IBT Staff Reporter

IBM's third-quarter revenue met expectations as corporate spending on information technology held up in the face of economic worries and the company bumped up its 2011 earnings outlook.

Lawrence Szabo, an 18-year veteran of MGM's Worldwide Television Group, was named Lionsgate's new executive vice president of North America television sales, the studio announced on Monday.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back at work -- with a real Jackass.

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Jamie McCourt said on Monday they settled their divorce case, putting an end to a feud that had further complicated the Major League Baseball team's bankruptcy proceedings.

An accused member of the clandestine hacking group LulzSec pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of taking part in an extensive computer breach of the Sony Pictures Entertainment film studio.

What all the TV-loving kids will be talking about this week:

Due to changing climates, research suggests how species unable to adapt may see a stunt in their growth.

The Carnotaurus, one of the fiercest predators measuring up to 2.9 tons, may have dinky arms, but it's probably the fastest dinosaur to ever roam our planet.

American Airlines and its pilots made significant progress in contract talks that recessed on Monday, but investors were disappointed they did not reach a deal over the weekend and hammered shares of the carrier's parent, AMR Corp .

Germany said on Monday that a summit of EU leaders next Sunday would not produce a miracle cure for the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis, a warning that pushed down markets after a rise in the past week on expectations of a breakthrough.

At the News Corporation annual shareholder meeting Friday, those in attendance will get the chance to vote on splitting the role of Chairman and CEO.

An accused member of the clandestine hacking group LulzSec pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of taking part in an extensive computer breach of the Sony Pictures Entertainment film studio.

Texas law enforcement officials say several Mexican drug cartels are luring youngsters as young as 11 to work in their smuggling operations.

Five people protesting economic inequality were arrested in San Francisco on Sunday night for trying to stop the dismantling of their camp near the regional Federal Reserve building, police said.

As his profile and poll numbers grow, so has the scrutiny on Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan

Apple Inc said on Monday it sold 4 million iPhone 4S in the new smartphone's first three days on the market, setting up a strong December quarter for the world's largest technology company.

An offer of free games, translation software or other apps to compensate BlackBerry users for last week's prolonged outage left Research In Motion investors cool on Monday, and the shares fell 6 percent.

The U.S. wireless industry is rolling out more consumer-friendly billing practices, fending off a plan by communications regulators to impose new rules against unexpected charges.

Last month's announcement by a team of scientists that it had observed sub-atomic particles called neutrinos moving faster than the speed of light has been challenged in a new paper by independent researcher Ronald A.J. van Elburg at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Dr. van Elburg's paper contends that the position of the GPS satellites helping synchronize recorded neutrino flight times relative to the Earth caused an error in the team's calculations.

Despite reports Monday claiming he would throw his support behind Mitt Romney, Senator Jim DeMint said he had not decided who he would support in the Republican presidential primary -- or even if he would offer an endorsement.

The United States is not trying hard enough as a nation to win business overseas, and that is contributing to its economic slump, said General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt.

A German satellite, out of control, is set to plunge back to Earth this week.

Gannett announced a small decline in third-quarter earnings Monday, mostly due to declines in print advertising.

English author and four-time nominee Julian Barnes, who once dismissed the Man Booker Prize for fiction as posh bingo, is favored to win it on Tuesday with his novel The Sense of an Ending.

Occupy Seattle protesters were removed from Westlake Park Monday morning when Seattle police and parks employees took down all 150 tents and arrested nine people.

Stocks fell on Monday as traders rushed to buy protection against a further decline in the market after comments from Germany's finance minister heightened concerns about the euro zone's debt crisis.

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn is betting that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters will lose its buzz, pushing the company's share price down 11 percent on Monday.

Taiwan's HTC Corp lost a patent infringement complaint filed against Apple Inc in a preliminary decision at the U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday.

The tragic death of Dan Wheldon, the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, is mourned by many and countless people have expressed their respect for him and sorrow over his loss on the Twittersphere.