IBT Staff Reporter

World champions Argentina, who missed out on their usual ticket to the Olympic women's hockey tournament, have got into the London 2012 Games by the back door.

Japan's economy rebounded as expected in the third quarter from a recession triggered by a devastating March earthquake on robust exports and consumption, but persistent yen strength and sluggish global growth cloud its outlook.

Oprah Winfrey received an honorary Oscar for her charitable work on Saturday in what she called an unimaginable moment for a black woman who grew up poor in Mississippi and rose to the top of Hollywood stardom.

The delay in a massive Canada-Texas pipeline project will inflame opposition to other export options for crude from Canada's oil sands and threaten the nation's aim of becoming a top global energy supplier.

Canada will try to sell more of its energy products to Asia after Washington delayed a decision on whether to approve the Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline project, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.

Asia-Pacific leaders sought a united front on Sunday to prop up economic growth despite divisions over trade and currency policies as they face a common threat from Europe's debt crisis.

Canada wants to join talks on a proposed U.S.-led free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific region that also may open its membership to Japan, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Sunday.

Japan's economy grew 1.5 percent in July-September from the previous quarter following three quarters of contraction as exports and consumption rebounded from a slump caused by the March earthquake, government data showed on Monday.

The United States is ramping up attempts to safeguard its financial system from a worsening of Europe's debt crisis, joining nations in Asia, Latin America and elsewhere in trying to build firewalls.

Much of the developed world is charging ahead with austerity plans that will drag on the world economy next year, with bond market vigilantes beating the drum for ever-more belt tightening.

Wall Street is stuck in a highly volatile range as investors hoping for a rally into the end of the year are browbeaten by Europe's unfolding crisis.

Southwest Airlines Co plans to offer more international service next year through its AirTran subsidiary, an executive said on Sunday.

Iran said on Sunday it had detected the Duqu computer virus that experts say is based on Stuxnet, the so-called cyber-weapon discovered last year and believed to be aimed at sabotaging the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites.

The chief executive of European aerospace group EADS said a decision by the German government to take a 7.5 percent stake lifted uncertainty over the group's shareholder structure but that the management had proposed a long-term alternative.

Wall Street is stuck in a highly volatile range as investors hoping for a rally into the end of the year are browbeaten by Europe's unfolding crisis.

A public health expert says if pediatricians help their patients maintain a healthy weight and abstain from smoking early in life, fewer of them will develop heart problems as adults.

Eli Lilly and Co has hit a tough spot with the pharmaceutical company's top treatment now facing competition from cheaper generic brands and the looming loss of patent protection on other drugs.

Wall Street is stuck in a highly volatile range as investors hoping for a rally into the end of the year are browbeaten by Europe's unfolding crisis.

Asia-Pacific leaders will call on countries on Sunday to do what they can to bolster economic growth, rallying around the common threat from Europe's debt crisis despite divisions over trade and currency policies.

Emirates airline placed a blockbuster order for 50 Boeing 777 jetliners at the Dubai Air Show on Sunday, underscoring the confidence brimming among fast-growing Gulf airlines despite growing fears of stalling global growth.

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao presented dueling trade agendas at a Pacific summit on Saturday that underscored growing tensions between the world's two biggest economies.

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG does not need a new cost-cutting program after it announced a big savings plan last year, Chairman Franz Humer told a newspaper on Sunday.

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG does not need a new cost cutting program after it announced a big savings plan last year, Chairman Franz Humer told a newspaper on Sunday.

Emirates airline placed a blockbuster order for 50 Boeing 777 jetliners at the Dubai Air Show on Sunday, underscoring the confidence brimming among fast-growing Gulf airlines despite growing fears of stalling global growth.

The UBS board will appoint Sergio Ermotti as permanent CEO shortly before a keenly awaited investor day on Thursday, a Swiss newspaper reported Sunday.

The board of UBS will appoint Sergio Ermotti as permanent chief executive shortly before a keenly-awaited investor day on Thursday, a Swiss newspaper reported on Sunday.

Emirates airline placed a blockbuster order for 50 Boeing 777 jetliners at the Dubai Air Show on Sunday, underscoring the confidence brimming among fast-growing Gulf airlines despite growing fears over the world economy.

Emirates Airline placed an order for 50 Boeing 777 aircraft on Sunday at the start of the Dubai Air Show, as the carrier appeared set to maintain its steep expansion path.

Emirates airline placed a blockbuster order for 50 Boeing 777 jetliners at the Dubai Air Show on Sunday, underscoring the confidence brimming among fast-growing Persian Gulf airlines despite growing fears over the world economy.