IBT Staff Reporter

A recent study found out that female fetuses deal quickly with prolonged stress when inside their mother's womb.

Acer Inc, the world's No.2 PC vendor, plans to introduce four new smartphone models later this year to help boost profits, a day after rival HP set its sights in the fast-growing smartphone market.

Doctor malpractice exposed hundreds of patients to infectious diseases such as Hepatitis B, C and HIV

Apple Inc may charge about $1 million for displaying advertisements on its mobile devices, the Wall Street Journal said, citing advertisement executives.

The euro inched higher on Thursday from a one-year low the previous day as senior European officials gave assurances that they were serious about helping Greece find a way out of its escalating debt crisis.

China's top Internet search firm Baidu Inc is emerging as a big winner following Google's recent retreat from China as it smashed analysts' forecasts, suggesting increased business from advertisers.

The euro steadied on Thursday, rebounding from a one-year low the previous day, as the Federal Reserve released a more upbeat view of the U.S. economy, offering some respite for markets as Europe continued to haggle over a bailout package for Greece.

China's yuan remains undervalued, but increased currency flexibility is just part of a range of policies needed for rebalancing in Asia, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.

Goldman Sachs Group is in talks over a possible settlement with an Australian fund that said it became defunct after it bought into a $1 billion subprime mortgaged-linked security, the FT reported on Thursday.

Visa Inc reported a 33 percent increase in second quarter earnings, better than Wall Street expected, as consumer spending rebounded and management said it was increasingly optimistic about the economy.

A rebound in advertising should give a lift to the earnings of the big four U.S. media conglomerates, but there is uncertainty about the extent of the recovery and mixed views on the trajectory of their stocks.

Hewlett-Packard Co announced a $1.2 billion deal to buy Palm Inc , betting it can resuscitate the struggling smartphone maker to compete with the likes of Apple Inc and RIM .

Bank of America Corp named DuPont's long-time chief executive, Charles Holliday, as its chairman on Wednesday, hours after the largest U.S. consumer bank concluded its 2010 annual meeting.

U.S. deficit woes are not as dire as the fiscal problems of Greece and other nations, but a quick, credible action plan is still needed to avoid a future crisis, economists and policymakers said on Wednesday.

Australia: It was another choppy session for the AUD overnight after the US central bank left its interest rates at historical lows and Standard and Poor lowered its long-term credit rating for Spain

A three-day Senate standoff over efforts to overhaul financial regulation ended on Wednesday as Republicans dropped efforts to block a Democratic bill in exchange for a handful of concessions.

TORONTO - Diabetics with impaired kidneys should avoid taking high doses of certain B vitamins because the supplements may do serious harm, researchers say.

The Senate on Wednesday unanimously agreed to take up a sweeping financial reform bill, breaking a partisan logjam that had paralyzed the chamber for three days.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday Greece's international bailout must be accelerated for the sake of the entire euro zone, as the far bigger Spanish economy suffered a credit rating downgrade.

Australian Dollar: The Australian Dollar opens at 0.9250 this morning higher against the Greenback after another night of volatile trade.

Sometime during the recession, work -- or the lack of it -- became funny.

CHICAGO (Reuters.com) - When it comes to understanding U.S. sensibilities, European entrepreneur Mats Lederhausen has always been ahead of the curve.

A majority of U.S. workers do not clearly understand how to help their companies' meet objectives and most say they don't get useful feedback from supervisors, according to research released on Wednesday.

Hewlett-Packard Co said it has struck a $1.2 billion deal for Palm Inc , offering a 23 percent premium to expand into the smartphone market.

SAP AG will start selling a long-delayed suite of Web-based software for running small to mid-sized businesses in July, a top company executive said on Wednesday.

Bank of America Corp named Charles Holliday as its chairman on Wednesday, hours after the largest U.S. consumer bank concluded its 2010 annual meeting.

U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday were poised to clear the way for formal debate to begin on the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s as they dropped efforts to block the bill.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve pointed to signs of strength in the economy, comments that gave some relief to investors worried about possible debt defaults in Europe.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve pointed to signs of strength in the economy in comments that gave some relief to investors worried about debt defaults in Europe.