IBT Staff Reporter

Americans may live significantly longer in the future than current U.S. government projections, and that could mean sharply higher costs than anticipated for Medicare and other programs, researchers reported on Monday.

About three-quarters of women with breast cancer report some degree of sexual problems, according to results released at the 32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

ONGC Videsh, the overseas arm of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp, plans to raise up to 24 billion rupees ($515 million) via bonds, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

A consortium drilling for natural gas off Israel's Mediterranean coast said on Tuesday it signed a non-binding, $1 billion deal to supply Dalia Power Energies Ltd with 200 billion cubic feet of gas over 17 years.

Methamphetamine use and smoking among U.S. teens has dropped significantly in recent years, but declines in marijuana use have stalled, according to an annual government survey released on Monday.

Radiation from CT scans done in 2007 will cause 29,000 cancers and kill nearly 15,000 Americans, researchers said on Monday.

Obesity is becoming more common among poor city dwellers in Africa because of easier access to cheap, high fat, high sugar foods, scientists said on Tuesday.

Microsoft said it was temporarily suspending its MSN China microblogging site, Juku, as it investigates a complaint of plagiarism from a start-up, Plurk.

Apple Inc on Monday said strong demand for its new iMac personal computer had it working hard to keep up, and the company apologized for any delays in deliveries to customers.

Increased funding is starting to pay off in the battle against malaria but prevention and treatment must be increased to try to halt the killer disease, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday, a day after stocks hit a 14-month high, as concerns about the health of the German economy and euro zone banks drove the U.S. dollar higher.

Coffee, tea, or decaf-no matter what your choice, drinking any of these beverages may reduce your risk of diabetes, according to a new analysis of 18 studies including hundreds of thousands of people.

UBS Bosses Free; Airline Woes 2010; AIG's Personal Struggles

Struggling Japanese chipmakers NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology said they aim to turn an operating profit in the first year after their merger next April by outsourcing production and eliminating business overlap.

The world's airlines are set to lose $5.6 billion next year, more than previously estimated, with rising fuel costs offsetting a rebound in both passenger and air cargo, the industry group IATA said on Tuesday.

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday a day after stocks hit a 14-month high and ahead of the start of a policy-setting Federal Reserve meeting.

The world's airlines are set to lose $5.6 billion next year, more than previously estimated, with rising fuel costs offsetting a rebound in both passenger and air cargo, the industry group IATA said on Tuesday.

The world's airlines are set to lose $5.6 billion next year, far more than previously estimated, with a rebound in passenger and air cargo demand only partly compensating for rising fuel costs, industry group IATA said.

The world's airlines are set to lose $5.6 billion next year, more than previously estimated, with rising fuel costs offsetting a rebound in both passenger and air cargo, the industry group IATA said on Tuesday.

Talk that Volkswagen will make a full takeover bid for German truckmaker MAN SE swelled on Tuesday when a German newspaper cited an unidentified company executive as saying an offer was looming.

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 were down 0.2 to 0.3 percent at 1006 GMT (5:06 a.m. EST), pointing to a weaker start on Wall Street on Tuesday.

The euro hit a 2-1/2 month low against a broadly firmer dollar on Tuesday while world stocks slipped as concerns grew about the European banking sector and the fiscal health of Greece.

Volkswagen is likely to make a full takeover bid for German truckmaker MAN SE , in which it already has nearly 30 percent, a German paper quoted an unidentified MAN executive as saying.

Kraft Foods has vowed to maintain discipline in its pursuit of British chocolatier Cadbury , suggesting the U.S. group will resist raising the level of its hostile approach.

LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 2 TV brand by revenue, set an aggressive sales target for 3D televisions, aiming to build a leadership position in an emerging market where competition is expected to heat up.

There are many reasons that convince us to believe trading Forex could generate results which are almost independent of trading stock (or rather equity). Here are some of those reasons.

Forex market investors usually base their trade decisions or strategies upon macroeconomic data that's presented throughout the month. These “economic indicators” can seriously affect where an economy is headed – for the better or worse. In fact, after a release of a particularly strong economic indicator, the currency rate can actually decrease or increase within a matter of a few hours. One such indicator is the Personal Income and Outlays Report.

You may wonder what would be the difference between an investor, a trader, or a speculator. While there is no exact border between these terms there are certainly some qualifications that make them distinct from each other.

When we refer to the Forex market we usually refer to the Spot FX or Spot Forex market. The Spot FX is a large Over The Counter (OTC) market that consists of thousands of Interbanks, institutional investors/traders, brokerage firms, and millions of retail traders. This market refers to the cash market of Forex. Although the Spot FX contracts settle within 2 days of the contract they are based on the current global price of the currencies. What you actually pay to purchase a currency against sell...