International Business News http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and co-defendant Danielle Chiesi, indicted in a sweeping insider trading case, must hand over wiretap evidence to U.S. market regulators, a judge ruled on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/228074.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/rajaratnam-to-provide-sec-with-wiretaps.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/rajaratnam-to-provide-sec-with-wiretaps.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:32:02 EST President Barack Obama sought common ground with Republicans on Tuesday over his top priorities of job creation and deficit reduction, winning hints of support in both areas but a rebuke on healthcare reform. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/obama-seeks-common-ground-on-deficit-jobs.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:32:01 EST The spiraling crisis at Toyota Motor Corp deepened on Tuesday as the automaker said it would recall thousands of Camry sedans as well as nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars to fix steering and braking problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/228061.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/toyota-recalls-new-prius-in-latest-safety-fix.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/toyota-recalls-new-prius-in-latest-safety-fix.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:24:02 EST White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs mocked former Alaska governor Sarah Palin at the White House on Tuesday, for reading notes from the palm of her hand during a public appearance at the Tea Party convention. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/white-house-mocks-sarah-palin-hand-notes.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:16:40 EST The Dow posted its largest one-day percentage gain in three months on Tuesday, boosted by reports of an aid plan for heavily indebted Greece. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/wall-st-rebounds-on-greece-aid-reports.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:16:01 EST European governments have agreed in principle to help heavily indebted Greece, a senior German coalition source said on Tuesday, in what would be the first rescue of a euro zone member in the currency's 11-year history. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/european-governments-agree-to-help-greece-source.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:08:02 EST Euro zone countries have decided in principle to help debt-stricken Greece, a senior German ruling coalition source said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/228073.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/eurozone-agreed-principle-aid-greece-source.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/eurozone-agreed-principle-aid-greece-source.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:05:58 EST Those who show high-levels of boredom are more likely to die, according to new research. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/228072.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/bored-study-shows-you-could-die.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/bored-study-shows-you-could-die.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:55:37 EST MetLife Inc <MET.N> plans to pay American International Group Inc <AIG.N> in stock and cash for American Life Insurance Co , as the two sides negotiate what could be a roughly $15 billion deal, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/228068.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/metlife-may-pay-aig-in-stock-cash-for-unit-source.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/metlife-may-pay-aig-in-stock-cash-for-unit-source.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:48:01 EST The heads of the top U.S. stock exchanges have poured cold water on the Obama administration's plan to bar banks from proprietary trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/ustock-exchange-heads-take-aim-at-volcker-rule.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:40:03 EST A severe winter storm warning was issued for New York City on Tuesday forecasting snow accumulation is expected to total 6 to 12 inches. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/228070.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/severe-winter-storm-heading-city-schools-close.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/severe-winter-storm-heading-city-schools-close.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:39:44 EST U.S. stocks rose Tuesday on investors' relief that help for Greece may finally arrive. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/stocks-market-rallies-on-possible-loan-guarantee-greece.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:38:31 EST U.S. job openings rose in December and the number of unemployed workers fell, according to a government report on Tuesday that supported views the labor market was on the brink of recovery. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/ujob-openings-rise-hirings-steady-in-december.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:24:03 EST International Dairy Queen, the ice cream retailer owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, said on Tuesday that it planned in 2010 to open its first stores in Egypt and Macau. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/228069.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/buffetts-dairy-queen-expand-into-egypt-macau.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/buffetts-dairy-queen-expand-into-egypt-macau.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:18:27 EST Ghana has not blocked a planned $4 billion oilfield stake sale to Exxon Mobil by Kosmos Energy but still threatens to do so if the parties do not abandon the deal, a government source said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/ghana-has-not-blocked-exxon-kosmos-deal-source.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:16:42 EST A 28-year-old man was pulled alive on Monday from the rubble of a building four weeks after Haiti quake that killed more than 200,000 people. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/man-rescued-alive-four-weeks-after-haiti-quake-video.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:57:48 EST Stocks advanced on Tuesday, with the Dow on track for its largest daily percentage gain since November, boosted by reports about an aid plan for heavily indebted Greece. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/wall-street-jumps-on-reports-of-help-for-greece.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:48:01 EST President Barack Obama sought common ground with Republicans on Tuesday on his top policy priorities of job creation and deficit reduction, winning hints of support in both areas but a rebuke on healthcare reform. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/obama-courts-republican-support-on-jobs-deficit.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:48:01 EST U.S. rapper Lil Wayne is set to be sentenced Tuesday in New York City for pleading guilty in a gun possession case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/urapper-lil-wayne-get-jail-sentence.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:36:38 EST President Barack Obama convened a meeting of Top Republican and Democratic leaders on Tuesday in the White House and called on the two parties to focus on creating jobs and cooperating on battled economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100209/obama-calls-on-congress-leaders-unite-creating-jobs.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:26:13 EST