republican Presidential nominee offered a climate-change proposal that opponents, including Obama, say is too little, too late

A number of companies are opting not to embrace Redmond's latest operating system and, like GM, are waiting for Windows 7 instead

For the outgoing Microsoft president, heading the $37.3 billion philanthropic organization will be "a dream job"