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• Software Sales Crash  Friday, 10 Feb 2012 | 10:04 AM ET

  

  NPD reports that software sales have been dismal. The details behind the decline, with Brian Cooley, CNET.

• Oil Demand to Grow With 'Two Speed' Outlook: IEA Friday, 10 Feb 2012 | 4:03 AM ET

  

  Global oil demand will grow in 2012 despite a weak economic environment, the International Energy Agency said in a new report, but a “two-speed” outlook prevails, with robust oil demand in emerging economies and falling demand in developed economies.

• Taiwan Tech Stocks a Good Buy as US Recovers: Analyst Tuesday, 7 Feb 2012 | 7:48 PM ET

  Taiwan’s technology stocks are expected to recover lost ground this year as their main market the United States shows signs of a recovery, says Mark Matthews, Head of Research Asia, at Bank Julius Baer.

• Those Millions on Facebook? Some May Not Actually Visit Tuesday, 7 Feb 2012 | 10:58 AM ET

  

  “Active users” add up in Facebook’s prospectus, but some of those clicks aren’t on the Web site. The New York Times reports.

• Facebook's Absence in China Makes Rivals Attractive Monday, 6 Feb 2012 | 9:43 PM ET

  

  Facebook is widely expected to file for an IPO as early as Wednesday, which could value the company between $75 and $100 billion. But the social networking site isn't available in China, the world's biggest internet market, because of strict censorship laws. Instead, one analyst says that investors are looking to buy Chinese internet stocks which offer similar social networking services to Facebook.

• Saudi Arabia Will Not Let Oil Go Above $100: Prince Monday, 6 Feb 2012 | 5:29 PM ET

  

  An "element of fear" over Iran is playing into the price of oil despite higher supply and decreasing demand, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud told CNBC Monday.

• Iran: 'Some' European Countries to Lose Oil Imports Saturday, 4 Feb 2012 | 7:22 AM ET

  

  A series of tit-for-tat statements between Iran and the European Union showed no signs of abating on Saturday, with the Iranian Oil Minister saying that oil exports “will certainly be cut to some European countries.”

• Inside Facebook Headquarters Thursday, 2 Feb 2012 | 2:21 PM ET

  

  For the approximately 2,000 employees who will report to work at Facebook each day, it’s sure to be a unique work experience. Have a look at Facebook’s new Menlo Park campus.

• The Super Bowl of Tech Cities: New York vs. Boston  Thursday, 2 Feb 2012 | 1:42 PM ET

  

  Debating which is a better tech city: New York or Boston, with CNBC's Mary Thompson and Brian Shactman.

• $75 Billion Valuation for Facebook Justified: Stake Holder Thursday, 2 Feb 2012 | 12:01 AM ET

  

  At $75 billion, Facebook would be valued at around 20 times its 2011 revenue of $3.7 billion, which Landis told CNBC was justified based on its growth potential.

• Read the Facebook S-1 IPO Filing Wednesday, 1 Feb 2012 | 5:37 PM ET

  Facebook made its long-awaited filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. It is expected to trade under the ticker symbol "FB."

• Is the Facebook IPO the Start of Another Tech Bubble? Wednesday, 1 Feb 2012 | 6:13 AM ET

  

  The hype surrounding the Facebook IPO, including the "pretty rich" valuation for the social network, is similar to that seen at the height of the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s, an investor told CNBC Wednesday.

• The 10 Biggest Internet IPOs Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012 | 4:47 PM ET

  

  Just how historic is Facebook’s IPO compared to other internet-related deals? Find out.

• Iran to Halt 'Some' Oil Exports Soon: Oil Minister Monday, 30 Jan 2012 | 3:46 AM ET

  

  Iran’s parliament is to debate a “double-urgency bill” which would halt all oil exports to the European Union in response to expanded sanctions by the bloc.

• An Inside View on Apple  Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 | 6:50 AM ET

  

  An inside look at how Apple conducts business and why "Apple does business better than anyone else," according to Adam Lashinsky, "Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired - and Secretive - Company Really Works" author/Fortune Magazine.

• Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad in China Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 | 2:38 AM ET

  

  In the last decade, Apple has become one of the mightiest, richest and most successful companies in the world, in part by mastering global manufacturing. However, the workers assembling iPhones, iPads and other devices often labor in onerous work environments, with serious — sometimes deadly — safety problems. The NYT reports.

• Videogame Football Fights and Furors Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012 | 5:36 PM ET

  

  While the videogame industry courts its share of controversy, you might expect sports games to generally avoid ruffling feathers. Here are some polarizing and odd moments of the industry's most popular sport.

• Playing Field Shifting for Football Video Game Industry Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012 | 3:45 PM ET

  

  The 'Madden' franchise remains a sales juggernaut with little real competition in the console area. The mobile platform, however, still seems up for grabs.

• In Videogames, Even Football Isn't Without Controversy Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012 | 3:38 PM ET

  

  The NFL has been a part of the landscape for about as long as videogames have been around – and anything with such longevity tends to ruffle some feathers among both players and publishers.

• A Facebook Private Market Freeze? Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012 | 2:45 PM ET

  

  While the clearing of all Facebook private market trades has been halted for three days, the market continues to operate on an as-normal basis and has not seized up as earlier reports indicated, according to people familiar with the matter.