IBT Staff Reporter

Survivor Samoa winner, Natalie White, and runner up appeared Monday mrning on The Early Show with the runner up saying White was undeserving of the victory.

Walgreen Co gave investors reasons to question its drugstore overhaul strategy on Monday with muted comments about its success, overshadowing a better-than-expected jump in quarterly profit.

Stocks gained more than 1 percent on Monday, buoyed by healthcare shares, after a Senate bill advanced which had been stripped of provisions seen as detrimental to health insurance and other companies.

Earlier this week, I received an email from an acquaintance of mine, asking me (and about 75 others also copied on the email) for help in his job search.

Guinea's junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara bears direct responsibility for the September 28 killings by security forces of more than 150 pro-democracy marchers, according to leaked U.N. findings on Monday.

SUEK, Russia's largest steam coal producer, is considering an initial public offering of its shares next year in London, three banking industry sources told Reuters on Monday.

SUEK, Russia's largest steam coal producer, is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of shares next year in London, three banking industry sources told Reuters on Monday.

Iberian spot power prices hovered near year-lows on Monday as a rise in supplies of cheap wind power offset the impact of a cold snap, dealers said.

SUEK, Russia's largest steam coal producer, is considering a stock market flotation next year in London, three banking industry sources told Reuters on Monday.

State-run Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) (5110.SE) said on Monday it has received bids from five consortiums to build, own and operate a 2,000 megawatt power plant in Riyadh.

American actress Brittany Murphy who died yesterday at age 32, was reportedly very ill and had been experiencing flu-like symptoms for several days before she suffered a cardiac arrest, celebrities blogging site TMZ.com reports citing anonymous sources.

ManTech International Corp (MANT.O) said it agreed to buy privately held Sensor Technologies Inc for $242 million in cash to expand its presence in the high-end defense and intelligence market.

Athersys Inc (ATHX.O) said it sold the rights of its stem-cell therapy to treat inflammatory bowel disease to Pfizer Inc (PFE.N), the world's biggest drugmaker, and shares of Athersys more than tripled in early morning trade.

ManTech International Corp (MANT.O) said it agreed to buy privately held Sensor Technologies Inc for $242 million in cash to expand its presence in the high-end defense and intelligence market.

The Fed Reserve Bank of Chicago said on Monday its gauge of the national economy rose but still remained stuck in negative territory in November, suggesting a resumption of below-average U.S. growth.

Simple athletic tape may bring some pain relief to older adults with a form of arthritis that affects the kneecap, a small study suggests.

Egyptian mobile operator Mobinil (EMOB.CA) has appointed an independent financial advisor to evaluate France Telecom's (FTE.PA) offer to buy it, the company said on Sunday.

Egypt's fixed-line monopoly Telecom Egypt (ETEL.CA) (ETELq.L) will need to provide mobile services to compensate for declining landline subscriptions, a company executive was quoted on Monday as saying.

Stocks rose on Monday after health-care overhaul passed a crucial test in the Senate and as aluminum producer Alcoa announced an overseas deal and a brokerage upgraded its stock.

ConAgra Foods Inc's quarterly profit topped expectations on Monday as increased marketing and product improvements boosted results from consumer foods, and the company raised its full-year outlook.

Google has released their newest Google Doodle just in time for Christmas. The search engine giant has replaced its otherwise simple and famous Google logo, with a Happy Holidays logo with a simple tropical theme and a Christmas light adorned palm tree.

India, the world's fastest growing mobile market, plans to start auctioning third-generation wireless spectrum as scheduled from Jan. 14, Telecom Minister Andimuthu Raja said on Monday.

Procter & Gamble Co said on Friday that it is recalling some Vicks DayQuil Cold & Flu medicine that did not come in a childproof package.

U.S. actress Brittany Murphy, who co-starred in such films as Clueless and Girl, Interrupted but saw her career wane in recent years, died in Los Angeles on Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest in her bathroom, officials said. She was 32.

Dubai World , faced with a $22 billion debt restructuring, told creditors it had $40 billion in total debts and will pitch a standstill proposal in mid-January, a banking source said on Monday.

If there's one thing the producers of the Academy Awards should have learned from the 2009 telecast, it's that Hollywood loves a hit.

With California teetering perpetually on the edge of financial ruin, marijuana activists have seized the moment, claiming that legalizing and taxing pot could help bail out the cash-strapped Golden State.

Titanic director James Cameron's Avatar, a 3-D extravaganza hyped as a giant leap in cinematic prowess, ruled the worldwide box office during its first weekend even as North American sales were hit by an enormous snow storm, its distributor said on Sunday.

A majority of U.S. shoppers say they are shopping the same amount or less online this holiday season, despite web promotions and a weekend storm that struck the East Coast, according to a survey released on Monday.