IBT Staff Reporter

A top executive with Northern Trust Corp said the custodian bank will not impose an additional fee on institutional clients who significantly increase their cash holdings.

Sep 13, 2011

Stocks were little changed in a volatile session on Tuesday as investors struggled to determine whether equities were fairly priced, given persisting uncertainties in Europe.

Sep 13, 2011

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is likely to urge euro zone finance ministers on Friday to speed up ratification of changes to their bailout fund and consider boosting its size, an EU source said on Tuesday.

Sep 13, 2011

With an estimated global audience of a billion people, The Miss Universe 2011 beauty pageant, the contestants for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant have arrived in Sao Paulo, Brazil for the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant on Monday night.

Sep 13, 2011

2Pac died 15 years ago today as fans and fellow rappers still remember his legacy.

Sep 13, 2011

Stocks rose on Tuesday led by big-cap technology shares, but continued uncertainty over how European leaders would alleviate Greece's simmering debt crisis capped gains.

Sep 13, 2011

Terming the dialogue initiated by the British government with Colonel Gaddafi in 2003 as right decision, the former MI5 chief Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller today acknowledged that though it was difficult, but the decision to engage in dialogue with Gaddafi in 2003 was right.

Sep 13, 2011

Best Buy Co Inc's reported lower-than-expected quarterly results as shoppers held off on buying televisions and other nonessential items in the anemic U.S. economy, and its shares fell nearly 8 percent.

Sep 13, 2011

Italy had to pay record interest to sell its bonds on Tuesday as it raced to calm market fears that it was losing control of a huge public debt and could trigger a crisis that threatened the euro zone.

Sep 13, 2011

Hollywood blogger Perez Hilton is in a family way, sort of.

Sep 13, 2011

Alarm is growing in the United States at Europe's inability to solve its debt crisis and talk of a full-on Greek default is on the rise. Following are the key events and developments on Tuesday.

Sep 13, 2011

Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, was recently the target of a study published Monday, which suggested that the hit animated TV series may be rotting your four-year-old's brains by lowering their attention spans.

Sep 13, 2011

Wall Street stocks were set for a slightly lower open on Tuesday as continued uncertainty over plans to stem the escalating debt crisis in Europe kept investors on edge.

Sep 13, 2011

Best Buy Co Inc's reported lower-than-expected quarterly results on weak demand for televisions, but stood by its fiscal-year revenue outlook.

Sep 13, 2011

What Miss Universe 2011 considers as the key to her victory was, as a lesson for women across the globe, her inner beauty and principles.

Sep 13, 2011

German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought on Tuesday to quash talk of an imminent Greek default as the United States voiced concern at the euro zone's inability to stem its debt crisis.

Sep 13, 2011

Sep 13, 2011

Stock index futures see-sawed on Tuesday as continued uncertainty over plans to stem the escalating debt crisis in Europe kept investors nervous.

Sep 13, 2011

Hewlett-Packard has extended the deadline for its $11.2 billion takeover of British software company Autonomy, with analysts predicting the U.S. firm is on course to succeed.

Sep 13, 2011

World oil consumption will increase more slowly than expected this year and next as the pace of global economic growth eases, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.

Sep 13, 2011

Fiat and Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne said the euro single currency system could be derailed unless European leaders resolved the debt crisis.

Sep 13, 2011

Stock index futures fell on Tuesday after reports cast doubt on a possible deal for China to buy Italian debt, heightening concerns about the fiscal crisis in Europe.

Sep 13, 2011

Frantic trading as Europe struggles with its debt crisis is providing a brief shot in the arm for stock exchanges, but won't immunize their hefty valuations from fierce competition when the volumes abate.

Sep 13, 2011

Microsoft is all set to release its next generation windows—Windows 8 with its eyes firmly set on the tablet market.

Sep 13, 2011

Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti met Chinese officials last week, a Treasury spokesman said on Tuesday after the Financial Times reported that Rome had asked China to buy significant quantities of its debt.

Sep 13, 2011

U.S. retirement programs could look different if a grand deficit-cutting bargain is struck in upcoming negotiations.

Sep 13, 2011

Tough guy and known for his hard-hitting approach towards advocates of crime, Bernard Hogan-Howe yesterday has been appointed as the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service.

Sep 13, 2011

Nintendo's attempt to rescue its failed 3DS handheld games gadget failed to dispel market gloom, triggering a 5 percent share slide and stoking deep worries for an iconic brand desperate to win back users.

Sep 13, 2011

Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne said the euro single currency system could go off the rails unless European leaders effectively resolve the current debt crisis.

Sep 13, 2011