IBT Staff Reporter

Companies using the Internet to do business should adhere to a code of conduct to reduce hacking and online theft, the Commerce Department said in a report issued on Wednesday.

A recent cyber breach at EMC Corp's RSA security division and a related attack at defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp have damaged RSA's once-stellar reputation, according to industry experts.

Growth slowed in some U.S. regions during May as costlier food and energy as well as supply disruptions stemming from a major earthquake in Japan in March took a toll, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

Nintendo is leaving E3 with more questions than answers.

Two rank and file House Democrats are taking donations received from Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY and donating them to charity in the wake of mounting Republican pressure after the embattled Congressman admitted to posting a lewd crotch photo to the Internet, deleting it and then lying by claiming he his account was hacked.

The euro zone edged closer on Wednesday to a compromise on a second Greek bailout package under which private creditors would be asked to swap their sovereign debt holdings for bonds with longer maturities.

Reports say Huma Abedin is expecting.

Groupon Inc, the largest online coupon company, may be worth billions of dollars less than its recent initial public offering filing suggests, e-commerce analyst Sucharita Mulpuru estimated on Wednesday.

Rep. Weiner isn't the only politician whose been wrapped in scandal.

Stocks extended losses for the sixth straight day on Wednesday as investors worried that a slowing economy could deepen the market's retreat.

OPEC talks broke down in acrimony Wednesday without an agreement to raise output after Saudi Arabia failed to convince the oil cartel to lift production.

Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY and his wife, Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, are expecting their first child, according to a report.

Predictions for Game Five of the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat

For the past two weeks Congressman Anthony Weiner's marriage has been the subject of public interest following an online scandal.

UBS is allegedly planning to migrate its Stamford staff back to Manhattan, and the move is expected by 2015.

Democratic leaders and the rank and file had been holding their fire pending the start of an ethics investigations but Pennsylvania Rep. Allyson Schwartz became the first in her party to openly call for the resignation of colleague Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY on the heels of an online sex scandal.

Though Memorial Day was the Monday of last week, soldiers returning from duty at Afghanistan yesterday felt quite unwelcome due to $2800 of unexpected extra baggage fees by Delta Air Lines on their flight to Atlanta from Baltimore.

The third race in thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, seems to be Animal Kingdom's race. But several spoilers will be running the 1 1/2-mile race against him on Saturday, including Preakness winner Shackleford.

Facebook is providing European regulators with information about its use of facial recognition technology, in response to concerns about the company's roll-out of the technology's availability outside of the United States.

The time has come for the internet to make a big change from IPv4 to IPv6.

6 Columbus' new rooftop terrace has breathtaking city and park views mixed with a homely elegance.

Stocks extended losses for the sixth straight day on Wednesday as investors worried that a slowing economy could deepen the market's retreat.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion bought social gaming company Scoreloop to help expand its Messenger application, challenged by this week's launch of a similar instant messaging offering from Apple.

Download a full-length movie on your computer and you'll need about 700 megabytes of space. Now multiply that digital mass by 2.7 trillion.

A default would have severe reverberations in global markets, a top Federal Reserve official said just hours after Fitch Ratings warned it could slash credit ratings if the government misses bond payments.

Brad Elterman has been photographing celebrities for over 30 years, most notably, Bob Dylan. Over the years, Elterman's camera has captured celebrities in some of Hollywood's most rare an intimates settings.

Las Vegas piercer breaks Guinness record

In an interview with the International Business Times, the economist and author talks about the category of a book becoming muddy, the attention his work has received, and his practice of liberating books.

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