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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday’s session are Lowe’s Cos., Campbell Soup Co., Tech Data Corp. and Wet Seal Inc. • Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s Investing page. Applied Signal (APSG) is expected to report first second-quarter net earnings of …

LONDON – Google Inc. (GOOG) is expected to unveil on Wednesday an online payment system called GBuy, which analysts say will allow merchants to accept payment for services and could become a broad-based alternative to eBay’s (EBAY) PayPal, the dominant system. Analyst Danny Sullivan, editor of SearchEngineWatch.com, said he expected …

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan forces bombarding rebels with artillery on Wednesday hit a school where scores of civilians had taken refuge from the fighting, killing at least 45 Tamils and wounding 125 more in the country’s east, a senior rebel official said. The government accused the Tamil Tiger …

Looking for a gift for your four-legged friend this holiday season? Animal expert, author and host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Pet Talk,” Harrison Forbers, offers up some unique suggestions that will be sure to have tails wagging! Towel Tog Keep the splashing, staining and wet doggy smell out …

HAVANA – Cuban President Fidel Castro denounced a Forbes magazine report naming him one of the world’s wealthiest rulers, putting in a special television appearance on Monday to rebut the story he called “rubbish.” In its May 5 article, “Fortunes Of Kings, Queens And Dictators,” Forbes put Castro in 7th …

SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are Hewlett-Packard Co., Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and Applied Materials Inc. BEA Systems (BEAS) is expected to report first-quarter earnings of 10 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson First Call. …

LIVERPOOL, England – Police arrested a known soccer hooligan at John Lennon Airport on Thursday and stopped him from leaving the country in case he was headed to the World Cup. British police have the power to prevent any convicted hooligans from going to the World Cup in Germany, which …

NEW YORK – The Dell laptop computer seen bursting into flames in photographs on the Internet was being examined as part of the company’s probe of the incident, Dell Inc. (DELL) said on Tuesday. “We have captured the notebook and have begun investigating the event,” Dell spokeswoman Anne Camden said, …

NEW YORK – Whenever he sees Barbara Walters, George Clooney mentions how he’s still paying for telling her in an interview that he was never going to marry again. Future Clooney dates will have an opportunity to revisit that talk, and hundreds of other interviews Walters has conducted for ABC …

CHICAGO – Groups opposed to circumcision are watching the case of an 8-year-old suburban Chicago boy whose divorced parents are fighting in court over whether he should have the procedure. The child’s mother wants him circumcised to prevent recurring, painful inflammation she says he’s experienced during the past year. But …