IBT Staff Reporter

Are you sure you want to go to that bus station? the surprised sounding taxi driver asked. Where do you want to travel to?

It's Sunday morning in Madrid. As it's Sunday in Madrid, chances are, you've probably just rolled out of a nightclub and you're wandering the streets. So what can you do to ease yourself into the day?

Swiss drugmaker Novartis (NOVN.VX) is taking a rare stance in the M&A world by lowballing Alcon's minority shareholders.

Argentina is a a country where just about anything can be found. From a sultry street tango on a bustling street in Buenos Aires to the enormous whip-cracking sound of a house-sized chunk of ice falling from a glacier in Patagonia, Argentina is a land with something for everyone. Finding a variety

The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas acted alone and probably smuggled the explosives from Nigeria, the Dutch public prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Yemen has launched an offensive against al Qaeda and the U.S. embassy in Sanaa reopened on Tuesday after security forces staged a raid just outside the capital that dealt with an imminent security threat

A final push to deliver a sweeping healthcare overhaul to President Barack Obama begins this week as House of Representatives Democratic leaders prepare for difficult negotiations with the Senate.

Two new U.S. 3D television networks were announced on Tuesday as major media firms aim to drive the consumer adoption of 3D televisions to establish new advertising opportunities.

Investors welcomed the upcoming departure of Biogen Idec Inc Chief Executive James Mullen, sending the company's shares higher in early trading on Tuesday.

India's Tata Motors (TAMO.BO) may consider launching its ultra-cheap Nano car in the United States in three years, its chairman said on Tuesday, following possible sales in Europe by the end of 2011.

ESPN is joining the rush to go 3D with plans to launch a 3D television network in June.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp , the U.S. chicken producer that recently exited bankruptcy, said on Tuesday that it would eliminate about 230 corporate and administrative positions during the first phase of its integration with Brazilian meat company JBS SA .

Apple Inc has acquired Quattro Wireless, as the iPhone maker looks to ramp up its presence in the mobile advertising arena.

Kraft sweetened its $16.8 billion offer for Britain's Cadbury and a potential rival stood aside, but just hours later the U.S. food firm's influential top shareholder threatened to vote against the deal.

An Italian consumer group is planning a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp seeking compensation for Windows software pre-installed on computers for people who did not want it.

The Dow industrials slipped on Tuesday as a plunge in November pending home sales increased concerns about the housing market, though a sign of improvement in the manufacturing sector limited losses.

Shares in Palm Inc rose 5 percent on Tuesday after Morgan Stanley started coverage on the smartphone maker with an overweight rating.

Kraft sweetened its $16.8 billion offer for Britain's Cadbury and a potential rival stood aside, but just hours later the U.S. food firm's influential top shareholder threatened to vote against the deal.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc issued a stern warning to Kraft Foods Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld, saying it opposed the food maker's plan to float new shares in pursuit of Cadbury Plc .

U.S. copper futures tiptoed into positive territory Tuesday morning, after a steep drop in U.S. pending home sales dragged the dollar down and an increase in factory orders bolstered recovery hopes in the manufacturing sector.

ARC Energy Trust (AET_u.TO) said on Tuesday it had raised C$252 million ($242 million) in a bought deal equity offering to help pay off the acquisition of natural gas assets in December.

The Dow industrials and the Nasdaq slipped on Tuesday as a plunge in November pending home sales gave the market a headwind, though that was offset by another sign of improvement in the manufacturing sector.

Apple Inc has acquired Quattro Wireless, as the iPhone maker looks to ramp up its presence in the mobile advertising arena.

There is appetite for initial public offerings in Canada, but activity remained slow as 2009 drew to a close, a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers showed on Tuesday.

The world's top cellphone maker, Nokia, has 86 million users for its Internet services, beating a target of 80 million set for the end of 2009, sources with direct knowledge of the data told Reuters.

The fiancé of Tila Tequila was found dead on Monday in her Los Angeles home, the cause of death is not known.

ESPN on Tuesday announced that it will launch the first 3D television network.

New orders at U.S. factories rose 1.1 percent in November in their third straight increase and inventories grew for the second month in a row, according to government data released on Tuesday that showed continuing recovery in manufacturing.

Two Chinese companies are targeting up to a combined $1.5 billion from initial public share offerings in Hong Kong in the first quarter, reinforcing the fundraising wave that made it the world's No.1 IPO market in 2009.