IBT Staff Reporter

The online coupon company Groupon raised $700 million after increasing the size of its offering, which priced at $20 per share, above an initial range. The company was valued at about $13 billion when the IPO priced -- about half of earlier estimates.

Dish Network posted strong earnings Monday, but a loss of subscribers could foreshadow problems in the future.

Euro zone governments rushed to placate feverish bond markets on Monday as the 17-nation currency bloc's debt crisis threatened to accelerate out of control.

Barnes & Noble Inc introduced its first ever tablet to compete with Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc for holiday sales.

Stocks fell in choppy trade on Monday as political uncertainty in Italy fueled investor concern the euro zone debt crisis could engulf the bloc's third biggest economy.

Russell Pearce, the Senate President of Arizona and author of controversial anti-illegal immigration bill SB 1070, is facing a recall election Tuesday.

Satellite television provider Dish Network Corp's third-quarter profit missed estimates on deeper-than-anticipated subscriber losses as customers canceled their service or switched to rivals.

It may not be a blood bath, but it will definitely be a dogfight.

A coalition of Nebraska residents wants TransCanada to change the route of its planned pipeline, which will carry oil from Alberta to refineries in Texas, so that it does not cross the Ogallala aquifer.

Administrators to failed brokerage MF Global's UK unit said on Monday they were reconciling cash positions of the firm before paying out money to anyone with a claim on the firm.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc raised its full-year profit forecast encouraged by higher sequential customer traffic at its restaurants during the first quarter.

Trading on the London Metal Exchange was slow on Monday partly because positions of the British unit of MF Global had not been transferred to new brokers a week after the U.S. firm filed for bankruptcy protection, traders said.

The phone will ship with the current Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) but will receive Android's newest OS, Ice Cream Sandwich, when it is released to the wild early next year.

Arsenal's shopping list for January could be dealt a blow by Spurs, who are also looking to sign Eden Hazard and Jan Vertonghen.

Stocks were poised for a lower open on Monday as political turmoil in Italy sparked worry the euro zone debt crisis could overwhelm the region's third largest economy.

Greek political leaders were set to choose who will lead a new coalition on Monday and push through a bailout before the country runs out of money in mid-December, with local media tipping former ECB deputy head Lucas Papademos for the job.

Barnes & Noble Inc will introduce on Monday what analysts and the blogosphere predict will be improved, and in some cases, cheaper versions of its Nook devices to compete for holiday tablet sales.

The moves are the latest sign Best Buy is scaling back its overseas ambitions to focus on its main U.S. business, which faces stiff competition from discounters and online retailers. Earlier this year, the U.S. group dropped plans for Best Buy-branded stores in China and Turkey.

HTC Corp said on Monday it will put equal investment weight on emerging markets next year as it does in developed ones like the U.S. and Europe, and will dip its toes back into the tablet market with a new model next year.

Retail sales in the 17 countries sharing the euro fell more than expected in September despite some resilience in powerhouse Germany, the EU's statistics office said on Monday, reinforcing concern that the bloc's economy may be heading for a recession.

The St. Louis Blues fired head coach Davis Payne after a slow start to the National Hockey League (NHL) season and replaced him with Ken Hitchcock, the team said on Sunday.

Retail sales in the 17 countries sharing the euro fell more than expected in September from August despite some resilience in powerhouse Germany, the EU's statistics office said on Monday, reinforcing concern that the bloc's economy may be heading for a recession.

Stock index futures fell on Monday as political turmoil in Italy sparked worry the Eurozone debt crisis could consume the region's third largest economy.

Stock index futures fell on Monday as political turmoil in Italy sparked worry the euro zone debt crisis could consume the region's third largest economy.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Monday announced plans for further budget savings of 7 billion euros in 2012 and 11.6 billion euros in 2013 as the euro zone's second-biggest economy seeks to protect its top-notch credit rating and avoid the financial market pressure now engulfing Italy.

The collapse of BP's planned sale of a $7 billion stake in an Argentinean unit has renewed investor concerns about its strategy, a fortnight after Chief Executive Bob Dudley said the group had reached a turning point after its Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Groupon's Chinese daily deals business Gaopeng said on Monday it had sold counterfeit luxury watches by accident and will compensate its irate buyers in its latest struggle in expanding in the potentially lucrative market.

Tired of overspending? Confused about where all the money is going? A new iPad app aims to help users manage their finances.

Stock index futures pointed to a sharply lower open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 1.2 to 1.3 percent.