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Shares of electronics retailer Best Buy are sliding Tuesday morning in pre-market trading after the company reported better than expected earnings, but lackluster guidance.

UBS Chairman Axel Weber warned on Tuesday that the beleaguered European banking sector was still facing many challenges.

Thankfully, no one was injured.

UNSKILLED labourers in Melbourne’s CBD are now being paid more than $150,000 a year, a Deloitte ­Access Economics report shows.

As Montenegro is slated to become yet another NATO member state, some military experts suggest that the Alliance won’t stop until it swallows up all of Europe; while others note that few states are now wishing to contribute to NATO’s announced priority of “deterring Russia.”

Cristiano Ronaldo says he will be fit to play in Saturday's Champions League final against Atletico Madrid after limping out of training.

Convenience shop owner Adeel Khan only fabricated a story of three armed men who tied him up and set fire to his Rozelle store after he discovered three innocent people had died, the prosecution says.

Rambus Inc. , a technology licensing company, said Tuesday that the company's chief financial officer, Satish Rishi, plans to retire the first week of August. The company is searching for his replacement, and Rishi will help with the search. He has been chief financial officer since 2006. Shares of Rambus have fallen 1.6% in the past month, compared to the S&P 500's decline of 2.1%.

BRUSSEL (ANP) - De eurolanden zullen water bij de wijn moeten doen als het gaat om schuldverlichting voor Griekenland. Alleen zo kan het Internationaal Monetair Fonds (IMF) ook aan boord komen van het derde leningenprogramma voor Griekenland. Dinsdag zijn de ministers van Financiën van de eurolanden (de eurogroep) weer in Brussel bijeen voor overleg, met als voornaamste agendapunt de Griekse schuldenberg.

NEW YORK (AP) — A strong start to the year from Best Buy was overshadowed by a lengthening string of declining quarterly sales and a pessimistic outlook that added to a chorus of woes from the retail sector.

NEW YORK (AP) — A strong start to the year from Best Buy was overshadowed by a lengthening string of declining quarterly sales and a pessimistic outlook that added to a chorus of woes from the retail sector.

NEW YORK (AP) — A strong start to the year from Best Buy was overshadowed by a lengthening string of declining quarterly sales and a pessimistic outlook that added to a chorus of woes from the retail sector. Before Target, Macy's Inc., J.C. Penney Co., Nordstrom Inc. and Kohl's Corp. all posted first-quarter sales declines as pressure increases from off-priced stores like T.J. Maxx and also online competition, namely Amazon.com. A year earlier the consumer electronics retailer earned $129 million, or 36 cents per share. Читать дальше...

DOZENS of Victorian women suffering the most common breast cancer will be first in the world to try a new treatment mix that aims to switch off tumour cells’ “survival factor”.

– The human rights group, the Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) said it has discovered plans by some mischief makers to stage a protest against the secretary general of the federation – The group said the blackmailers are desperate to rubbish the effort of the president against corruption in Nigeria A Human rights group, the Centre for […]

A third of India`s cash machines don`t work, the central bank said, posing a challenge for the government as it strives to provide banking services to millions of poor citizens living in rural areas.

JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is out on bail in a sedition case in connection with an event on campus, on Tuesday said finishing his PhD is now more of a "political responsibility" for him rather than an academic one.

It's synthetic - and often produced in illicit labs in China

Mamelodi Sundowns have been reinstated into the African Champions League field just hours before the group-stage draw.

Britain is looking into reports that UK-made cluster bombs are being used by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, UK State Minister for Defence Procurement Philip Dunne said on Tuesday.

A Jharkhand police constable Ramiz Raja alias Ayan Raza alias Ayan Yadav, in his mid 20s, was arrested on Tuesday for involvement in four theft cases with two friends after police recovered stolen TV, DVD and other valuables, they had stolen from four houses in the city, from their houses.