IBT Staff Reporter

If you're a glass-half-empty kind of person, the downside of the technological revolution that put lightweight, inexpensive video cameras in the hands of regular folks would have to include America's Funniest Home Videos, the celebrity sex tape (see Kardashian, Kim; career launch-pad of) and the Paranormal Activity franchise.

Michael Jackson had more of the sedative lorazepam in his blood stream than his doctor admitted giving him on the day he died, a top anesthesiology expert testified on Thursday.

Happy holidays! Now eat a bucket of spiders.

With statistics for Game 1 of the World Series on Fox still pending, ABC's Modern Family currently has the top ratings for Wednesday night, while ABC and CBS are tied for an overall win, according to preliminary numbers.

Almost all of the escaped exotic animals from the Ohio menagerie were killed yesterday. Is there any way more could have been saved?

Factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic region rebounded in October and the number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits fell last week in fresh signs that the economy was likely to duck a new recession.

The Dow and S&P 500 rose slightly on Thursday after a joint statement by France and Germany eased some jitters about resolving the European debt crisis.

The California state attorney general's office subpoenaed Bank of America Corp this week regarding the sale and marketing of troubled mortgage-backed securities to investors in the state, the Los Angeles Times reported.

EBay Inc reported profit that matched Wall Street estimates and gave a restrained outlook for the rest of the year because of economic uncertainty, sending its shares lower.

The S&P rose on Thursday, erasing earlier losses, as comments by French and German leaders eased market concerns before a key summit this weekend.

Alexander Payne's The Descendants, Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life and Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene are among the top nominees for the Gotham Independent Film Awards, one of the two major film awards devoted to independent film.

Nine days before it was scheduled to release Anonymous to thousands of movie theaters across the country, Sony will begin the movie's run in only 250 theaters, TheWrap has confirmed.

Some potential buyers of Yahoo Inc are balking at the Internet company's demands for confidentiality that would prevent them from discussing joint bids, according to several people close to the situation.

Stocks fell on Thursday as investors struggled with uncertainty surrounding the upcoming European summit on the debt crisis and sought direction from corporate earnings.

Microsoft Corp used its monopoly position in computer operating systems to block the PC-sharing business of MiniFrame Ltd, according to a lawsuit filed by the small Israeli technology company.

Scandal-hit Olympus Corp <7733.T> came under pressure from its biggest shareholders on Thursday to explain hundreds of millions of dollars in controversial payments publicized this week by its ousted British chief executive Michael Woodford.

AT&T Inc's quarterly revenue fell short of Wall Street estimates, as wireless customers spent less than expected ahead of the introduction of the latest Apple Inc iPhone.

The world's largest cellphone maker Nokia reported a smaller than expected fall in third quarter profits as price cuts and new models lifted sales of its basic cellphones in key markets like India.

Stocks fell on Thursday as investors grappled with uncertainty surrounding the upcoming European summit on the debt crisis and sought direction from earnings reports from U.S. companies.

Barnes & Noble Inc is adding new categories including home products and consumer electronics to its online marketplace, the latest move by the retailer to rely less on book sales and compete with e-commerce rivals such as Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc .

The New York Times Co said the number of subscribers to its flagship digital products increased in the third quarter while overall advertising revenue at the company slid sharply.

Southwest Airlines reported a third quarter net loss but results were better than expected.

The Obama administration and Facebook announced a new partnership on Thursday that is designed to help unemployed Americans find jobs through social media.

Large European private equity buyouts are on hold until capital markets revive, which is unlikely to happen this side of Christmas as leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets remain weak, bankers said on Thursday.

Hurricane Irene's impact accounted for about $500 million in the insurance company's third-quarter catastrophe losses.

Holiday travelers beware! Airlines have hiked up their fares by $4 to $10 one-way, due to 3Q results and higher fuel cost.

Stocks fell on Thursday as investors struggled with uncertainty surrounding the upcoming European summit on the debt crisis and sought direction from corporate earnings.

Nokia will start to sell its first Windows Phone model this year, the company said on Thursday.

European banks need about 100 billion euros ($138 billion) to shore up their balance sheets for rough seas, Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter said on Thursday ahead of a weekend EU meeting to address the euro zone debt crisis.