IBT Staff Reporter

The moribund Manhattan office market regained a pulse in the first quarter, after a year that saw only eight properties sold for more than $30 million.

People who were given a food sample described as healthy rated they were hungrier than those who were given the same sample framed as tasty and delicious, the authors write. Those who freely chose the food sample were equally hungry. Thus, only those who were given the healthy food sample (imposed consumption) became hungrier.

According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers choose foods that are less healthy when they are purchasing for others.

German car and truck maker Daimler AG was charged on Tuesday with violating U.S. bribery laws by showering foreign officials with millions of dollars and gifts of luxury cars to win business deals.

The Aussie dollar continued to pull back in early offshore trade weighed down by persistent selling in EUR/USD to eventually find a bottom around 0.9135 against the Greenback.

The United States on Tuesday said Google's action to shut its mainland Chinese-language portal was a business decision by the company that did not involve the U.S. government.

Design software maker Adobe Systems Inc reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that exceeded Wall Street projections and forecast that second-quarter revenue would beat analysts' expectations as it launches new products.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday launched what could be a years-long process of overhauling the government's role in helping Americans buy homes, a first step toward rebuilding the housing finance system at the heart of the financial crisis.

The Obama administration's pay czar on Tuesday clamped down on 2010 pay at five U.S. firms that still depend on a government lifeline, but boasted that his burdensome restrictions are not sending talented workers fleeing for the exits.

Stocks rallied on Tuesday, led by the tech, industrial and materials sectors, driving the Dow and the S&P 500 to 18-month highs.

In a step to ensure that all nursing home residents are not being malnourished, nutritionists have call for a compulsory food inspection to be conducted.

A device seen as a future of health care in regional Australia, may free nurses from long road trips, and instead beams them into lounge rooms.

Sales of previously owned homes fell for a third straight month in February and the supply of unsold houses on the market surged, showing the housing market was struggling to find its feet.

The Shetland Islands aren't just ponies and Fair Isle sweaters. Shetland is a magical, ice-carved archipelago thriving in the North Atlantic, with a unique history and culture.

Stocks rallied on Tuesday, led by the tech, industrial and materials sectors, driving the Dow and the S&P 500 to 18-month highs.

A survey conducted by Newspoll showed thirteen per cent of Australian men, avoided the optometrist because they're afraid they'll be told they need glasses.

The government should continue to play a role in any new system of housing finance Congress develops, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told lawmakers on Tuesday as they began to debate an overhaul of the way Americans buy their homes.

With a case of young woman in WA infected with the pandemic virus, Australia has recorded its first major case of swine flu infection for the year.

Homeowners have sued Bank of America Corp for allegedly reneging on a promise it made to modify troubled mortgages as a condition of accepting $25 billion of federal bailout money.

Surgical procedures are not a quick fix for obesity and doctors should refuse to provide such treatment for young teenagers, says the Royal Australasian College for Physicians (RACP).

Better regulation is needed to dissuade financial market players from taking excessive risks after the too big to fail problem undermined discipline, a senior Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp's board of directors rejected Carl Icahn's hostile bid to buy the movie studio, calling the offer coercive and too low.

Germany signaled for the first time on Tuesday that it may accept European financial aid for Greece as a last resort, but only if the IMF is involved and euro zone partners accept tougher budget discipline rules.

U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday on gains in the industrial and technology sectors and after U.S. existing homes sales fell less than expected in February.

Europe's highest court ruled Google Inc did not infringe trademark law by selling keywords to trigger ads after Louis Vuitton and others said the practice undermined their brands.

For fans that crowded into Austin's streets, clubs and even churches last week, the South by Southwest Festival was about drinking a lot of beer, eating barbecue and hearing some of the world's hottest bands.

KB Home posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Tuesday as prices and demand for its houses sagged and expenses climbed.

U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday, as sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell less than expected in February, while the industrial and technology sectors underpinned the market.

Stocks rose on Tuesday, as sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell less than expected in February, while the industrial and technology sectors buoyed the market.