IBT Staff Reporter

The buzz word was definitely “9-9-9? in Tuesday’s Republican debate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire that focused on economic issues.

TSMC, the world's top contract chip maker, expects weak growth in the global economy over the next 12 months, its chairman said on Wednesday.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc suffered its first loss in the firm's effort to win back portions of upfront bonuses paid to former brokers, according to regulatory documents released on Wednesday.

Venture capital firm Benchmark Capital has selected Salesforce.com's Craig Weissman as its new entrepreneur-in-residence, demonstrating a continuing interest in technology surrounding big data and the cloud.

U.S. stocks jumped 1 percent on Wednesday, pushing the Dow into positive territory for the year, as the euro-zone rescue fund was set to get approval from all EU members.

Larry King has confirmed that he is returning to CNN on October 16 for a rare interview with The Rum Diary star Johnny Depp.

U.S. stocks extended their recent rally on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 on track for its sixth winning day in the past seven as the euro-zone rescue fund was set to get approval from all EU members.

New Line has offered Jim Carrey a role in its comedy Burt Wonderstone, but the two sides haven't started talking money yet, TheWrap has learned.

With Apple releasing the iMessage application for its iPhone, changes in how carriers collect money for text messaging and data plans could change within the next few years.

If Rick Perry is going to win the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, he'll have to do it based on something other than his debate performances.

At the culmination of his last muckraking documentary, 2009's Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore said he was not going to make another film until someone else -- a group, a movement, an individual, anyone -- stepped up with their own dissonant voice.

A three-day disruption of BlackBerry services spread to North America on Wednesday, frustrating millions of users of the Research In Motion smartphones and putting more pressure on the company for sweeping changes.

A three-day disruption of BlackBerry services spread to North America on Wednesday, frustrating millions of users of the Research In Motion smartphones and putting more pressure on the company for sweeping changes.

The Psych gang makes a welcome return on Wednesday night with another season rife with rapid-fire pop culture references, more guest stars than Love Boat and ... pretend psychic Shawn Spencer (James Roday) being exposed?

The number of jobs waiting to be filled fell in August, underscoring the pain in the labor market where millions of unemployed workers have been shut out of the economic recovery.

Stocks extended their recent rally on Wednesday, with the Dow industrials back in positive territory for the year and the S&P 500 briefly rising 2 percent as the euro-zone rescue fund was set to get approval from all EU members.

ABC's plan for a Tuesday night comedy block is off to a good start as Tim Allen's Last Man Standing premiered to solid numbers.

Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it will soon release upgraded versions of three Galaxy smartphones in Europe to get around temporary sales bans on earlier versions of products that violated an Apple patent.

The deal negotiated by Chrysler and the United Auto Workers includes a boost in hourly wages, additional bonuses, and an agreement by the company to bring over 2,000 jobs to the United States.

For every Apple iPad sold in the United States, the U.S. trade deficit with China increases by about $275.

Flight attendants prepare to walk out of Air Canada Thursday morning, although the Labour Minister told the media that the government will block the strike.

Next year, NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour will move from Los Angeles to retire at the California Science Center. At 122 feet, the Endeavour was built 20 years ago and is now the last shuttle to fly a mission into space.

The world's largest virus has been discovered off the coast of Las Cruces, Chile. Appropriately named Megavirus chilensis, it is about 10 to 20 times larger than the average virus and 6.5% bigger than its nearest competitor, the Mimivirus. The Megavirus measures about .7 micrometers (thousandths of a millimeter) in diameter and is an oddity among its virus brethren, which are usually smaller than bacteria.

Parties in Slovakia's fallen government struck a deal with the leftist opposition on Wednesday to ratify a plan to bolster the euro zone's rescue fund by Friday, effectively ending a crisis that had threatened the currency's main safety net.

Euro zone countries will ask banks to accept losses of up to 50 percent on their holdings of Greek debt, officials said on Wednesday, as part of a grand plan to avert a disorderly default and stem a crisis that threatens the world economy.

Solyndra, the solar panel maker that collapsed despite a U.S. government infusion of $535 million, wants to appoint a high-profile bankruptcy expert to run it after the departure of its chief executive.

Stocks extended their recent rally on Wednesday, with the Dow industrials back in positive territory for the year as the euro-zone rescue fund was set to get approval from all EU members.

A three-day disruption to BlackBerry services spread to North America on Wednesday, frustrating users of the Research In Motion devices just two days before rival Apple's new iPhone 4S goes on sale.

The Nigeria naira firmed sharply against the greenback on Wednesday after the central bank pumped dollars into the market and cleared all forex demand at its bi-weekly auction, signalling its determination to support the local currency.