IBT Staff Reporter

Apple is the largest smartphone vendor surpassing Samsung and Nokia not only in terms of revenue, but also in volume accounting for 18.5 percent of the smartphone shipments in the second quarter.

Greece will get its next 8 billion euro tranche of emergency loans from the euro zone and the International Monetary Fund in September as planned, provided it meets agreed criteria, the spokesman for the Eurogroup President said on Friday.

EADS , whose Airbus unit has outpaced U.S. rival Boeing in the battle for plane orders so far this year, forecast a significant rise in operating profit next year as demand for aircraft grows.

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U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday after lawmakers in Washington delayed a vote on a Republican proposal to raise the U.S. government's debt limit.

Stock index futures fell on Friday after lawmakers in Washington delayed a vote on a Republican proposal to raise the U.S. government's debt limit.

Six months after launching a 7-inch Android tablet at CES 2011, computer maker Dell has released a 10-inch Android tablet especially for the Chinese market.

Chelsea face fellow Premier League side Aston Villa in the Barclays Asia Cup final on Saturday, but by then, they'll know whether they have been successful in their pursuit of Palermo star Javier Pastore.

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Lacklustre lending activity in Japan's earthquake-ravaged economy and a shrinking retail investment business capped earnings of the country's top banks and brokerages in the fiscal first quarter, raising pressure on them to take more risks and find revenue sources overseas.

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A NY auto mechanic survived for nearly 18 hours adrift Lake Huron without a life jacket after his small two-seat Cessna crashed 17 miles from the Michigan shoreline.

comScore Media Metrix released its list of top 50 web properties for June with Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft sites assuming top positions. However social networking sites like Facebook, online luxury magazines like Glam Media, sports and entertainment sites like Turner Digital and Viacom seem to be gaining in popularity. American web users show a marked trend towards networking, shopping, sports and entertainment.

French and Italian oil majors Total SA and Eni SpA reported lower second-quarter profits on Friday due to a weak dollar and the fighting in Libya which shut down fields.

Actor Christopher ?Chip? Mayer, who played Vance Duke on The Dukes Of Hazzard TV show, died July 23 in Sherman Oaks. He was 57.

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France's Total posted lower quarterly earnings on Friday as higher crude prices failed to make up for unfavorable exchange rates, production losses in the North Sea and Libya, and a weak refining business.

German auto parts and tire maker Continental AG raised its full-year sales forecast on Friday as price increases helped it offset a sharp rise in raw material costs.

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker opening for equities on Wall Street on Friday after U.S. lawmakers delayed a vote on a Republican proposal to raise the U.S. government's debt limit.

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Libyan Eman al-Obeidy, the alleged rape victim who grabbed worldwide media attention on March 26 after accusing Muammar Gaddafi's forces of gang-raping her, has come to the United States to stay for good.

Samsung Electronics Co is relying on the smartphone market to boost group profits after its flat screen unit reported a second quarter of losses and the mainstay chip business struggled.

Japan's biggest banks reported lackluster quarterly lending activity in the earthquake-ravaged economy, raising pressure on them to take more risks and find revenue sources overseas.

Nintendo Co Ltd's shares plunged as much as 20 percent after the company swung to a quarterly loss and slashed its annual profit target, hit by anemic sales of its five-month-old 3D capable games device.

Earlier this month, Glee creator Ryan Murphy revealed that three characters from the serial, Lea Michele , Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith would be leaving Glee after Season 3, only to have fellow executive producer, Brad Falchuk deny the same at the ComicCon.

Contrasting reports have emerged on Arsenal's pursuit of Valencia star Juan Mata.

French tire manufacturer Michelin hiked its 2011 sales volume target after a rise in sales and profitability in the first half, and said its price increases were offsetting raw material price rises. The group said it would target a 2011 increase in sales volumes of about 8 percent, versus an earlier target of at least 6.5 percent, with market growth in the second half set to return...

A new comic based on Prince Harry's life will be released in August.

All over the world Germany has been cited as the European country where elderly care is been taken very seriously.