Apple hits a new all-time high
Apple (AAPL) capped a post-earnings surge by closing Tuesday at $456.48, a new all-time record high. In intraday trading it reached as high as $458.24, also a record. Measured by market capitalization (price per share times number of shares outstanding), Apple is now worth more than $425 billion, making it the world's ...

Deadline passes; Occupy DC remains
Washington (CNN) -- Living in a public park as a means of protest is not protected by the First Amendment, a federal judge said Tuesday in rejecting an Occupy DC demonstrator's request to keep park police from enforcing a ban on camping. Dane Charles Primarano sought a temporary restraining order prohibiting the ...

Party over for Zuckerberg?
(CNN) -- We all knew he'd eventually get around to it: Mark Zuckerberg is expected to finally bring Facebook public. The company is reported to be preparing to file for an IPO -- initial public offering -- through which anyone will be able to buy shares of the social networking ...

North Korea denies punishing citizens for not mourning enough
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea has angrily denied allegations that it punished some of its citizens for inadequately mourning the death of its late leader Kim Jong Il. Kim died last month after 17 years of repressive rule over the secretive state, setting off deep uncertainty about North Korea's ...