IBT Staff Reporter

President Barack Obama on Wednesday renominated economist and Nobel laureate Peter Diamond to the Federal Reserve Board, sticking with a pick that has already been thwarted by Senate Republicans twice.

Jan 06, 2011

Microsoft Corp is taking its biggest step away from a long-standing, lucrative alliance with Intel Corp, teaming up with Britain's ARM Holdings to take on Apple Inc in the red-hot tablet and smartphone arena.

Jan 06, 2011

The yuan exchange rate is not the main cause of the trade imbalance between China and the United States, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Jan 06, 2011

Motorola Mobility showed it wants to generate buzz, as it showed a much-anticipated tablet as well as three new phones that will be on three different carriers.

Jan 06, 2011

Japanese stocks rallied on Thursday as investors snapped up shares of big exporters after the dollar hit two-week highs against the yen, but markets elsewhere in Asia were more subdued ahead of the influential U.S. non-farm payrolls report.

Jan 06, 2011

General Motors has invested $5 million in wireless charging start-up Powermat and will add its technology for small consumer electronics to its vehicles such as the Chevy Volt in 2012, the companies said.

Jan 06, 2011

Sony Corp reaffirmed its commitment to 3D technology on Wednesday, saying it would provide more content and launch 3D cameras and camcorders.

Jan 06, 2011

The South Korean electronics giant goes all in at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Jan 06, 2011

Corporate interest in Research in Motion's new tablet was massive, the company said, as it announced plans to launch a 4G version of the device this summer with Sprint Nextel.

Jan 06, 2011

LG Electronics unveiled its first tablet, running on Google's Android platform, through T-Mobile USA, as it seeks to grab some share of the emerging tablet market from Apple.

Jan 06, 2011

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics trotted out bigger and thinner 3D TVs on Wednesday as they laid out plans to expand their lineups further to spur demand for a nascent technology that has seen weak sales so far.

Jan 06, 2011

Panasonic Corp aims to beef up its Internet-TV service this spring, expanding its offering of applications to compete with rivals like the alliance between Sony Corp and Google Inc.

Jan 05, 2011

LOS ANGELES The woes continue for Tiger Woods off the course.

Jan 05, 2011

Sharp Corp <6753.T> plans to start selling its Galapagos tablet computer in the United States in the second half of this year, and is ironing out deals with major media and content providers, the head of the company's U.S. unit said on Wednesday.

Jan 05, 2011

BP and its partners made a series of cost-cutting decisions that ultimately contributed to the oil spill that ravaged the Gulf of Mexico coast over the summer, the White House oil spill commission said on Wednesday.

Jan 05, 2011

U.S. regulators are asking software developers in an Open Internet Challenge to create apps that let Internet users know when their service provider -- fixed or mobile -- is interfering with content.

Jan 05, 2011

BP and its partners made a series of cost-cutting decisions that ultimately contributed to the oil spill that ravaged the Gulf of Mexico coast over the summer, the White House oil spill commission said on Wednesday.

Jan 05, 2011

AT&T Inc plans to sell 20 phones sporting high-speed Web surfing this year, including a dozen running Google Inc software, in the U.S. carrier's biggest push yet to lessen its dependence on Apple Inc's iPhone.

Jan 05, 2011

Nvidia rolled out its Tegra 2 processor by showing off its capabilities in an LG phone, but the company's real bet is on content and ARM architecture.

Jan 05, 2011

Microsoft Corp will introduce a version of its Windows software aimed squarely at catching up with rivals like Apple in the red-hot tablet market, taking a step away from a long-standing alliance with chipmaker Intel.

Jan 05, 2011

Graphics chip designer Nvidia Corp said it will begin designing central processors for personal computers, pushing back against growing pressure from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.

Jan 05, 2011

NEW YORK - It seems that the EMI/Beatles deal that finally brought the Fab Four's catalog to iTunes may be more groundbreaking than originally thought.

Jan 05, 2011

American Airlines sparred with third-party ticket sellers on Wednesday in an ongoing battle over distribution costs and methods as one key provider of airfare data vowed to stop offering the airline's flight information.

Jan 05, 2011

Intel takes the wrapping off its much anticipated Sandy Bridge processor.

Jan 05, 2011

Corrects first paragraph to read flat screen purchases, instead of flat screen TV purchases

Jan 05, 2011

LG Display said on Wednesday that the company is in a TV screen supply deal with Japan's Sony Corp, a major breakthrough for the South Korean company after Sony switched to Samsung six years ago for flat screen purchases.

Jan 05, 2011

A new lawsuit cries foul over Clorox Co's advertising for a brand of cat litter.

Jan 05, 2011

QNX Software, the system Research In Motion will use to power its PlayBook tablet and future BlackBerry smartphones, may outshine its parent this week as it touts vehicles with the productivity of an office.

Jan 05, 2011

House Republicans wasted no time in going after President Obama’s healthcare reforms of 2010.

Jan 05, 2011