IBT Staff Reporter

DaVita Inc , the biggest U.S. operator of dialysis clinics, said its third-quarter profit rose 13 percent, meeting Wall Street estimates, as treatment volumes increased.

Some might argue that all stars are overpaid, but Drew Barrymore and Eddie Murphy are in a league of their own, according to a survey conducted by Forbes.com and published on Thursday.

A Los Angeles jury will start deliberating the fate of Michael Jackson's doctor on Friday after a six-week manslaughter trial stemming from the 2009 death of the self-styled king of pop.

Olympus Corp said on Friday it would delay its July-September earnings announcement from November 8 as it needs more time after appointing an external panel to look into its past M&A deals.

Olympus Corp said on Friday it would delay its July-September earnings announcement from November 8 as it needs more time after appointing an external panel to look into its past M&A deals.

AFTRA announced Thursday that it has set a Nov. 7 start date for negotiations with ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox on a new Network Television Code contract.

Production and financing company Endgame Entertainment has set up a $150 million fund to provide marketing and distribution funding for wide release movies, the company announced Thursday.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is about to rise a little higher.

An Illinois man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to stalking teenage actress Selena Gomez, best known for her role in Disney television show Wizards of Waverly Place.

Google, Microsoft, Citigroup, IBM, GE and other top-tier American companies on Thursday urged the United States to fight for trade rules that protect the free flow of information over the Internet.

HTC Corp <2498.TW> said its latest smartphone, the Rezound, will be its first U.S. phone to include audio technology from Beats Electronics, a company it took control of earlier this year.

Investors want to lift the shroud of secrecy over the proposed $8.5 billion settlement of Bank of America Corp's mortgage-backed securities liability in the coming weeks, a lawyer said on Wednesday.

Robert, Kristen, Taylor at the Handprint ceremony

A man accused of shooting his ex-wife and seven others dead in a California hair salon told police he contemplated the killings while sitting on a beach after a quarrel with his former spouse, court documents showed.

Weddings are the new funerals.

Universal Music Group is being asked to pay the piper when it comes to digital licensing -- and the bill could end up being pretty hefty indeed.

Judge Kevin Brazile has denied a motion by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to dismiss portions of the lawsuit brought by its former publicist Michael Russell, paving the way for the litigation to move forward to court.

Europa, a suspense drama about astronauts from different countries who head to the frigid glacial moon of Jupiter, has found a warm reception at this year's American Film Market, selling in 12 territories so far.

Michael Katleman is set to direct the action film Red Squad for Hannibal Classics, the company announced Wednesday.

Fox scored an overall ratings win Wednesday night on the strength of The X Factor, while Modern Family took the night's top rating spot and NBC suffered a night of declines, according to preliminary numbers.

In the new action-comedy Tower Heist, Alan Alda plays a Bernie Madoff-ish financier who promotes his business acumen and lives a flashy lifestyle, complete with penthouse apartment and world-class art collection, but winds up being a total fraud.

Two previously unreleased songs from Amy Winehouse aired on radio stations this week ahead of her posthumous album, generating mostly positive comments from critics and bittersweet memories for fans.

Paramount has been sneaking screenings of Young Adult, Jason Reitman's droll new film that could be a black comedy, but then again could be an outright tragedy merely punctuated with moments of hilarity.

Actress and film producer Lucy Liu is expanding her talents into the art world with a new book of illustrations that explores Kabbalah and meditation.

Country music singer Keith Urban will undergo throat surgery later this month, forcing the star to postpone numerous scheduled performances, Urban's spokesman said on Thursday.

Submarine Entertainment has been busily selling the DVD and home entertainment rights to Robert B. Weide's documentary on director Woody Allen.

Shares of Embraer , the world's third-largest commercial planemaker, suffered the worst drop on Brazil's benchmark stock index on Thursday after reporting weak results and disclosing a bribery investigation.

Short sellers who banked on a fall in the price of solar stocks this year pocketed big returns and are already positioning themselves for another go at the battered sector.

Attention, Australia: Kim Kardashian hasn't just left the building, she's left the country.