IBT Staff Reporter

United Airlines' pilots union lashed out against efforts to merge the airline with US Airways Group , underscoring the challenges facing decade-old attempts to unite the carriers.

ANU researchers are informing federal policy recommendations that could reshape the future of audit practices in Australia.

The number of workers filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly shot higher last week but did not alter the view that labor markets are recovering as the jump reflected Easter holiday volatility.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs on Thursday revealed stronger-than-expected sales of 450,000 for the iPad since its much-hyped debut, and touted a phone operating system with a new advertising platform to compete with rival Google Inc's.

U.S. stocks gained on Thursday after surprisingly strong March retail sales increased optimism that the economic recovery is on track.

Charles Prince and Robert Rubin, who led Citigroup in the run-up to the 2008 banking crisis, voiced regrets on Thursday, but accepted no responsibility for the mega-bank's massive losses.

Top retail chains posted a record rise in monthly same-store sales for March, helped by an early Easter holiday and an improving job market, in the strongest sign yet of revived consumer demand.

Wi-Lan Inc, the Canadian technology licensing company, has filed a lawsuit accusing 19 computer and phone companies of infringing a patent by selling laptops and cellular handsets enabled with Bluetooth technology.

Markets pounded Greek bonds and banking stocks on Thursday, driving the debt-stricken euro zone member's borrowing costs to new highs and pushing it closer to tapping a last resort EU/IMF safety net.

Apple's iPad tablet computer hasn't been out a week yet but there are already over 830 video games that have been developed to suit the large format, high definition, multi-touch screen.

Efforts to merge United Airlines and US Airways Group could run into strong headwinds from unhappy pilots and tougher antitrust enforcement, industry experts said on Thursday.

JPMorgan Chase & Co , led by James Jimmy Lee, and Goldman Sachs are advising United Airlines on its merger talks with US Airways , several people familiar with the matter said.

U.S. stocks gained on Thursday after surprisingly strong March retail sales increased optimism that the economic recovery is on track.

A pressure group, United Against Nuclear Iran , is urging industrial conglomerate Honeywell International Inc to stop selling security technology to Iran, the group said on Thursday.

A pressure group, United Against Nuclear Iran , is urging industrial conglomerate Honeywell International Inc to stop selling security technology to Iran, the group said on Thursday.

The head of the Federal Communications Commission vowed to press ahead with a broadband expansion plan despite a court ruling this week that undermined the agency's authority to manage networks.

Apple Inc has sold 450,000 iPads since its debut on Saturday, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said, setting a fairly torrid pace for a device expected to power the electronics giant's future growth.

U.S. stocks gained on Thursday after surprisingly strong March retail sales created optimism that a consumer spending rebound would be a harbinger of strong corporate earnings.

A federal judge sentenced Minnesota businessman Tom Petters to 50 years in prison on Thursday for running a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme, one of the largest ever uncovered.

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The euro approached a 2010 low against the dollar on Thursday but rebounded after the chief of the European Central Bank assured markets that Greece was in no danger of defaulting on its debt. The yen relinquished earlier gains as the reassurance by ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet on Greece eased market risk aversion, while a news report fed speculation that China may be gearing up to revalue the yuan.

Stocks gained on Thursday, led by the retail sector after surprisingly strong March sales as a rebound in consumer spending was seen as a harbinger for strength in corporate earnings.

Hundreds of thousands of soccer fans are likely to get their first taste of live 3D viewing during this year's World Cup, the vast majority of them in cinemas rather than at home, according to football body FIFA.

Boeing Co on Thursday said it delivered 108 commercial planes in the first quarter of 2010, compared with 121 planes in the same period a year earlier.

Sales of foreclosed or other distressed homes are flirting with the peaks of the housing crisis in early 2009 when heavy inventory was pressuring home prices lower, according to First American CoreLogic.

Parents looking for the best state school system for their housing dollar should concentrate on the northeast section of the country, particularly Massachusetts, according to a new report.

The number of U.S. workers filing for jobless aid unexpectedly shot higher last week but did not alter the view labor markets are recovering as the jump reflected Easter holiday volatility.

A continued rise in consumer confidence helped push up Canadian home sales and prices in the first quarter, but interest rate hikes expected later this year should cool the market.

Rising bond yields sent U.S. 30-year mortgage rates to the highest level in eight months on the brink of the important spring sales season, data from home funding company Freddie Mac showed on Thursday.