IBT Staff Reporter

People.com is reporting that tennis star Serena Williams suffers pulmonary embolism.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday a European Union document laying out options for a deal on safeguarding euro zone states' public finances was a good basis for discussions at a March 11 summit in Brussels.

As if Charlie Sheen's latest television tour and outrageous interviews weren't enough, the troubled actor started a Twitter account.

Private sector employers added more jobs than expected last month in a sign of steady improvement in the labor market, ahead of the closely watched non-farm payrolls report from the Labor Department on Friday.

Billionaire Warren Buffett said the U.S. economy is coming back and does not need more stimulus, despite an uneven recovery that mirrors the fortunes of businesses at his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

More than a year after igniting the tablet computing craze, Apple Inc was preparing to unveil the second version of its blockbuster iPad on Wednesday -- possibly minus lead showman Steve Jobs.

Apple could be a victim of its own hype, created by its muted response to media prodding for details about the upcoming iPad 2.

Scientists have created the world’s most powerful optical microscope that may provide new opportunities to see live viruses.

Gold prices held just below the previous session's record high in Europe on Wednesday, as the acceleration of global inflation and the threat that violence in the Middle East and North Africa will spread supported interest in the metal as a haven from risk.

Top office supply retailer Staples Inc forecast quarterly earnings slightly below Wall Street expectations after winter storms weighed on results in the prior period.

The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms rose in February to its highest level in 11 months as government and non-profit employers let workers go, a report showed on Wednesday.

High oil prices are a threat to the global economic recovery and present a challenge the world will have to face over the long term, the International Energy Agency's chief economist said on Wednesday.

Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wednesday as continued high oil prices offset strong labor market data a day after a heavy sell-off.

In a statement that is bound to trigger a three way war, fire-brand pop star Pink has tweeted a feisty response to Christina Aguilera's arrest for public intoxication, also dragging in Britney Spears' name.

As Charlie Sheen makes an impactful land on the 'Twitterverse', the users of the microblogging site, Tweeps, are not so kind to the embattled 'Two and a Half Men' star.

Stock index futures were slightly higher on Wednesday, stabilizing a day after a surge in oil prices led to a heavy sell-off.

U.S. Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey has defeated IBM supercomputer Watson in a Jeopardy-style match held in Washington.

Stock index futures were slightly higher on Wednesday, stabilizing a day after a surge in oil prices led to a heavy sell-off.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Tuesday announced that it has received valid nominations of 241 different individuals and organizations for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011.

Forest Laboratories and Nycomed A/S said the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Daliresp (roflumilast) oral tablet to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

A new website providing all the latest official information on the upcoming wedding of Britain's Prince William to girlfriend Kate Middleton was launched on Wednesday.

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it has temporarily banned five chemicals used to make so-called fake pot products, perceived as legal alternatives to marijuana.

Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered <2888.HK> met expectations with a 19 percent rise in profits and said it was off to a record start this year as China, India and other Asian markets boomed.

The rancor over bank bonuses means investment bankers across the globe are now getting a higher level of fixed pay but industry groups in Europe still feel their financial sector is facing much tougher rules than the rest of the world.

With anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks, and social media platforms Twitter and Facebook in the running, Internet dominates the race for Nobel Peace Prize 2011.

Apple boss Steve Jobs was denied an honorary knighthood in 2009 because he turned down an offer to speak at the Labour Party conference, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Technology giant Google on Tuesday said that it is using a tricycle with a 360-degree mounted camera to get images of its least accessible places on Earth.

Yahoo Inc is in advanced talks to leave its Japanese joint venture in an effort to sort out its dysfunctional Asian partnerships and free up as much as $8 billion to fight Google and Facebook.

Asia-focused Standard Chartered Bank Plc met earnings expectations, reporting a 52 percent rise in second-half net profit amid strong growth in emerging markets.