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Brent drops towards five-year low near $57, supply glut weighs

Brent oil extended losses into a fourth session on Tuesday, with prices hovering close to a more than five-year low above $57 per barrel, as persistent worries about a global supply glut offset concerns about output disruptions in Libyan.


'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Frozen' Among 2014's Most Pirated Movies

Which movies were pirated the most in 2014? Surprisingly enough, mostly movies from last year. A disclaimer: piracy is wrong. Both the high-seas kind and the kind where you download movies without actually paying for them.

Burger chain Shake Shack files for IPO

Burger chain Shake Shack Inc, which grew out of a hot dog stand in New York's Madison Square Park, has filed for an initial public offering at a time when stock offerings by casual restaurants have proven to be a big hit with investors.

See the Millennium Falcon Up Close in New Images from 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

New images show off the Millennium Falcon's redesign from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"


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Google Inc's Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world's biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the Great Firewall was to blame.
Countries around Asia on Tuesday stepped up the search for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that is presumed to have crashed in shallow waters off the Indonesian coast, with Washington also sending a warship to help find the missing jet.
A leaked piece of promo art for "Ant-Man" has revealed the design of the film's villain, Yellowjacket.
Petrobras, Brazil's state-run oil company, could be declared in technical default on some of its foreign debt as early as Tuesday if bondholders pursue efforts to force it to speed up its assessment of losses in a giant corruption scandal.
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) and FedEx Corp (FDX.N) are rolling out new pricing systems to curb online retailers' large package sizes, but industry experts warn many small firms are unprepared and could pay up to 50 percent more for shipping.
FCA US, the former Chrysler Group, said on Monday it is recalling almost 67,000 older-model pickup trucks equipped with manual transmissions globally for possible clutch problems that have been linked to one death.
U.S. stocks were little changed in thin trading on Monday as the S&P 500 notched its latest record high, but gains were curbed when an early rally in energy prices lost momentum.
Crude oil prices on tumbled on Monday, with global grades settling down more than $1 a barrel after an early rally fizzled and prices fell to their lowest levels since May 2009.
Chris Rock reportedly filed a divorce because of his allegedly new ladylove and "Top Five" co-star Rosario Dawson.
Adele responded on Twitter about the rumors that she and boyfriend Simon Konecki have broken up. Will she use him as an inspiration for her new album?