IBT Staff Reporter

General Motors Co said on Tuesday it will invest about $2 billion in 17 U.S. plants, including one here that makes transmissions for small cars, as the automaker shifts from recovery mode to investing in future products.

Stocks rose for a third day on Tuesday, led by utilities and other defensive sectors that may drive further gains as investors bet on profit growth and set aside concerns about weakening demand.

A Pakistani official said on Tuesday the government may let very interested Chinese officials see the remains of a secret U.S. stealth helicopter which was abandoned and mostly destroyed during a U.S. Special Forces raid of Osama bin Laden's compound last week.

JPMorgan Chase & Co urged a bankruptcy court on Tuesday to throw out Lehman Brothers Holdings' claim demanding that it hand over $8.6 billion in cash taken as collateral in the weeks before Lehman imploded in September 2008.

Architect Gary Chang in Hong Kong, where apartments are small and expensive due to lack of space, has turned his 330-square-foot apartment into 24 ‘rooms’ via a unique sliding wall system.

As the British National Gallery prepares to celebrate Leonardo Da Vinci and his art in November we look at the most famous Italian artists the world has ever known.

Sony still isn't sure exactly when the PlayStation Network will be restored, but says it is likely a couple of days away.

Stocks rose for a third day on Tuesday, led by utilities and other defensive sectors that may drive further gains as investors bet on profit growth and set aside concerns about weakening demand.

Sony Corp said it would take at least a few more days to restore service to its online PlayStation Network, which was breached by hackers in one of the largest Internet break-ins of all time.

Google says the future version of Android will be more all devices.

Long Island Rail Road has been facing service disruptions, due to an Amtrak train derailment on May 8. The impact will continue at least until Wednesday, May 11.

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who appears in Woody Allen's, Midnight in Paris, has stated that though she really regrets it, she will not be attending the Cannes film festival for personal and professional reasons.

Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc <9501.T> will likely report a net loss of more than 1 trillion yen ($12.46 billion) for the last fiscal, hurt by charges resulting from the accident at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March, business daily Nikkei reported.

OK! Magazine is reporting that naked photos of Kate Middleton's sister have surfaced and are being shopped around. The United Kingdom's Telegraph newspaper is reporting that the Middleton family is furious at what they see as a betrayal, according to a friend of the family.

China has agreed to steps to open its government procurement market to more U.S. companies and let U.S. banks sell mutual funds in the country, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Tuesday.

Dallas Wiens, 26, of Texas, who had previously come to terms with a vastly deformative injury which virtually erased his face, expressed gratitude to the family of his new face's donor and doctors remarked on his transformation as he made his first public appearance after becoming the first recipient of a full facial transplant in the United States.

A new emergency system that sends alerts to cellphones will be launched in New York City and Washington D.C. by major mobile device companies.

China on Tuesday pledged to make it easier for U.S. companies to win Chinese government contracts, addressing a long-standing complaint of foreign corporations seeking a piece of the fast-growing market.

Google unveils its latest creation - Music Beta, a digital locker for music.

The cost of imported products in the United States rose for a seventh straight month in April thanks to a weaker dollar, and more owners of small businesses raised prices, in potentially worrying signs of inflation.

If you have a couple million dollars to spare and a taste for steak, Warren Buffett is looking for lunch companions.

U.S. import prices rose at a slower pace in April as petroleum and food cost increases moderated, while a jump in wholesale inventories during March suggested a weak first quarter ended on a firmer note.

Google launched an online music locker service on Tuesday that allows users to store and access their songs wherever they are, similar to one launched by Amazon.com in March.

MTV.com is reporting that pop star Lady Gaga plans to release another single form Born This Way. The new track, Hair comes just a week after Edge of Glory was released.

Microsoft snubbed investment banks for its largest deal ever, saving an estimated $25 million to $30 million by not using an adviser on the $8.5 billion takeover of Internet phone service Skype.

A faceless Osama covers the May issue of The New Yorker.

Euro zone finance ministers are likely to back a bailout for Portugal on Monday and tell Greece it must deliver on agreed fiscal and privatization targets if it wants new emergency financing next year.

Wall Street extended its rally for a third day on Tuesday as investors turned more conservative after last week's decline and embraced defensive shares.

Greece denied a report on Tuesday it was discussing a new 60 billion euros bailout with international lenders and its borrowing costs rose amid fears it may have to restructure its debt without further EU help.