IBT Staff Reporter

European stock index futures rose on Friday, following a bounce in Asian shares, and the euro clung to gains from a 2-cent rally after euro zone policymakers moved to shore up struggling banks and fend off a financial crisis.

Should a film made using the motion-capture technique qualify as an animated movie at the Oscars, or is it something else?

Low-income Californians will no longer need to be fingerprinted when they apply for food stamp assistance, under legislation signed into law on Thursday by Governor Jerry Brown.

While the United Kingdom has finally joined the rest of Europe in first-class dining -- just look at all the mouth-watering dishes Steve Coogan puts away in The Trip -- the old joke was that airplane food was the national cuisine of England. And it's that world of tinned vegetables and pork pies that made a foodie out of chef and author Nigel Slater, whose memoir is the basis for Toast.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's lawsuit against Dick Clark Productions -- originally scheduled for this past September -- may not go to trial until next July, documents filed in a Los Angeles federal court Thursday revealed.

An attorney for Michael Jackson's in-house doctor challenged a crime scene investigator on Thursday and suggested she conducted a shoddy examination of the bedroom where the Thriller singer stopped breathing in 2009.

Man on a Ledge is getting some room to jump.

Samsung Electronics said its quarterly profit should top the most bullish market forecasts, with smartphones becoming its main profit engine despite intense competition from bigger rival Apple.

U.S. employment likely grew only modestly in September, with hiring too weak to pull down a lofty jobless rate and dispel recession fears.

Samsung Electronics said its quarterly profit should top the most bullish market forecasts, with smartphones becoming its main profit engine despite intense competition from bigger rival Apple.

Just as the Ranger rides into the sunset in the United States, the importance of Ford Motor Co's compact pickup truck is rising in the rest of the world.

Sony Corp is nearing a deal to buy Telefon AB LM Ericsson's half of their smartphone joint venture, The Wall Street Journal said, in a likely bid to catch up with rivals by unifying its mobile products under a single brand.

Asian stocks rose on Friday and the euro clung to gains from a 2-cent rally after euro zone policymakers moved to shore up struggling banks and fend off a financial crisis.

As housing bubbles go, China's looks relatively benign.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and his wife placed at least three properties into trusts in 2009, which legal experts say is a sign the secretive Apple chief may have been ensuring that his assets aren't disclosed upon his death.

Asian stocks rose Friday and the euro clung to gains from a 2-cent rally after euro zone policymakers moved to shore up struggling banks and fend off a new financial crisis.

Standard and Poor's on Friday downgraded the core banks of Franco-Belgian financial group Dexia by one notch, citing difficulties in securing wholesale funding and the need for increased collateral.

Yahoo Inc is likely to sell its 35 percent stake in Yahoo Japan ahead of the conclusion of its broader strategic review, possibly within weeks, the Financial Times reported.

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and televisions, estimated on Friday its July-September operating profit would fall 14 percent from a year ago, as persistent declines in semiconductor and flat screen prices outweigh a strong profit recovery in its handset business.

Samsung Electronics estimated its quarterly profit will exceed the most bullish market forecasts, indicating the booming smartphone business is emerging as the South Korean company's main profit engine.

The beauty of Apple products secured Steve Jobs a place in history long before his death, but design professionals said the depth of his influence on their profession goes much deeper than the minimalist look of an iPhone.

Scientists discovered visual evidence for two extrasolar planets from a decade-old images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, using new techniques comparable to a time machine.

If the death of Apple's inspirational leader means a slowdown in the company's blistering pace of innovation, it could give breathless rivals like Microsoft and Samsung a chance to catch up.

Oracle Corp has agreed to pay $199.5 million plus interest to settle allegations that the software giant failed to give promised discounts to the federal government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

Samsung Electronics <005930.KS>, the world's top maker of memory chips and televisions, estimated on Friday its July-September operating profit would fall 14 percent from a year ago, as persistent declines in semiconductor and flat screen prices outweigh a strong profit recovery in its handset business.

Here are some key quotes from Steve Jobs, the legendary co-founder and former chief executive of Apple Inc (AAPL.O), who died on Wednesday after a years-long battle with cancer.

A unit of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc sued an affiliate of Goldman Sachs Group Inc , saying it used pretextual excuses to avoid closing on a real estate purchase worth at least $385 million.

Gannett Co <GCI.N> Chairman and Chief Executive Craig Dubow has resigned from his position because of a medical disability, the company said on Thursday.

Greece said on Thursday it concluded talks with the IMF on a vital tranche of aid but inspectors said negotiations on the bailout were continuing and that there was no final conclusion with any party.