IBT Staff Reporter

The first Manchester derby of the season sees Man City make the short trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United.

UBS may cut its return on equity target by 5 percentage points to a range between 10 and 15 percent at an investor day next month when the Swiss bank is expected to announce the shrinking of its investment bank.

European Union leaders hold talks on Sunday to try to hammer out a comprehensive plan for tackling the euro zone debt crisis, but a breakthrough is not expected until another summit on Wednesday.

European Union leaders piled pressure on Italy on Sunday to speed up economic reforms to avoid a Greece-style meltdown as they began a crucial two-leg summit called to rescue the euro zone from a deepening sovereign debt crisis.

The European Union is ready to adopt decisive measures to tackle its sovereign debt crisis, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Sunday.

The European Union is ready to adopt decisive measures to tackle its sovereign debt crisis, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Sunday.

China will make job creation a more urgent priority in the face of slowed economic growth and weakened exports, Premier Wen Jibao said in comments published on Sunday, also warning that efforts to tame housing prices were at a critical point.

Country-music singer Loretta Lynn, who grew up poor in Kentucky's coal-mining region before rising to fame, has canceled two performances after being diagnosed with pneumonia, a statement on her Web site said Saturday.

Liverpool were held at home against Norwich City in the Premier League, as they lost ground on the top four.

China will make job creation a more urgent priority in the face of slowed economic growth and weakened exports, Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published Sunday.

The Tokyo Electric Power Co. is likely to sell a 20 percent stake in wind power developer Eurus Energy Holdings to trading firm Toyota Tsusho to help raise funds to compensate victims of Japan's nuclear crisis, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp will scale back domestic semiconductor output by the end of March 2012 and cut about 1,000 jobs, reflecting its recent move to reduce TV panel production, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.

Apple Inc.’s new voice-recognition application for the iPhone 4S, better known as Siri, may be given a run for its money by a recently released Android smartphone app called Iris, or Siri spelled backward.

Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp will scale back domestic semiconductor output by the end of March 2012 and cut about 1,000 jobs, reflecting its recent move to reduce TV panel production, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.

After news broke of former Libyan Prime Minister Muammar al-Gaddafi's death, some may have been shocked, while others, like Conan O'Brien and the staff of his show, chose to celebrate more than an end to his reported dictatorship placed on people of the country, but to the end of misspellings of his name.

Spain has done enough to meet its deficit-cutting goals despite the autonomous regions falling behind on their targets, a source in the president's office said Saturday, countering concerns the country could fall short of its forecasts.

Spain has done enough to meet its deficit-cutting goals despite the autonomous regions falling behind on their targets, a source in the president's office said on Saturday, countering concerns the country could fall short of its forecasts.

Occupy Wall Street protesters marched through lower Manhattan on Saturday to rally against police brutality, but the crowd was a fraction of the 5,000 who turned out a week ago when protests sprouted around the globe.

You may not understand the title of Coldplay's new album let alone be able to pronounce it, but Mylo Xyloto is a name music fans may have to get used to as the group launches a fresh assault on the world's charts.

The Nevada Republican Party pushed the date of its presidential nominating caucus back to February 4, bowing to pressure not to undermine the New Hampshire primary that has traditionally been one of the first key contests for presidential contenders.

Google Inc has spoken to at least two private equity firms about possibly helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried other stars of new, sci-fi film “In Time” arrived at the movie's Los Angeles premiere Thursday sizzled in futuristic style.

Stunning accusations that a top California Democratic campaign treasurer looted the war chests of her big-name clients have left candidates across the state scrambling to raise more money as election season looms.

Dutch opposition parties took aim at Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Saturday, demanding the minority coalition government secure a definitive and sustainable solution to Europe's debt crisis or risk a loss of parliamentary support.

The main subsidiary of mortgage insurer PMI Group Inc has been seized by Arizona insurance regulators, and will begin paying only 50 percent of claims starting on Monday, PMI Group said on Saturday.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian took to the streets with her basketball star husband Kris Humphries keeping a protective arm around her as they arrived at The Darby in New York City to celebrate the star's 31st birthday with plenty celebrity guests.

The Netherlands would support the International Monetary Fund taking on a greater financial role in the euro zone bailout, the Dutch prime minister said Saturday but refused to be drawn on other options being discussed in Brussels.

On the eve of his club's most match of the season - against Manchester United - Mario Balotelli was involved in controversy again as he set his house on fire in the early hours of Saturday morning.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she expected a breakthrough in efforts to come up with a comprehensive response to the euro zone debt crisis on Wednesday, after EU finance ministers made progress in talks on recapitalizing banks.