IBT Staff Reporter

Lawson Software said late on Friday it had received an unsolicited bid from privately held software company Infor and Golden Gate Capital to acquire all its outstanding common stock at $11.25 per share in cash.

Toyota Motor Co <7203.T> said it has halted production at two factories with combined annual capacity of 420,000 small cars built mainly for overseas markets, after a massive earthquake hit Japan the previous day.

As Japan braces for a devastating nuclear meltdown, as put by Greenpeace, international media buzzes with signs of eminent crisis.

Daniel Mudd, the former CEO of government-sponsored mortgage firm Fannie Mae, has received notice from U.S. regulators that he may face claims for allegedly misleading investors about the mortgage company's exposure to subprime loans, Bloomberg said.

It may be too close for comfort for stock investors.

Thousands of people thronged Apple stores on both U.S. coasts as the iPad 2 went on sale on Friday, signaling a strong appetite for a device that dominates the fledgling market it created.

Japanese broadcasters and amateur videographers captured the scenes on the ground and in the air of the moments when an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan.

A powerful 8.9 earthquake occured in Japan on Friday triggering a reportedly 33-feet high (10 meters) tsunami that swept away cars, planes, homes and even buildings along the country's northeastern coast. A tsunami warning was issued for the whole Pacific basin, except initially, for the U.S. and Canada.

Euro zone leaders reached a deal in principle on Saturday on making the 440 billion euro ($611 billion) bailout fund more flexible, and also agreed other elements of a comprehensive package to resolve the debt crisis, two EU sources said.

When do you think Spring is coming? Maybe it's the time when you start to see vivid colors on the streets. But the color of Spring has already touched the shoes of 2011 as many designers participating in Paris and New York Spring/Summer 2011 Collection showed off Kill Heel and Wedges.

Home to much of the world's semiconductor factories and electronics companies, Japan's devastation will have significant effects on global electronics supplies.

A massive Japanese earthquake may have less of an impact on insurers than first feared, analysts said on Friday, although their reassuring estimates only partially calmed nervous investors.

Exactly 66 years ago, the U.S. Airforce conducted the largest single firebombing in history over Tokyo which killed at least 100,000 residents and injured up to one million people. Burning large parts of the city with incendiary bombs was thus more effective in killing civilians than either the Hiroshima or Nagasaki atomic bombs.

The Federal Reserve could tell major banks as soon as next week whether regulators' stress tests show they're healthy enough to boost stock dividends.

Leveraging its content and channel, Amazon could present a unique and significant challenge to Apple and its iPad.

Donating to the disaster relief efforts in Japan and elsewhere following the devastating earthquake and tsunami is as easy as a text message.

Oil prices fell on Friday after a massive earthquake shook Japan, shutting refineries and other industrial facilities in the world's third-largest oil consumer and triggering a broader sell-off in commodities.

Euro zone leaders agreed in principle on Friday to write limits on public debt and budget deficits into national law, meeting a German condition for a stronger euro zone financial safety net.

American International Group's bid to take back $15.7 billion in risky mortgage bonds may inject fresh confidence in a market where investors had started to question a nearly two-year rally.

The former Two and a Half Men actor will take his show on the road, on what will be Charlie Sheen LIVE: My Violent Torpedo of Truth.

The home of Allen Iverson, the former NBA star and current player for Turkish team Be?ikta?, is in foreclosure.

Hundreds of people thronged Apple stores on both U.S. coasts hours before the iPad 2 goes on sale Friday, signaling strong appetite for a device that dominates the fledgling market it created.

Just when you think you've had enough of Charlie Sheen proclaiming that he is 'winning,' think again.

The United States cannot drill its way out of its energy problems and must begin reforms now to reduce oil dependence, President Barack Obama said on Friday, pledging to do all he could to stabilize fuel prices.

GPS vulnerabilities such as solar flare interference and jamming could be solved by eLORAN technology.

Stocks closed the week on a high note on Friday, on relief that unrest did not engulf top oil producer Saudi Arabia, calming some investors who worried the market was entering a near-term slide.

Google's Crisis Center and Person Finder provides immediate, real time assistance to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

A massive 8.9 earthquake struck Japan on Friday triggering a reportedly 33-feet high (10 meters) tsunami that swept away cars, planes, homes and even some smaller buildings along the country's northeastern coast.A tsunami warning was issued for the entire Pacific basin, except initially, for the U.S. and Canada.

Video from Japan in the aftermath Friday's 8.9 magnitude quake shows office workers in Yokohama, several hundreds of miles southwest of the quake's epicenter, running to escape falling debris.