IBT Staff Reporter

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc is reducing the size of its board to seven directors from eight, opting not to replace a departing long-time member, according to a proxy statement filed on Wednesday.

A Victorian cheese company has recalled some of its products due to fears over possible salmonella contamination.

Bank of America Corp named outsider Charles Noski its next chief financial officer, filling a key position that has been vacant for months, the largest U.S. bank by assets said on Wednesday.

New statistics show one in five people in Guam have diabetes and up to 50 per cent of Pacific islanders have the disease.

An updated Guide to Staying Alive that outlines a plan to aid troubled people in surviving a suicidal episode has just been released by a mental health support group in Australia

China's economy grew about 11.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, topping expectations and expanding at the fastest annual pace in nearly three years, according to two market sources.

U.S. consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in March, a government report showed on Wednesday, matching economists' expectations for a tame reading and giving the Federal Reserve leeway to maintain ultra-low interest rates.

Sales at U.S. retailers rose more strongly than expected in March as consumer stepped up purchases of vehicles and wide range of goods, government data showed on Wednesday, suggesting a broadening of the manufacturing-led economic recovery.

BY Chuck MikolajczakWall Street rose on Wednesday and the S&P topped the key 1,200 level, lifted by solid results from Intel and JPMorgan Chase, while retail sales data gave fresh evidence the economic recovery was broadening.

(Reuters) - Widely used anticonvulsant drugs, including Pfizer's Neurontin and Novartis' Trileptal, may increase the risk of suicide, attempted suicide and violent death in patients taking them for the first time, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Greek literature boasts three great writers of tragedy: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides in the olden days. But, now Greek tragedy has nothing to do with literature. It is all about money or rather Euro. In the ancient days, the largest festival for Greek tragedy was the Dionysia held for five days in March or April, for which prominent tragedians usually submitted three tragedies and one satyr play each. In 2010, Greek Tragedy is again performed in March-April with three major players like G...

JPMorgan Chase & Co's first-quarter profit topped Wall Street expectations, as revenue from its investment bank transcended losses on consumer loans.

Investor doubts, a German legal threat and persistent confusion over the terms of aid perforated Greece's euro zone parachute Wednesday, pushing borrowing costs up.

U.S. stocks rose at the open on Wednesday boosted by stronger-than-expected results from JPMorgan Chase and Intel, and after retail sales data provided fresh evidence of an economic recovery.

Sales at U.S. retailers rose more strongly than expected in March, pointing to a broadening of the manufacturing-led economic recovery as inflation pressures remained muted.

BY Chuck MikolajczakWall Street was set for a higher open on Wednesday, boosted by solid results from Intel and JP Morgan Chase, while retail sales data provided fresh evidence of an economic recovery.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who cut out saturated fatty acids while upping their intake of white bread, pasta and other refined carbohydrates that can cause blood sugar to spike aren't doing their heart any favors, new research from Denmark shows.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, boosted by Intel Corp after the technology bellwether posted better-than-expected quarterly results and forecast revenue above estimates.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, boosted by Intel Corp after the technology bellwether posted better-than-expected quarterly results and gave a forecast that topped estimates.

The Treasury department will release new rules on Wednesday that would prevent banks from seizing a borrower's social security to recover unpaid debt, the Wall Street Journal said.

We all know that too much salt may increase the risk of high blood pressure, hypertension, stroke, heart failure and the list goes on. We maybe eating a healthy balanced diet right now, but chances are these foods may contain too much salt. So, what is the best way to take salt?

Britain's Prudential has appointed Rob Devey, currently head of UK and Europe, to lead the integration of its Asian operations and the Asian arm of rival AIG , after the sector's biggest acquisition.

Children labelled as lazy by teachers and parents may have numerous learning difficulties that could underlie their apparent lack of motivation, a study by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) educational psychologist Dr Linda Gilmore has found.

Chinese dairy products maker Taizinai, which counts Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley among its investors and Citigroup among its lenders, has collapsed, leaving around 3 billion yuan ($440 million) in unpaid debt, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

The Chilean journalist, Mónica González Mujica, a heroine of the struggle against dictatorship in her country, has been named laureate of the 2010 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

Stocks futures rose on Wednesday, pointing to a higher start for Wall Street after the world's top chipmaker Intel Corp posted better-than-expected first-quarter results and gave an outlook that topped Wall Street forecasts.

Stocks futures rose on Wednesday, pointing to a higher start for Wall Street after the world's top chipmaker Intel Corp posted better-than-expected first-quarter results and gave an outlook that topped Wall Street forecasts.

Good morning dear traders, do you also feel the spring fever at the moment. I think everybody is feeling this way with this weather. But even the financial markets are susceptible to that. At least this seems to me when I watch the EUR/USD chart. Did the crosspair run out of steam?

The aircraft leasing unit of bailed-out insurer American International Group has agreed to sell 53 passenger jets to Australia's Macquarie Group to raise a much-needed $2 billion in cash.