IBT Staff Reporter

Research in Motion said quarterly profit and sales rose, but the results lagged expectations and the stock tumbled on rekindled fears that the dominance of its BlackBerry smartphone is waning.

Professor Simon Chapman of the University of Sydney refers to a recent Dutch research, saying that cigarette may contain traces of pig's blood, with a warning that religious groups could find its undisclosed presence very offensive.

Research in Motion on Wednesday said quarterly profit and revenue rose but the results lagged expectations and the shares tumbled even as profit margin for its BlackBerry smartphones topped forecasts.

Patrick McGorry, Australian of the Year wants to see immediate upgrade of mental health services to halt the alarming spike in suicides.

The Aussie Dollar was shaken yesterday after a disappointing set of retail sales figures and building approvals.

Yahoo email accounts of some journalists and activists whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, according to rights groups and foreign correspondents, days after Google said it would move its Chinese-language search services out of China because of censorship concerns.

The federal government plan to treat diabetes patients could widen the gap between city and country health services, a source of anxiety for rural doctors.

The culture of breastfeeding in Australia needs to be altered if health advantages such as the prevention of metabolic diseases in mothers is to be achieved, says the Australian Breastfeeding Association.

Stocks fell on Wednesday as a report showing a surprising drop in private- sector employment stoked concerns about the health of the labor market two days before the government's key jobs data.

After completing a workplace health check, eight hundred Victorian workers have been instructed to consult a doctor immediately.

China's comprehensive Internet filtering regime for political, social or religious content is complex and opaque -- creating precarious conditions for providers, the U.S. Trade Representative's official said in its annual report to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday.

Private employers unexpectedly shed jobs in March, dampening hopes about the strength of the recovery two days before the more closely watched government payrolls report.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and ex-Citigroup Chief Executive Chuck Prince will appear next month before a U.S. panel investigating the roots of the financial crisis that brought global markets to their knees in 2008.

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as a report showing a surprising drop in private- sector employment stoked concerns about the health of the labor market two days before the government's key jobs data.

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as a report showing a surprising drop in private- sector employment stoked concerns about the health of the labor market two days before the government's key payrolls data.

In May of 2009 I had just about reached my breaking point again. I had been in the IT industry, in one capacity or another, since months after the Y2K scare.

Charles Schwab Corp violated federal law when it failed to get approval from shareholders of its YieldPlus mutual fund before putting roughly half the fund's assets into uninsured mortgage-backed securities, a federal judge ruled.

AMD chipped away at Intel Corp's market share for computer microprocessors in the fourth quarter, as consumer and business spending rose on hopes for a strong tech sector recovery, according to the latest data from iSuppli.

Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is doubling the size of its fund for iPhone application developers, as it eyes new opportunities with the forthcoming launch of Apple's iPad.

Nationalized Anglo Irish Bank posted a 12.7 billion euro ($17 billion) loss on Wednesday, the largest in Irish corporate history, as it got a second government cash injection and may need more.

Australia's Macarthur Coal rejected a $3 billion bid from U.S. miner Peabody Energy Corp , saying it undervalued the growth prospects of a company that controls a third of the world's supply of a cleaner coal coveted by steelmakers.

Private employers unexpectedly shed jobs in March, dampening hopes about the strength of the recovery two days before the government employment report.

Toyota Motor Corp brand sales chief Bob Carter hinted on Wednesday that the automaker would extend sales incentives beyond April 5, but he did not offer specifics.

Stocks barely budged on Wednesday following reports that stoked unease about the health of the labor market and regional manufacturing, offsetting the energy sector's strength.

The previous edition of This Week In Petroleum reported negative earnings for major refiners during the fourth quarter of 2009, reflecting declining petroleum product demand and a weak economy over the past 18 months. One consequence of the sharp decline in oil demand has been the development of significant excess refining capacity and the shutdown or idling of several U.S. refineries. Two East Coast refineries have been closed in recent months; and several smaller plants have been idled, but co...

Rite Aid Corp posted a worse-than-expected quarterly loss and forecast a wider fiscal year loss than Wall Street was anticipating, sending its shares down 7.1 percent.

U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will work with organizations in China on joint research initiatives over the next five years. A total of $37.5 million will be invested in the joint research, said the department, adding that around $75 million will be used for the improvement of energy efficiency, clean coal technologies, carbon sequestration and green vehicles.

The area under wheat cultivation is expected to shrink in 2010-11, in the Northern hemisphere that includes North America, about two-thirds of Africa, all of Asia and Europe due to the falling global prices for the grain.

Gold is driving the gems and jewellery export orders from India. According to the Investment Commission of India, exports are likely to grow to US$ 25 billion by 2012. Following are some of the India government steps to boost gold trade in the country.