IBT Staff Reporter

As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approach, the United States has been emphasizing caution in case security problems arise.

The sluggish U.S. recovery failed to gain speed in recent weeks and softened in some areas of the country, as volatile stock markets and sputtering factory activity weighed on growth, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

DigiNotar's blunder has already caused it to be black-listed by Microsoft, Google and Mozilla.

The United States could create more than one million jobs by 2030 by expanding offshore drilling, limiting federal regulation of shale gas development and quickly approving a Canadian oil sands pipeline, according to a study commissioned by a major oil industry trade group.

General Motors Co recognizes that its pension deficit represents a risk to the company that management is hoping to take off the table for investors, Vice Chairman Steve Girsky said on Wednesday.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is under attack by Rep. Ron Paul, as the congressman and presidential candidate points to Perry's less that tea-party past.

The United States could create more than 1 million jobs by 2030 by expanding offshore drilling, limiting federal regulation of shale gas development and quickly approving a Canadian oil sands pipeline, according to a study commissioned by an oil industry group.

Bank of America's ouster of Sallie Krawcheck has deprived Merrill Lynch advisers of a vocal advocate and revived worries the commercial banking giant will further tighten its grip on the brokerage.

Amanda Knox, convicted of killing her roommate while studying abroad in Italy, could go free after an Italian judge denied prosecutors' request for more DNA testing.

The Italian Senate on Wednesday approved the government's widely criticized austerity program aimed at staving off financial crisis in a vote of confidence called by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Precious metal arrived our planet in a 200 million-year long meteor shower that battered the Earth 3.9 billion years ago, scientists revealed in a new research.

Mosaid Technologies on Wednesday asked shareholders to reject a hostile, C$480 million takeover bid from WiLan Inc after the patent licensing company's board said the offer was inadequate.

A package of job-creation and economic growth proposals that President Barack Obama will put before Congress will be paid for and will not breach the legal U.S. borrowing limit, the White House said on Wednesday.

Yet another poll -- this one by The Washington Post and ABC News -- has shown Rick Perry ahead of Mitt Romney, 27 percent to 22 percent.

A look at the terrible plane accident that has tragically taken the lives of an entire hockey team.

Shares of Nvidia Corp jumped more than 11 percent on Wednesday, as investors bet on strong sales for the company's chips used in mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

The sluggish recovery failed to gain any speed in recent weeks and softened in some areas of the nation, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

The sluggish recovery failed to gain any speed in recent weeks and softened in some areas with factory activity sputtering and retail sales under pressure, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc -- whose North American business was taken over by Barclays Plc in 2008 -- has asked a U.S. judge on Wednesday to force the British bank to pay it back $500 million it says was meant to go to employees.

Here are five things to know about Motorola's Droid Bionic.

As the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks approaches, the question undoubtedly on some people's minds has finally been answered: What was Lady Gaga doing on that fateful day, and what was her reaction?

Fire crews made decisive gains on Tuesday against a fierce blaze that destroyed 12 homes after it was ignited by a small-plane crash in Southern California, and evacuation orders were lifted late in the day for hundreds of dwellings.

Viterra Inc (VT.TO: Quote) said on Wednesday its quarterly profit nearly doubled, driven by record grain shipments through ports in Australia, higher grain prices, and strong demand for fertilizers in North America.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week recommended against an immediate approval for Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson’s anti-clotting drug, Xarelto, as a treatment to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Top Procter & Gamble Co executives can expect to be peppered with questions about an impending restructuring when they speak with investors at a major industry conference on Thursday.

Events are scheduled across New York City in honor of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Facebook's revenue doubled to $1.6 billion in 2011's first half, a source with knowledge of its financials told Reuters, underscoring its appeal to advertisers while it grapples with intensifying competition from the likes of Google Inc.

Facebook's revenue doubled to $1.6 billion in 2011's first half, a source with knowledge of its financials told Reuters, underscoring its appeal to advertisers while it grapples with intensifying competition from the likes of Google Inc.

In a dramatic policy shift, the Bank of Canada said on Wednesday it saw less need to raise interest rates, becoming the latest major central bank to take a more cautious stance about the worsening global economy.