IBT Staff Reporter

Recommendations to unload Google Inc stock are extremely rare on Wall Street. But the latest sell rating for the Internet company was so fleeting it existed for just three trading days.

A microbial bacteria fossil discovered by Australian resesarchers may be proof of life on Earth before oxygen 3.4 billion years ago. The Strelley Pool Formation in Western Australia houses stromatolites which have been preserved there.

Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein has hired Reid Weingarten, a high-profile Washington defense attorney whose past clients include a former Enron accounting officer, according to a government source familiar with the matter.

University of California students will pay more in tuition this year than the public funding that the UC system receives from the state.

A new study adds to evidence that bone drugs may play a role in suppressing cancer development, although there is still no proof that taking the medications would stave off malignancies.

Zachery Tims' private funeral on Saturday was attended by at least 5,000 people, packing the First Baptist Church of Orlando. During the 3.5 hours of funeral, well-known speakers gave tributes to Tims, senior pastor of Florida-based megachurch New Destiny Christian Center, who was found dead in a Times Square hotel on Aug. 12.

HP's turnaround is impressive, but it will prove to be short-lived.

A measure of business activity sank in July from June, though it rose slightly from a year ago, as economic and regulatory uncertainties kept many corporations from new spending, a lender group said on Monday.

Former Washington Redskins football player Albert Haynesworth pleaded no contest Monday to an assault charge for fondling a female server at a hotel bar in February, federal prosecutors said.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said on Monday it will not submit a bid to stage the 2020 Summer Olympics.New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Dallas, Tulsa and Las Vegas all had vague discussions with the USOC about the 2020 race but the organization said there was not enough time to put together a winning bid ahead of the September 1. deadline.

Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein has hired Reid Weingarten, a high-profile Washington defense attorney whose past clients include a former Enron accounting officer, according to a government source familiar with the matter.

U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Monday after four weeks of losses as investors hesitated to take big risks without a catalyst for buying.

Some internal Bank of America files obtained by WikiLeaks have been destroyed, according to a former close collaborator of Julian Assange, the whistleblowing website's founder.

The birth mystery of lager beer, prized as the most popular alcoholic beverage of today, may be solved as scientists discovered the yeast's genomic foundation that makes cold-brewing ale possible.

A day after the El Cajon shooting that left a California police officer seriously wounded, SWAT officers found the body of a young child in the wreckage of the house where the shooting took place. A second body was believed to be that of the suspected gunman, Kevin Collier.

Hurricane Irene sustained 80 mph winds as the storm rocked the area just off the northeastern coast of Hispaniola. The National Hurricane Center expected Irene to continue gaining momentum over the next few days but by Thursday, forecasters said that it could be a major Category 3 hurricane with winds up to 115 mph.

Brent crude edged lower on Monday in choppy trading as investors hoped the process to restart oil exports from OPEC member Libya would begin soon as the country's six-month-old civil war neared an end.

Stocks closed moderately higher today. Compared to the past week, we won’t complain about any advance in the market – however small.

Canadian opposition leader Jack Layton died early Monday morning after battling cancer. He was 61 years old.

Ashford Castle is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Academy Award-winning movie The Quiet Man.

Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin will not run for the Republican presidential nomination, he announced Monday on his Web site. He said he had chosen to seek re-election to the House of Representatives instead.

Gold rallied almost 2 percent to a record near $1,900 an ounce on Monday as a sputtering global economy boosted expectations for further monetary easing, raising bullion's appeal as a hedge against inflation.

British Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet was among the guests who escaped unhurt from a fire which swept through Richard Branson's Caribbean holiday retreat overnight, the billionaire said on Monday.

Saturday, at least 5,000 people packed Pastor Zachery Tims' funeral held at the First Baptist Church of Orlando.During the 3.5 hours of funeral, well-known speakers gave tributes to Tims

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As Apple readies its next iPhone rendition for a September launch, a host of Android phones sporting quad-core and 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz chipsets could spoil Cupertino giant's party.

The U.S. Olympic Committee has decided not to nominate a city for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

Moammar Gadhafi's regime will fall within 10 days, but Gadhafi will not surrender, Libya's former prime minister predicted on Monday.

Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co will work together to develop hybrid trucks and SUVs that will be ready for market by the end of the decade, the two companies said on Monday.