IBT Staff Reporter

Lawyers for the only Goldman Sachs employee charged over the Abacus subprime mortgage transaction have asked a judge for permission to appeal one of the legal claims U.S. securities regulators brought against him.

The day after Troy Davis was executed for the 1989 murder of a Georgia police officer, his family and supporters vowed to continue their fight against the death penalty.

Hewlett-Packard Co named former eBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman as its new president and CEO, replacing unpopular leader Leo Apotheker at the helm of the largest U.S. technology company.

Stocks plunged on Thursday, extending a selloff to four days, as policymakers' failure to arrest global economic stagnation sent markets spiraling downward.

World stocks fell to 13-month lows and commodities tumbled on Thursday as weak data from China crystallized investor fears of a global recession one day after a grim economic outlook from the Federal Reserve.

Growth is stalling, the euro zone is flailing, the Fed is spent and risk markets are melting down -- yet gold, the one asset that has consistently rallied in similar circumstances over the past year, is in a tailspin.

Two of the biggest movies of the year are coming out soon with both trailers having been released this week.

Meg Whitman will replace Leo Apotheker as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, sources have reported.

New research shows that people who are depressed may be a little more likely than others to suffer from a stroke down the road.

FedEx Corp , the world's No. 2 package delivery company, cut its full-year profit outlook, citing fuel prices and weak global economic growth, sending its shares down as much as 11 percent to a two-year low.

Stocks dived more than 3 percent on Thursday, extending losses for a fourth day, as a bleak outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak data from China heightened fears of a global recession.

Spanish speakers now have an online travel community of their own with “Aprendi,” created by American Airlines.

To fire one CEO, or even two, may be regarded as misfortune; to fire three looks like carelessness.

Bill Nguyen is getting what many Silicon Valley entrepreneurs can only dream of: a second shot.

Hewlett-Packard Co is on the verge of naming former eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman its new CEO, replacing Leo Apotheker at the helm of the largest U.S. technology company, two sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Stocks headed for their biggest drop in more than a month on Thursday as an unsettling outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak data from China stoked global recession fears.

A sell-off precipitated by global recession fears and the deepening euro zone debt crisis has resurrected the specter of capital flight, a threat that still haunts emerging markets for all their vaunted strengths.

The execution, or murder as some call it, of Troy Davis that stirred controversies all over the world also appears unjust and outdated in the eyes of former President Jimmy carter, and the process should have slowed down in the eyes of former President Bill Clinton.

Oscar organizers on Wednesday unveiled a tough new set of rules that cracks down on the types of events Academy Award voters can attend before making their picks for the world's top film awards.

The state of Georgia executed convicted murderer Troy Davis on Wednesday in a case that drew international attention because of claims by his advocates that he may have been innocent.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is writing a memoir about his rise to fame and unlikely transition from Austrian-born champion bodybuilder to Hollywood action star to California governor, his publisher said on Thursday.

Big, brash new singing contest The X Factor was thumped on its U.S. TV debut, with American audiences preferring comedy Modern Family in their millions, ratings figures showed on Thursday.

Facebook unveiled a new feature that lets users overhaul their profile allowing people to create magazine-like photo-heavy Web pages and curate their own stories.

Rupert Murdoch's News of the World hacked extensively into the voice mail of a minister in Britain's former Labour government, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Mobile phone networks face a massive strain during next summer's Olympics as sports fans rush to send pictures and messages, Mayor of London Boris Johnson warned on Thursday.

Georgia executed inmate Troy Davis Wednesday night for the 1989 of a police officer, a crime he maintained to the end he did not commit.

Toys R Us Inc is cutting its holiday hiring, making it the latest retailer to exercise caution while seeking temporary help in the anemic U.S. economy.

World stocks and commodities tumbled on Thursday as weak data from China crystallized investor fears of a global recession one day after a grim economic outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Stocks tumbled on Thursday, extending losses for a fourth straight session, as the Federal Reserve's weak outlook for the U.S. economy and disappointing data from China heightened fears about a global recession.