IBT Staff Reporter

Costco Wholesale Corp expanded its share buyback authorization and raised its dividend by 17 percent on Tuesday, sending the retailer's shares up 0.8 percent in after-hours trade.

Facebook began offering users in five U.S. cities coupons for everything from wine tastings to concert tickets on Tuesday, turning up the competitive heat in an increasingly crowded market.

Amazon.com reported a drop in profit for the first quarter as its investment in new businesses ate into earnings, but the online retailer's revenue forecast beat Wall Street forecasts.

Amazon.com on Tuesday posted quarterly revenue growth that let investors mostly shrug off razor-thin margins and disappointing earnings, and it forecast revenue that would beat Wall Street estimates for the current quarter.

For those who seek a white iPhone 4 and can't wait for it to arrive in the U.S., it's now possible to get one -- if you are willing to fly to Europe.

The natural gas industry should support common sense regulation to ease public worries about potential water contamination from hydraulic fracturing, a drilling practice vital to the U.S. shale gas boom, White House economic adviser Gene Sperling said on Tuesday.

The popular consumer reviews site makes definitive plans to go public.

The jury in hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam's trial asked to listen to replays of phone taps that prosecutors consider to be the centerpiece of Wall Street's biggest insider trading case in a generation.

A fresh batch of corporate results pushed U.S. stocks to their best levels since June 2008 on Tuesday, renewing optimism that profit growth will remain resilient enough to keep equities on the rise.

The head of President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign will measure and closely track all aspects of campaign activity and told supporters on Monday of the need to act like an 'insurgent campaign' to win next year.

Netflix has grown at a remarkable pace over the past year and a half; now analysts are concerned growing competition could mean that run is about to end.

States and local governments are facing their toughest year so far, as rating downgrades continue to outpace upgrades, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday.

Amazon.com, reported a drop in profit for the first quarter as its investment in new businesses ate into earnings, but the online retailer's revenue forecast beat Wall Street expectations.

Built by HTC, the Incredible 2 improves on all the things that made its predecessor popular.

Budget woes have temporarily shut down the only telescope array in the world dedicated to seeking signals from other worlds.

Lawmakers extended their probe into location tracking on mobile devices this week, asking Apple Inc and other developers to divulge how they use location data and scheduling a separate hearing on mobile privacy.

Manchester United had the easiest Champions League semifinal against Schalke 04 as the English leaders won 2-0 at the Veltins-Arena and will take the lead into the second leg at Old Trafford next week.

In a message to PlayStation Network and Qriocity subscribers, Sony confirms its suspicions that a bevy of data was stolen in the intrusion.

A fresh batch of corporate results pushed stocks to their best levels since June 2008 on Tuesday, renewing optimism that profit growth will remain resilient enough to keep equities on the rise.

Zynga, the social games company, has poached the chief operating officer of Electronic Arts Inc, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Rumors started circulating the Internet several weeks ago about Katie Couric leaving CBS Evenings News. Couric finally made the announcement official.

Microsoft might be about to report its earnings grew more than 20 percent on climbing revenue but the results will fail to rouse the software company's shares from a decade-long slumber or douse fears its dominance of personal computing is waning.

While we may not know what Middleton might wear while walking down the aisle, here are photos of some of her past outfits.

The ILOVEYOU virus of early 2000s fame is getting its own movie.

Persistently high unemployment and a weak economic recovery could persuade U.S. policymakers to slap protectionist duties on imports from China and around the world, an economist said on Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve kicked off a two-day meeting on Tuesday that will probably show that it is in no hurry to scale back its massive support for the economic recovery.

Larry Ellison is famous for wanting to be in charge, so perhaps it is no surprise that when jury duty came calling, Oracle's chief executive served as the foreman.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc is making progress bringing items and shoppers back to its U.S. stores, and turning around U.S. sales remains its top priority, President and Chief Executive Mike Duke said on Tuesday.

In the battle of April 29th, its the final launch of Endeavour vs. the Royal Wedding. Both events will be historic and emotional, and hope to capture a wide audience.