IBT Staff Reporter

The European Central Bank frequently discusses the possibility ending the purchase of Italian government bonds in case it concludes Italy is not adopting promised reforms, said Yves Mersch, an ECB governing council member.

G20 leaders are likely to meet before their next scheduled summit in February to try and restore market confidence battered by the euro zone debt crisis, Canada's finance minister said on Saturday, while Germany's Angela Merkel said it would take a decade to turn around the currency bloc.

John Cho reunites with Kal Penn for the third time to reprise their lovable stoner roles in A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas in 3D, which Cho says has perverted the Christmas movie -- albeit in a sweet way.

G20 leaders are likely to meet before their next scheduled summit in February to try and restore market confidence battered by the euro zone debt crisis,

The Kenyan government made a move this week to begin laying down a framework for regulating bio-prospecting by foreign groups, discouraging bio-piracy and spurring commercialization simultaneously.

Best Buy is offering those who are purchasing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,which launches Nov. 8, a free HTC smartphone with their gaming purchase.

Since the recent iOS update for Apple devices, users have noticed a decrease in battery life. Apple is working on the issue, with two betas released this week and an update expected soon.

The most beautiful women on the planet will be vying for the Miss World 2011 crown at the Earls Court exhibition center in London on Sunday. And the competition is so intense that 36 contestants qualified in the beach beauty segment, instead of the usual 20.

Since Politico reported on 1990s sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain, the story has taken on a life of its own. But public relations professionals say it didn't have to follow that route.

Sunderland and Manchester United face-off on Saturday's lunch time kick-off in what is almost a sub-plot to Sir Alex Ferguson's achievement.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday it would take a decade before the Eurozone was in a better position and there was much work left to be done to solve the bloc's sovereign-debt crisis.

Chelsea will travel to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers, on Saturday, as the Blues face their first real hurdle of the season after back-to-back defeats.

It'll be a confident Arsenal who will host West Brom at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday in the English Premier League.

Interim CEO Sergio Ermotti will be appointed permanent CEO of Swiss bank UBS ahead of the bank's investor day on Nov. 17, a Swiss newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources close to the matter.

Interim CEO Sergio Ermotti will be appointed permanent chief executive of Swiss bank UBS ahead of the bank's investor day on November 17, a Swiss newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources close to the matter.

Bidding for MF Global's operations in Asia and Australia was extended by one day because of an influx of offers for the collapsed U.S. brokerage, a provisional liquidator for the company's Hong Kong unit said Saturday.

Bidding for MF Global's operations in Asia and Australia was extended by one day because of an influx of offers for the collapsed U.S. brokerage, a provisional liquidator for the company's Hong Kong unit said on Saturday.

The head of the U.S. futures regulator working on a sweeping review into the business practices of failed futures brokerage MF Global has said he will not be participating in any further parts of the inquiry, a source told Reuters on Friday.

The head of the U.S. futures regulator working on a sweeping review into the business practices of failed futures brokerage MF Global Inc. said he will not be participating in any further parts of the inquiry, a source told Reuters Friday.

Latin American members of the activist hacker group Anonymous called off a planned November 5 plan to expose people associated with the Zetas, Mexico's most violent drug cartel, according to the group's blog.

Latin American members of the activist hacker group Anonymous called off a planned November 5 plan to expose people associated with the Zetas, Mexico's most violent drug cartel, according to the group's blog.

Sprint Nextel Corp said it could use the proceeds from a private debt offer to fund Clearwire Corp, sending shares in the cash-strapped high-speed wireless firm up 8 percent on Friday.

U.S. regulators closed two more banks on Friday -- one in Utah and another in Nebraska -- bringing the total number this year to 87.

U.S. regulators closed two more banks on Friday -- one in Utah and another in Nebraska -- bringing the total number this year to 87.

U.S. stock investors have had to take their own self-help course on living with uncertainty due to Europe's crisis, and they may need to draw on that next week because it is completely unclear when the next upheaval will come.

U.S. stock investors have had to take their own self-help course on living with uncertainty due to Europe's crisis, and they may need to draw on that next week because it's never clear when the next upheaval will come.

When Groupon Inc filed its plan to go public with U.S. regulators in June, Chief Executive Andrew Mason proclaimed in a letter to prospective shareholders that life is too short to be a boring company.

Add movie star to the many accomplishments of the late Steve Jobs.

Relativity's Snow White project finally has a title.