International Business News http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/us/tech.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/us/tech.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The U.S. Federal Reserve this month asked nine banks that were part of "stress tests" conducted earlier this year to submit plans to repay money injected under the Troubled Asset Relief Program , Bloomberg said, citing a person familiar with the situation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091124/fed-askss-banks-to-submit-tarp-repayment-plans-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091124/fed-askss-banks-to-submit-tarp-repayment-plans-report.htm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:40:01 EST The dollar recouped some of its overnight losses on Tuesday, while Asian shares slipped as investors shrugged off upbeat U.S. home sale data and took light profits on recent rallies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091124/dollar-ticks-up-asia-shares-slip-as-risk-shunned.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091124/dollar-ticks-up-asia-shares-slip-as-risk-shunned.htm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:32:01 EST Microsoft Corp has had talks with News Corp about a tie up, which would involve News Corp getting paid to take its news websites off Google Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091124/microsoft-news-corp-weigh-web-pact-source.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224535-a-lenovo-s12-netbook-that-uses-the.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091124/microsoft-news-corp-weigh-web-pact-source.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091124/microsoft-news-corp-weigh-web-pact-source.htm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:08:02 EST The dollar stabilized in early trade on Tuesday after losing ground in New York, while Asian shares slipped as investors shrugged off upbeat U.S. home sale data and took a breather after recent gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091124/dollar-stabilizes-asia-shares-slip.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091124/dollar-stabilizes-asia-shares-slip.htm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:24:01 EST The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of more than 2.1 million baby cribs in the U.S. and Canada from Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/stork-craft-recalls-over1-million-cribs-over-suffocation-risk-info.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/stork-craft-recalls-over1-million-cribs-over-suffocation-risk-info.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:36:05 EST Jobs Tops for Obama; HP's Big Gains; Candy Wrangling http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/daily-wrap-nov-23.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/daily-wrap-nov-23.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:19:01 EST Financier Carl Icahn has offered $156.5 million to acquire the partially built Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort, which has been stalled in bankruptcy court since June, according to the resort's chief operating officer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/icahn-outbids-penn-for-fontainebleau-las-vegas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/icahn-outbids-penn-for-fontainebleau-las-vegas.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:16:01 EST Gold eased on Tuesday as investors booked profits after prices hit record highs the day before, but sentiment was underpinned by a weak dollar which makes bullion cheaper for holders of other currencies and boosts its appeal as an alternative asset. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/gold-eases-investors-take-profits-after-records-hit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/gold-eases-investors-take-profits-after-records-hit.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:00:03 EST A trade group for the lenders that finance half the capital equipment investment in the United States said on Monday that U.S. businesses remain hesitant about borrowing to invest in their operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/businesses-still-cautious-on-borrowing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/businesses-still-cautious-on-borrowing.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:08:01 EST As the economy shows signs of stabilizing, major retail brokers are increasingly comfortable with leaving the largest brokerage houses and setting out on their own, according to a company that provides services to the brokers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/more-retail-brokers-mull-breaking-away-study.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/more-retail-brokers-mull-breaking-away-study.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:48:01 EST Freddie Mac, the U.S. mortgage finance giant, said on Monday it is seeking $595 million in loan payments and other funds hung up after the bankruptcy of lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/freddie-says-tbw-related-loss-may-grow-files-claim.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/freddie-says-tbw-related-loss-may-grow-files-claim.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:24:01 EST Lehman Brothers International , where more than $35 billion of hedge fund assets have been frozen since the bank's collapse last September, could return about $11 billion to fund managers by March if enough firms approve a new plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/hedge-funds-may-get-11-billion-frozen-at-lehman.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/hedge-funds-may-get-11-billion-frozen-at-lehman.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:16:01 EST Apple's iPhone has attracted half of the world's smartphone traffic share and 55 percent in the US after it hit the market 28 months ago, mobile advertising network AdMob said on Monday in its October report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/apples-iphone-attracts-half-global-smartphone-web-traffic.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224612-apples-iphone-attracts-half-of-global-smartphone-web-traffic.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/apples-iphone-attracts-half-global-smartphone-web-traffic.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/apples-iphone-attracts-half-global-smartphone-web-traffic.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:50:18 EST Hewlett-Packard Co <HPQ.N> tripled the size of its share repurchase program to $12 billion as China sales and better profit margins on its services boosted quarterly earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/hp-triples-stock-buyback-plan-profit-up-14-percent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224610-hp-triples-stock-buyback-plan-profit-up-14-percent.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/hp-triples-stock-buyback-plan-profit-up-14-percent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/hp-triples-stock-buyback-plan-profit-up-14-percent.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:40:01 EST The world's first permanent war crimes court opens its second trial on Tuesday when two Congolese warlords face charges they ordered subordinates to attack civilians, rape women and enlist child soldiers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/congo-warlords-dock-hague-court.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/congo-warlords-dock-hague-court.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:58:25 EST AT&T Inc unveiled on Monday an offering that lets customers using its network for Web-surfing on laptop computers or netbooks avoid the obligation to sign a two-year contract with the operator. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/atoffers-pay-by-day-week-month-data-options.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224602-a-man-works-on-his-laptop-computer.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/atoffers-pay-by-day-week-month-data-options.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/atoffers-pay-by-day-week-month-data-options.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:56:01 EST Khartoum's U.N. envoy, rejecting a bleak U.N. assessment of the situation in Sudan's conflict-torn western Darfur region, said on Monday it was time for international peacekeepers to prepare to leave. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/peacekeepers-should-prepare-leave-darfur-sudan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224611-peacekeepers-should-prepare-to-leave-darfur-sudan.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/peacekeepers-should-prepare-leave-darfur-sudan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/peacekeepers-should-prepare-leave-darfur-sudan.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:54:44 EST President Barack Obama should look abroad for ways to boost jobs at home, the biggest U.S. business lobby group said on Monday, urging the administration to advance three pending free trade agreements. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/uchamber-commerce-urges-obama-action-on-trade.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/uchamber-commerce-urges-obama-action-on-trade.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:52:31 EST U.S. negotiators working to conclude a new strategic arms treaty with Russia are discussing ways to continue nuclear weapons monitoring until the new accord can be ratified, a State Department spokesman said on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/urussia-study-ways-extend-start-verification.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/urussia-study-ways-extend-start-verification.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:49:45 EST President Barack Obama assured Americans on Monday that boosting jobs was a top priority, but gave no specifics about how to meet this goal that some economists say warrants more government spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/obama-says-boosting-jobs-istop-priority.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224609-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/obama-says-boosting-jobs-istop-priority.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/obama-says-boosting-jobs-istop-priority.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:43:05 EST