IBT Staff Reporter

The Federal Reserve signaled on Wednesday it is in no rush to scale back its support for the U.S. recovery as it cut its forecast for 2011 economic growth.

According to a report from MTV.com, Lady Gaga announced she will donate $1 million to charity.

A U.S. judge has largely sided with Oracle Corp over how several technical terms will be defined in its patent fight over Google Inc's Android software, according to a tentative ruling.

A key gauge of U.S. manufacturing rose in March and new orders in February were stronger than initially thought, indicating a vibrant factory sector even as the economy slowed in the first quarter.

U.S. stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the S&P and the Nasdaq near session highs after the Federal Reserve signaled it was willing to maintain its extensive support for the U.S. economy and corporate earnings continued to impress.

People will be able to submit questions to the Endeavour via YouTube, which will be answered live from space.

Actress Kate Hudson appeared on the Today show Wednesday to promote her latest film 'Something Borrowed. During her chat with Matt Lauer she announced she is engaged to rocker Matthew Bellamy.

In an interview with Mobilized's Ina Fried, Jobs reiterated many of his company's previous denials.

Stocks were higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled that it was in no rush to scale back its extensive support for the U.S. economy.

Verizon has acknowledged t its LTE network, which started suffering outages on Tuesday night.

Nokia has announced 4,000 people will be without a job by the end of next year; and 3,000 more will be transferred to Accenture to help the company transition to Windows Phone 7.

Sarah Palin on Wednesday called for close media attention and focus on Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's comments on monetary policy and not the White House's release of President Barack Obama's birth certificate.

Rogers Communications said on Wednesday it will launch its advanced LTE network for speeding up mobile communications this year, beating rival Telus Corp to the punch.

China unveiled plans for its own space station, to be completed by 2020, along with a cargo ship to ferry supplies to and from orbit.

Sony Corp warned that hackers had stolen names, addresses and possibly credit card details from the 77 million user accounts of its video game online network, in one of the largest Internet security break-ins ever.

Johnson & Johnson is buying Synthes Inc , the Swiss maker of screws and plates to fix broken bones, for 19 billion Swiss francs ($21.67 billion), boosting its orthopedic business in a major realignment of the medical device sector.

The White House has released a copy of President Barack Obama's long form birth certificate, which the President Obtained from the State of Hawaii after persistent requests to see it and legal restrictions of the state from showing it. The following is video of the President's comments on Thursday morning

Wall Street stocks were little changed on Wednesday as investors took a wait-and-see stance before the Federal Reserve announces its interest rate decision and discusses policies affecting the economy.

Throughout the months leading up to the big wedding, a number of commemorative souvenirs hit the British markets. Here are some of the souvenirs created to celebrate the Royal Wedding.

Brent oil pared gains to around $124 a barrel on Wednesday and U.S. crude fell as a big rise in U.S. inventories countered support from a weaker dollar before a Federal Reserve statement expected to keep a loose monetary policy.

Businessman and television show host Donald Trump made a statement to reporters at a press conference in New Hampshire ahead of remarks by President Barack Obama on the issue of the President's release of the long-form birth certificate.

Iraqi telecom operator Kalimat plans to launch an initial public offering next year and to invest $250 million in 2011, aiming to triple its subscriber base in the war-torn country, its top executive said.

FBI continues to work on the Coreflood Botnet, remotely uninstalling it from countless infected PCs.

In the third edition of the El Classico marathon, Real Madrid host Barcelona in the Champions League semifinal in what promises to be an enthralling contest.

Here's Apple's official response to concerns over iPhone tracking.

In a Q&A posted to its website, Apple denies that the company is tracking users' locations.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday will likely use his first-ever news conference on monetary policy to hammer home the case for a patient approach to withdrawing the central bank's extensive support for the U.S. economy.

Forecast-beating results from big U.S. corporations and expectations of more of the same easy money policies from the Federal Reserve lifted Wall Street on Wednesday, with stocks set to run higher after the S&P 500 moved above a technical resistance level.

Boeing Co's quarterly profit rose 13 percent, topping expectations, and the company reaffirmed a full-year outlook that reflects a rebound in commercial airplane orders and resilience in the face of pressured defense budgets.