IBT Staff Reporter

A unit of Lender Processing Services Inc , a U.S. provider of paperwork used by banks in the foreclosure process, is being investigated by federal prosecutors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday he was delaying an April 15 report on whether China manipulates its currency but pledged to press for a more flexible Chinese currency policy.

Apple Inc's new iPad includes chips from Samsung Electronics, Broadcom, and Texas Instruments, a teardown of the tablet computer revealed on Saturday.

Survey showed that 3 million canadians were inactive and faces obesity fears.

A research conducted by Dutch researchers, which identified 185 different industrial uses of pigs, stated that pig's hemoglobin was used in cigarette filters.

The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) said that there is a great need now for a good quarantine system as a highly infectious bird disease has been detected from imported pigeons just recently.

Life insurers are now following a new trend of asking their clients if they ever had sex with a prostitute or as one.

U.S. prosecutors on Friday opposed a request by accused Galleon fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and his main co-defendant for separate trials in what prosecutors have described as the biggest hedge fund insider-trading case ever in the United States.

Queensland Health has reported 49 confirmed cases of swine flu in Australia this year and another 162 cases of other flu.

Apple's iPad, the subject of frenzied industry speculation since its unveiling in January, has so far not drawn the hordes that ushered in the iPhone three years ago.

Wagga sporting clubs dealing with mental illness have been offered a helping hand with an introduction of a new program designed to address mental health issues.

Claire Murray, 24, died of infections from her second liver transplant in Singapore on Thursday. The operation was conducted by local surgeons who concluded that the death was caused by a genetic disorder.

Online communities within-reach via mobile phones and the internet, can be easily utilized to help people with chronic disease like diabetes. The approach outlined in the International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organizations, would cut down healthcare costs and empower patients to manage their condition more effectively.

Optimism about an improving labor market and corporate profits could propel U.S. stocks higher next week as earnings season approaches.

CBS News reported late Friday that Joseph Cassano, the former AIG executive closely linked with the giant insurer's near collapse in September 2008, will meet with U.S. Justice Department attorneys next week in what will probably end the two-year criminal investigation into the company -- with no criminal charges likely to be filed.

Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, fibromyalgia and depression have one thing in common and it is vitamin D deficiency

The U.S. economy is on the path to achieving self-sustaining growth, although the jobs outlook remains uncertain, White House economic adviser Larry Summers said in a newspaper interview to be published on Saturday.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday the Obama administration wants to maximize the chances that China will quickly lift the value of its yuan currency and expressed confidence Beijing would decide doing so was in its interest.

The billionaire investor Carl Icahn has slashed his ownership stake in Blockbuster Inc's Class A shares to below 5 percent, two weeks after the video rental company said it might seek bankruptcy protection and that its survival was in question.

The Foreign Correspondents Club of China said on Friday it had shut its website after a burst of hacker attacks, days after attacks on the Yahoo email accounts of some foreign journalists covering China were discovered.

Sharp Corp said it plans to start making this year advanced 3D displays for cellphones and other mobile devices that don't require special viewing glasses, betting that demand for 3D images will grow beyond movie theatres and living rooms to portable machines.

President Barack Obama hailed new signs of an improving U.S. labor market on Friday as proof that we are beginning to turn the corner but warned it would still take time to achieve sustained job growth.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday he believed the Senate was very close to a financial reform bill that protects consumers and limits financial company risk taking that will win Republican supporters.

Optimism over corporate profits and an improving labor market could propel U.S. stocks higher next week as earnings season approaches.

The Obama administration has not decided to delay a report that could brand China a currency manipulator and Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming visit does not affect the issue, the White House said on Friday.

The first 200,000 electric cars made by each automaker will be given a zero emissions rating under new U.S. fuel efficiency rules, after which the smokestack emissions of power plants will be included.

U.S. employers created jobs in March at the fastest rate in three years as private firms stepped up hiring, the strongest signal yet that the economic recovery is on a solid footing and needs less government help.

In the wake of complaints about sudden acceleration problems that have led to the recall of millions of Toyotas over the past few months.

Few small businesses would choose to set up shop in a poorer section of town, but at a time when capital is hard to come by, the financial benefits for inner-city entrepreneurs can be significant.