IBT Staff Reporter

Top mobile telecom equipment makers Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent are braced for a supply squeeze following Japan's earthquake, adding to fears for a sector hampered by shortages.

Workers in the private sector overall likely will see higher annual wage increases in the coming months, according to the revised first quarter Wage Trend Indicator (WTI) released by BNA.

Stock index futures fell on Wednesday as Japan struggled with a nuclear crisis and as clashes in Bahrain lifted oil prices, with uncertainty set to drive near-term trading.

Netflix's shares soar on an analyst report as well as a study from research company NPD Group.

With a heavy emphasis on social interaction, the SideKick makes its return.

Chelsea Football Club are closing in on a deal to sign Sao Paulo wiz-kid Lucas Piazon when he turns 18.

Bayern Munich were stunned at Allianze Arena on Tuesday, when reigning champions Inter Milan surged a late comeback to win on away goals after the scores were tied 3-3 on aggregate. Here's a video of all the goals and highlights of this epic encounter.

Manchester United progressed to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League with a 2-1 win over Marseille at Old Trafford in the second-leg of the last-16 round tie. Here's a video of all the goals and highlights of this game.

Japanese stocks rebounded on Wednesday from a major pummeling that some investors thought overdone, lifting equities elsewhere and allowing the yen to dip from a near record high against the dollar.

The 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and the continuing nuclear crisis that they triggered, will have significant repercussions in global energy markets, according to international energy price reporting agency Argus.

Washington D.C. has emerged on the top of the 'most socially networked' cities of America. Men's Health has put together a list of 100 cities in a study that rates El Paso as the 'least socially networked'.

Japanese stocks rebounded on Wednesday from a major pummeling that some investors thought overdone, lifting equities elsewhere and allowing the yen to dip from a near record high against the dollar.

Brent crude by as much as $2 to over $110.50 a barrel on Wednesday, rebounding from a three-week low near the start of the session as clashes in the Middle East continued and the Japanese nuclear crisis worsened.

Bahrain on the boil as forces muzzle anti-government protests after the mobilization of military and security forces and imposition of state of emergency.

If the world’s largest atom smasher - the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - ever finds the elusive Higgs boson particle, the giant instrument could be the first machine capable of causing matter to travel backwards in time.

Private equity firm KKR & Co LP is increasing the sources of capital it taps as it gears up to raise its next buyout fund, the company said at its first ever investor day on Tuesday.

Asian financial markets rallied on Wednesday, with Tokyo stocks rebounding 5.7 percent after a steep two-day sell-off on Japan's killer earthquake and unfolding nuclear crisis.

Brent crude fell as much as 1.1 percent to touch a three-week low near $107 on concern about Japan's nuclear crisis, but recovered to erase losses as Bahraini security forces attempted to clear protesters on Wednesday.

Celebs like 50 cent, Gilbert Gottfried, and now the 'Family Guy' scriptwriter Alec Sulkin have sparked off a row with insensitive tweets on the Japan earthquake and tsunami.

The following is the known status as of Wednesday afternoon of each of the six reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the four reactors at the Fukushima No. 2 plant, both in Fukushima Prefecture, which were crippled by Friday's magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the ensuing tsunami, according to Kyodo News Agency.

Publishing U.S. diplomatic cables helped shape uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday.

As Japan continues to reel under the after effects of the powerful earthquake that struck the country's Pacific Coast on Friday afternoon, the world still stands aghast at the devastation caused by the quake and the consequent tsunami. As the rescue, rehabilitation and rebuilding efforts start, the country is under severe threat of a nuclear disaster as the plants continue to report explosions and fires.

IntercontinentalExchange Inc CEO Jeffrey Sprecher and Nasdaq OMX Group CEO Robert Greifeld know what it is to try -- and fail -- to take over another exchange.

The container of the No.3 reactor of the troubled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant might have been damaged and leaked radioactive steam, the Xinhua reported.

Brent crude fell more than $1 on Wednesday to a three-week low near $107 as pessimism about Japan's nuclear crisis offset concern about Middle East unrest after Bahrain declared martial law.

A fire broke out once again early Wednesday but no flames were visible a half hour later at Fukushima power plant No. 1's No. 4 reactor, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.

Yahoo Inc has hired Ken Fuchs, an executive at Time Warner Inc's Time Inc to oversee its sports, games and entertainment online properties, the company announced in an internal memo on Tuesday.

Fidelity Investments plans to close an operation in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and move many of the 1,100 jobs there to other New England locations, a spokeswoman for the giant fund firm said.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it has no plan to suspend operations despite steep falls in share prices after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, responding to rumors in the New York market that the bourse would close.