IBT Staff Reporter

For decades, American workers and their machines advanced in tandem. As companies invested in technology, more workers were needed to operate machines.

Germany's government launched its own channel on the video sharing website YouTube on Wednesday in its latest effort to reach new audiences.

The Chicago-based company will keep its diversified medical products division under the Abbott name and spin off its research-based pharmaceuticals unit.

ABC's Man Up bowed to lukewarm ratings Tuesday night, while ABC's Last Man Standing and Dancing With the Stars took significant dips, and The X Factor pushed Fox to an overall win for the evening, according to preliminary numbers.

Yahoo Inc lived up to lackluster third-quarter expectations, but the struggling Internet portal was tight-lipped about efforts to find a new Chief Executive or explore a sale.

Arsenal travel to the Stade Velodrome to face Marseille in their Group F Uefa Champions League match.

China's financial regulators have asked the world's biggest audit firms to urgently review their work on U.S.-listed Chinese companies and give details on information they may have provided to overseas regulators, two sources told Reuters.

United Parcel Service Inc and FedEx Corp , which have long been undercut by the U.S. Postal Service's low prices for package delivery, could have much to gain as the agency faces a painful restructuring.

Arsenal travel to the Stade Velodrome to face Marseille in their Group F Uefa Champions League match.

The Nasdaq fell on Wednesday, weighed down by technology heavyweight Apple's profit miss, but gains in chipmaker Intel and insurer Travelers kept the S&P near the unchanged mark.

As Occupy Wall Street has grown to be one-month-old national and international movement, the movement's economic impact has been undeniable - at least in the form of donations.

As Occupy Wall Street has grown to be one-month-old national and international movement, the movement's economic impact has been undeniable - at least in the form of donations.

Regional Federal Reserve banks' heavy reliance on directors linked to the financial industry can suggest conflicts of interest and the process of excluding officials from certain decisions should be clearer, a congressional study released on Wednesday found.

U.S. housing starts surged in September at their fastest annual pace in 17 months on a big increase in groundbreaking for multi-family units, while permits for future construction fell.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced Wednesday that NJ TRANSIT was partnering with Google Wallet, allowing customers to pay fares with a smartphone.

Under the proposed terms of the settlement -- which could total $25 billion -- banks would get a broader relief from potential state civil lawsuits in exchange for refinancing underwater loans, those mortgages where borrowers owe more than their homes are worth, sources said.

A 48-hour general strike against new austerity measures has shut down airports and the travel industry in Greece.

AMR Corp, parent of American Airlines, reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by high fuel costs and a strong dollar.

Boeing is raising output of its Next-Generation 737s to 35 airplanes a month as part of a series of production increases planned for the next three years.

The Nasdaq fell on Wednesday, a day after a profit miss from technology heavyweight Apple, but gains in chipmaker Intel and insurer Travelers pushed the Dow and S&P 500 higher.

Republican politicians from New Hampshire release statement in favor of preserving the state's first in the nation status.

Wal-Mart stores in the central Chinese city of Chongqing were cited for violations 20 times over five years before the latest incident that led to the closure of all the chain's stores in the city, a Chongqing official said on Wednesday.

Morgan Stanley swung to a quarterly profit as stock trading results proved surprisingly resilient and wealth management revenue soared.

A federal appeals court said Citigroup Inc was not liable to thousands of workers who said it should not have offered bank stock in its retirement plans because it knew the stock was a bad investment.

Agnico-Eagle is indefinitely suspending operations at its Goldex mine in Val d'Or, Quebec, because of water inflow and ground instability, the company said on Wednesday, sending its shares sharply lower.

Intel Corp shares rose nearly 4 percent on Wednesday, the day after the chipmaker forecast an upbeat fourth quarter that underscored its strength in emerging markets, and prompted at least seven brokerages to raise their price target on the stock.

Consumer prices outside food and energy rose less than expected in September to post their smallest gain in six months, a government report showed on Wednesday, suggesting inflation pressures remained contained.

AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines, struggled amidst surging fuel costs.

Barnes parts JetBlue on good terms, says spokesperson.