IBT Staff Reporter

Slumping export demand slowed factory activity in some of Asia's biggest economies in August, although China fared better thanks to solid domestic growth, a series of surveys released on Thursday showed.

Slumping export demand slowed factory activity in some of Asia's biggest economies in August, although China fared better thanks to solid domestic growth, a series of surveys released on Thursday showed.

Goodwin Liu, a University of California law professor whose confirmation to a federal appeals court was blocked in the U.S. Senate, was confirmed on Wednesday to serve as a justice on California's top court.

Hedge fund Diamondback Capital Management, which had been embroiled in the government's insider trading case, has agreed to pay back roughly $1 million to settle an insider trading case, according to a court filing released on Wednesday.

Hedge fund Diamondback Capital Management, which had been embroiled in the government's insider trading case, has agreed to pay back roughly $1 million to settle an insider trading case, according to a court filing released on Wednesday.

The effort to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden will be featured in a two-hour television program, including interviews with President Barack Obama and senior counter-terrorism officials, the History channel said on Wednesday.

Australia's dominant phone company, Telstra Corp, will be $5 billion better off working with the government's new high-speed broadband network than competing against it, an independent expert said, paving the way for shareholder approval.

Hurricane Irene may heap billions of dollars of extra costs on the already fragile U.S. economy, but insurance companies are likely to emerge relatively unscathed.

A stunt double who worked on the set of The Hangover Part 2 is suing Warner Brothers, claiming that he incurred brain damage while filming the comedy -- and no, it wasn't incurred from drinking massive amounts of booze.

Australia's dominant phone company, Telstra Corp, will be $5 billion better off working with the government's new high-speed broadband network than competing against it, an independent expert said, paving the way for shareholder approval.

Beijing plans to restructure its $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation , by spinning off its domestic investment arm, among other changes, a Chinese newspaper reported on Thursday, without citing sources.

Solar start-up Solyndra LLC, succumbing to pressure from lower-cost Chinese rivals, said it has suspended operations and plans to file for bankruptcy, 15 months after President Barack Obama visited a company factory that was to be expanded with the help of a federal loan guarantee.

Here's some good news about the upcoming fall TV season: There will be marked increase in the number of actresses populating new series!

Michael Eisner's Vuguru will release its next film, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, on September 20 -- the day the military's policy on gay people in the armed services is set to expire -- the company said Wednesday.

Researchers have shown for the first time that a single intravenous infusion of a genetically engineered virus can home in on cancer, killing tumor cells in patients without harming healthy tissue.

Harvard regained its top spot on a list of most talked-about U.S. universities on the Internet, beating its rivals just in time for a return to fall studies, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday agreed to unveil new jobs proposals in an address to Congress on September 8, bowing to pressure from Republicans, who objected to the original date set for his high-profile speech.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is underwriting the Telluride Film Festival's Guest Director program, the Academy announced on Wednesday.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is venturing into an area in which it has never had much presence, adding a weekend acquisitions program to its 2012 schedule.

Trust Company of the West rested its court case against its former chief investment officer, star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach, in the high-stakes trial that has drawn the attention of the financial services industry.

Exxon Mobil Corp and Rosneft on Monday announced a deal to extract oil and gas from the Russian Arctic, marking a significant milestone in Russia's patchy history with foreign corporate investors.

Tennis star, Venus Williams, withdrew from the last grand slam of the year on Wednesday, revealing she is suffering from an autoimmune disease.

The government of American Samoa was accused of discriminating against older workers, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by a federal agency.

Twentieth Century Fox has set its sights on John Moore to direct Die Hard 5, TheWrap has confirmed.

A California bill dubbed the state's Dream Act that would allow illegal immigrants to receive public funds for college education was approved on Wednesday by the state Senate.

American Bernard Lagat ran like a million bucks to win his 5,000 meters heat at the world championships on Thursday, while Britain's Mo Farah managed to stay out of trouble in a physical second heat to cruise into the final.

Sounds like Rihanna could have used an umbrella-ella-ella big enough to cover her entire home.

Unseeded teen-ager Christina McHale struck a blow for emerging young U.S. women's players by beating France's eighth-seeded Marion Bartoli 7-6 6-2 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open Wednesday.

Former boxing champ and Olympic gold medalist Oscar De La Hoya says he is battling addictions to cocaine and alcohol and seeking to rebuild his relationship with his wife after being unfaithful.