IBT Staff Reporter

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur battled out an exhilarating 3-3 draw at White Hart Lane, though the result diminishes either side's hopes for this season.

Big earnings surprises gave a positive turn to investor sentiment on Wednesday, propelling U.S. stocks to their best day in a month and lifting the Dow industrials to their highest in almost three years.

Bullion powered to a lifetime high for a fifth consecutive session on Thursday on a sharply weaker dollar, while lingering tensions in the Arab world, worries about the euro zone crisis and U.S. fiscal health offered additional support.

The video of a supposed dead alien, found in Russia's Republic of Buryatia near the claimed UFO citing last month, has become an internet sensation.

Cristiano Ronaldo's extra time goal decided the Copa Del Rey final as Real Madrid secured a 1-0 victory over Barcelona at Mestalla, Valencia.

McDonald's power to raise prices as food and fuel costs climb will be in focus on Thursday when the world's biggest hamburger chain reports quarterly results.

General Electric Co is expected to report a 33 percent rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, with improved performance at its finance arm more than offsetting roughly flat results at its big industrial units.

The Indian Space Resource Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) C16, carrying the remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and two auxiliary satellites, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre Wednesday morning.

With Mark Zuckerburg admitting that he was kind of nervous in his opening remarks while hosting Barack Obama at the Facebook headquarters, the young entrepreneur and the president sought comfort in a trivial yet hilarious chat about clothes.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) released new video, where robots are being deployed at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in order to measure radiation levels and other conditions after the recent earthquake in Japan.

On Wednesday, April 20, 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan

The U.S. dollar slid to a 3-year low against a basket of major currencies and Asian stocks jumped to a 3-year high on Thursday, as investors scrambled to get in front of upward momentum in higher-yielding assets, particularly in emerging markets.

Wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc posted better than expected quarterly results and raised its full-year financial targets on improving demand for advanced phones, sending its shares up almost 5 percent.

A patent trial between tech giants Oracle and Google should be held before November, a U.S. judge said at a hearing.

The U.S. dollar slid to a 2-1/2-year low against a basket of major currencies and Asian stocks were poised to hit a 3-year high on Thursday, as investors scrambled to get in front of upward momentum in higher-yielding assets, particularly in emerging markets.

Western Digital Corp posted lower third-quarter results as higher sales of tablet devices led to lower demand for its hard disk drive from PC makers, and forecast fourth-quarter adjusted profit below Wall Street view.

Luxury automaker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars should more than double sales in the second quarter, in large part because of its Ghost model, David Archibald, president of Rolls-Royce in North America, said on Wednesday.

There is a risk that Nissan Motor Co's <7201.T> U.S. market share, which has been on the rise, may fall due to a lack of auto parts from Japan, North American Chairman Carlos Tavares said on Wednesday.

A probe has been launched into the handling of insurer Prudential's failed $35.5 billion bid for AIA <1299.HK>, the Financial Times said on Thursday.

American Express Co's first-quarter profit rose 33 percent from a year ago, beating expectations, but its expenses soared 19 percent, and shares in the credit card lender and processing network fell 1.8 percent.

Yum Brands Inc , the parent of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut fast-food chains, reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales, boosted by growth in China, helping to send its shares up 4.9 percent in after-hours

Nokia investors concerned about dwindling market share are anxious for better news on the tie-up with Microsoft and details of cost cuts when the handset maker posts quarterly figures on Thursday.

Gold rallied above $1,500 an ounce for the first time on Wednesday, extending this week's record run as investors hedged growing inflation risks and bought into a broad commodities rally as the dollar slumped.

A pair of top U.S. manufacturers beat Wall Street's profit expectations, as a recovering global economy drives demand for products ranging from air conditioners to truck transmissions.

Apple Inc blew past Wall Street expectations for its fiscal second quarter, fueled by solid demand for iPhones, sending its shares up 3 percent after hours.

Apple posted record second quarter profits on Wednesday, but sales of its iPad tablet took a hit.

American Express Co's first-quarter profit rose 33 percent from a year ago, as its wealthy customers spent more on their credit cards.

Raj Rajaratnam wanted to conquer the stock market at the expense of the law, a U.S. prosecutor said in closing arguments of the hedge fund manager's insider trading trial on Wednesday.

Apple Inc's quarterly results again smashed Wall Street's expectations, fueled by record iPhone and Mac sales, offsetting lower-than-expected sales of its iPad tablet computer.