Novak Djokovic celebrated a pivotal point Friday by extending his arms and sticking out his chest like a sprinter crossing the finish line.He's almost there, one win from his fourth title in four tournaments this year.Djokovic advanced to the final at the Sony Ericsson Open and stretched his winning streak to 25 consecutive matches by…

Google announced on Wednesday that Kansas City, Kansas, had been selected as the site for its first super-fast broadband Internet network.Nearly 1,100 US towns and cities had competed to be Google's testbed for the ultra high-speed fiber optic network which will move data 100 times faster than what is available in the United States today.Each…

Oil fell on Wednesday, weighed down by swelling crude inventories in the United States while President Barack Obama was expected to set a long-term goal to cut oil imports.U.S. crude trimmed earlier losses and North Sea Brent turned positive as U.S. employment data came out in line with expectations and due to support from the…

Family Dollar Stores Inc's (FDO.N) quarterly profit edged past analysts' revised estimates as shoppers flocked to its stores for low-priced holiday items and groceries, prompting the discount chain to forecast a strong year ahead.Family Dollar sells most of its items for $10 or less and caters to consumers with household income of $40,000 and below.For…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co accused the trustee seeking $6.4 billion for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme of doing an end run around the law in pursuing his case, and said it has a right to a jury trial.The second-largest U.S. bank said court-appointed trustee Irving Picard is exceeding his authority…

An isooctane plant in Mont Belvieu in Chambers County in Texas exploded at around 12:15 p.m. Central Standard Time. Isooctane is a motor gasoline octane enhancement additive., as of 10:18 p.m., one contract employee was still unaccounted for. Company spokesman Rick Rainey said that they need to confirm whether anyone saw the contract employee leave…

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The White Stripes announced their demise as a band Wednesday, denying any differences or lack of enthusiasm but saying they want their music to be remembered at its best.Jack White and Meg White, known for their raw mix of punk and blues in songs like "Seven Nation Army," asked their fans…

This coming Sunday, the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers will take the field in Super Bowl XLV, a sporting spectacle of the grandest scale -- and one that just gets . It's also a huge day for American commerce, with people flocking to bars, purchasing NFL merchandise, and throwing parties where they down copious…

Google recently shook things up by announcing that thewill no longer support the H.264 video codec. Fear not, though--Microsoft has come to Chrome's rescue with a browser extension that enables Chrome on Windows 7 to play H.264 video content in spite of the Google snub.A post onprovides some explanation for the Google decision. "Though H.264…

B. E. Smith today announced Sandy Reed, formerly of the firm’s Talent Strategies division, will lead a team of interim and consulting leaders nationwide as vice president/project leader, Interim and Consulting Services.Lenexa, Kan. (Vocus/PRWEB) January 26, 2011 B. E. Smith today announced Sandy Reed, formerly of the firm’s Talent Strategies division, will lead a team…