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The head of EA Sports is set to take on the whole company as its chief operating officer. The Associated Press reports that Peter Moore will take on his new position starting Monday, August 8. Moore replaces John Schappert, who left Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) for a position at Zynga....

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EU may place sanctions on Syria next week, official tells AP.

DNA testing confirms the killing of Bin Laden reports AP.

AP reported that the NATO nations are stressing that their common aim in Libya is to bring an end to Gadhafi's regime. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the world must increase its support for the Libyan opposition. The attempt to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya headlined the agenda at...

In the recent Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll of 1,160 baby boomers, 11% of participants stated they are strongly convinced that they can live comfortably upon retirement. Fifty five percent are somewhat or very certain that they can live comfortably while 44% have little or no faith that...

According to the Associated Press, Ford (NYSE: F) will idle an auto plant in Belgium to conserve Japanese parts that are running behind. "We didn't run short of parts, but if we can find things to do to conserve parts it certainly makes sense to do that," said a Ford spokesperson. The full article...

Libyan oil exports have been "ground to a halt," according to the International Energy Agency, as reported by the Associated Press. The AP story can be found here. A major oil etf (NYSE: OIL) traded over 3.5% lower this morning versus yesterday's closing price. U.S. markets traded over 2.4% lower...

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has beefed up its network capacity in anticipation of record internet traffic during the World Cup, according to the AP. Akamai believes the World Cup's global popularity, combined with the increased availability of internet access and viewer appetite for ever-...