IBT Staff Reporter

Got 48 hours to spare in the Danish capital of Copenhagen amid the world leaders, scientists, demonstrators and skeptics in town this December to discuss measures for confronting global climate change?

DPL Inc's (DPL.N) principal unit The Dayton Power and Light Co said it plans to construct a 1.1 Megawatt (MW) solar array near its Yankee substation in Southwestern Ohio at a cost of about $5 million.

Dell Inc said the acquisition of Perot Systems will help tap new growth markets as it makes a deeper push into technology services.

Stocks finished flat to slightly higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reiterated its intention to keep interest rates low for the foreseeable future to ensure a sustainable economic recovery.

American Honda Motor Co. is sponsoring one of the floats in the 2010 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day with the theme Ship of Dreams.

The pastor of Texas based Village Church, Matt Chandler, was diagnosed with a brain tumor was released from hospital today following a surgery.

General Motors' European arm Opel will launch hybrid models within five years as part of a campaign to overhaul and freshen its product line, GM Europe head Nick Reilly told a German magazine.

Actress Kate Hudson and Yankee's player Alex Rodriguez have ended their six-month relationship, according to various reports including the New York Post and US Magazine.

Similarities between the U.S. housing crisis and the more recent jump in housing prices in Canada have fueled concerns about an impending crisis in the Canadian market.

Online gaming software firm GigaMedia Ltd said it would sell 60 percent of its online gambling software business to France's Mangas Gaming, sending its shares up as much as 15 percent.

Mortgage delinquencies rose to a new record in November and could remain high in December as Americans set aside more money for holiday expenses, Equifax Inc data show.

While world leaders slug it out over a new U.N. climate deal in Copenhagen, companies involved in smart grid technologies are attracting attention for their potential to cut emissions and costs.

In a country of brazen high-rise buildings, revolutionary Mass Rapid Transit systems and copiously modern shopping malls, initial impressions can be deceiving. Delve beneath the surface and venture into the suburbs to encounter the cultural soul of this city-state, with its unique and thriving blend of

Los Angeles has scrapped its first foray into solar power generation, dropping its plans for a 55 megawatt project with First Solar Inc, despite the city's goals for more power from renewable resources.

Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed a $5 billion expansion of a clean energy tax credit as the White House unveiled the latest part of its push to tackle double-digit U.S. unemployment.

U.S. Senator John Kerry raised the possibility on Wednesday that a major energy and climate change bill he is trying to craft might not contain the cap and trade mechanism for reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

FBI agents on Wednesday arrested a New York man on charges that he uploaded a copy of the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine to the Internet before its May theatrical release, a spokeswoman said.

Courtney Love was prohibited from having any direct contact with her daughter Frances Bean, 17, TMZ.com reported Wednesday citing a restraining order issued by a judge.

Germany may trim incentives for solar power producers next year but still aims to double the proportion of energy it generates from renewable sources by 2020, despite overcapacity and a subdued economic outlook.

Spain's Gas Natural said on Wednesday it had renewed a euro medium term note issue and extended it to up to 10 billion euros ($14.57 billion) from 4.7 billion issued earlier this year.

Saks Inc is cutting 116 jobs in the cosmetics and fragrance departments of its flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York as it moves to get outside vendors such as Chanel, Lancome and Clinique to fully staff their Saks counters themselves.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is considering ways to enable access to the Internet through set-top boxes for television sets.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday seized on easing U.S. job losses to voice growing optimism on the economy's prospects, but repeated a vow to keep interest rates unusually low for an extended period.

U.S. stocks trimmed gains on Wednesday, with the Dow turning negative after the Federal Reserve reiterated its intention to keep interest rates low for the foreseeable future to ensure a sustainable economic recovery.

I'm not about to challenge our fabulous Byron King for it, but I figure he won't begrudge me the title of Go-To Gal On Emerging Technologies of the XIV Dynasty through the Late XVIII Century

The U.S. government accused Intel Corp of illegally using its market dominance to stifle competition, in a lawsuit that seeks to stop the marketing practices that have helped maintain Intel's status as the world's biggest chip maker.

I'm not normally much for big predictions, but this one is a no-brainer: The U.S. dollar is going to skyrocket sometime in 2010, which is huge news for your portfolio...

Mounir Moufarrige, president and chief executive of French fashion house Emanuel Ungaro, has resigned just over two months after a widely panned collection by American actress Lindsay Lohan.

The nephew of Walt Disney, Roy Disney, died Wednesday morning following a year-long battle against cancer, CNN reported citing a Walt Disney Co. spokesman.