IBT Staff Reporter

53971-54000 (out of 154954)

Rosie's viewers top Oprah on OWN TV launch

Rosie O'Donnell beat talk show queen Oprah Winfrey on Winfrey's OWN channel, according to viewership figures on Tuesday, as the fledgling cable network launched its new fall season to mixed reviews.

Slovakia blocks euro rescue fund

The parliament of tiny Slovakia stalled the expansion of a bailout fund to rescue the euro zone from its debt crisis on Tuesday, but international lenders said they were likely to grant a loan to Greece next month, buying time for a broader response.

Al Sharpton On Herman Cain: 'We Need to Find Out What's in His Pizza'

Rev. Al Sharpton told reporters Friday that no matter how “black” 2012 presidential candidate Herman Cain is, his conservative views are fundamentally at odds with the rest of the black community, and suggested that white people only like him because he says what they want to hear.

Peru says Cerro Verde must respect strike or pay fine

Government labor inspectors said Freeport-McMoRan must stop relying on volunteer workers to keep its Cerro Verde mine in Peru open during a strike or pay a fine, according to documents obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.

Social games maker Zynga expands lineup

Social games company Zynga is releasing 10 new products including a bingo game and a lineup of casino-themed games, its chief executive Mark Pincus said on Tuesday.

Clean Diesel sees Q3 rev above estimates, shares jump

Clean Diesel Technologies Inc forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations, helped by a 50 percent jump in sales at its heavy duty diesel systems unit (HDD), sending the emission control systems maker's shares up 33 percent.

Mortgage bankers grapple with consumer outrage

U.S. mortgage bankers attending an industry conference in Chicago this week received something they did not originally bargain for -- a heavy dose of the consumer anger against the financial system that has boiled into protest rallies across the country.

Factbox: Republican presidential candidate Romney

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, has won the prized endorsement of New Jersey Governor Christie, Romney's campaign said Wednesday.

Jonah Hill and Hannibal Buress sell sitcom to Fox

Jonah Hill and Fox are developing quite the cozy relationship: The star of the animated Allen Gregory has sold another project to the network starring TV writer and stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress.

Zynga launches independent webiste, Project Z

The knock on Zynga has been that, from Farmville to Mafia Wars, its future is too inextricably linked to Facebook, the social media site that serves as a platform the company's games.

World intrigued by Occupy Wall Street movement

Tahrir Square in Cairo, Green Square in Tripoli, Syntagma Square in Athens and now Zuccotti Park in New York -- popular anger against entrenching power elites is spreading around the world.

Pages