IBT Staff Reporter

Michele Bachmann was the only Republican to give a formal, full-length rebuttal to President Obama's jobs speech Thursday night; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke briefly to Bloomberg TV and House Speaker John Boehner issued a short statement.

When President Obama addressed Congress Thursday night, he wanted to put forward a bold, yet agreeable proposal to help jump-start the economy. Here are five things President Obama would want you to take away from his jobs bill, if nothing else.

SAP AG agreed to plead guilty to unspecified charges in a criminal case involving unauthorized access to computers maintained by software rival Oracle Corp, according to a court filing.

Internet domain name provider VeriSign Inc said its chief financial officer Brian Robins, who played a key role in the company's long drawn out restructuring process, has resigned.

SAP AG said it pleaded guilty to unspecified charges in a criminal case involving unauthorized access to computers maintained by software rival Oracle Corp.

Former directors of a Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc affiliate are objecting to the proposed release of $90 million in insurance funds to settle an investor lawsuit against ex-Chief Executive Richard Fuld and other officials.

Rick Perry's biggest talking point in his young campaign has been the strength of the Texas economy. He frequently notes that his state has created more jobs than any other since the economy soured, and he boasts about Texas's ability to manage its own health care system without federal interference. But the facts are somewhat different.

President Barack Obama laid out a $447 billion jobs package of tax cuts and government spending on Thursday that will be critical to his re-election chances but he faces an uphill fight with Republicans.

Tom Montag made an unusually savvy career move when he joined Merrill Lynch in May 2008, shortly before the investment bank came to the brink of failure.

Shareholder activist Daniel Loeb has scooped up shares of Yahoo Inc and is demanding that the company overhaul its board, saying the directors have made serious misjudgments and destroyed value for stockholders.

The judge overseeing a potential billion dollar patent case between Oracle and Google is angling for a summit of Silicon Valley's two most famous Larrys.

Allianz Global Investors has reduced the fees on its target-date funds by as much as 33 percent to compete with its rivals.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday said the U.S. central bank would spare no effort to boost weak growth, but to the dismay of investors stopped short of a full plunge into further monetary support.

Stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave no indications of new stimulus measures to boost the flagging economy in a keenly awaited speech.

First responders are not invited to the 9/11 National Memorial for the upcoming 10th anniversary ceremony, in what many people are calling a slap in the face to those who risked their lives to save others from the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday to act urgently to approve a jobs package of tax cuts and government spending he is proposing to pull the United States out of a national crisis.

Twitter is preparing to broaden the areas of its service where ads appear, but the company is in no hurry to undertake a hotly-anticipated initial public offering.

Hundreds of Longshore workers Thursday morning stormed the port in Longview, Wash. in a labor dispute-overpowering security guards as they dumped grain and damaged rail cars.

President Barack Obama will lay out a jobs package worth more than $300 billion on Thursday, staking his re-election hopes on a call for urgent action to revive the economy and challenging Republicans who have consistently opposed his initiatives.

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co , a relative lightweight in retail wealth management, sees untapped riches residing in its own bank branches.

From Seoul to Washington, policymakers are increasingly worried about the outlook for the global economy.

Nike may be releasing the Marty McFly Air Mags soon.

After a dismal second quarter Canada's economy showed signs of life in July as higher exports almost halved the trade deficit and the value of building permits hit a record high.

In fact, Texas has just finished the hottest summer (June-August) on record, The National Weather Service reports Thursday.

Forget the Michael Arrington sideshow -- AOL boss Tim Armstrong has a bigger problem, involving the Project Devil advertising unit.

The following are highlights of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech on the economic outlook before the Economic Club of Minnesota on Thursday.

Carol Bartz lashes out at Yahoo's Board of Directors in an interview, calling them doofuses and saying, These people f--ed me over.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc has appointed Lev Khasis, the former head of Russia's biggest food retailer X5 , as a senior vice-president, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday.

FedEx Corp may buy about 50 wide-body freighters from Boeing Co and Airbus to update its cargo airline fleet, an industry source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.