IBT Staff Reporter

Rick Perry?s comments on the reckless printing of paper are calling into question the constitutionality of certain economic policies and actions of the Obama administration.

Experts say some doctors may be too quick in treating patients with thyroid cancer a radioactive iodine drug, which helps those with advanced tumors, while it is unclear if the treatment is a benefit or not, according to a report by Chicago researchers.

As a step to expand WebOS market beyond smartphones and tablets, HP is working to bring its WebOS mobile operating system to major appliances and cars.

In a sensational bid to finance its vast economic reforms, Egypt has rekindled its interest in Islamic finance amid growing pressure to rebuild the country using internal financing.

Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser on Wednesday said he disagreed with the Fed's decision to promise to keep interest rates low for another two years because policy should be dictated by the economy rather than a timeline.

Kim Kardashian is preparing for her big wedding with fiance, Kris Humphries, take will take place later this month. Many are expecting her big day to be lavishing, stylish, and very, very costly. Of course, the event will include a massive 1,000+ attendees with stars like Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Eva Longoria, and Cameron Diaz on the guest list.

Core producer prices rose at their fastest pace in six months in July, pushed up by higher tobacco and light truck costs, according to a government report on Wednesday that could stoke inflation fears.

What caused Sony to make a price cut to its PS3 gaming console?

The lost emperor penguin that strayed from its sub Antarctic home and ended up 4,000 km away on the New Zealand shore is all set to return to its icy abode in style onboard a research ship.

New research indicates that Arctic sea ice may temporarily stabilize or expand over the next few decades after its rapid retreat that saw a historical peak in July. Arctic ice has been declining since the start of satellite monitoring in 1979, and half of the trend is attributed to human activity, the study also revealed.

Target Corp reported a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit and forecast a more profitable year than analysts were anticipating on Wednesday, as its credit card business continued to grow and sales perked up as the summer progressed.

The academy award winning actor, Jeff Bridges reunited with the "Big Lebowski" cast on Aug. 16 to celebrate the release of the Blu-Ray DVD. A crowd of nearly 2500 people gathered at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. Among the cast was John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, and John Turturro. Jeff Dowd, writer and producer of the film was in attendance, however, the directors--Joel and Ethan Coen--were not.

British business software company Sage Group Plc is the frontrunner to buy Australian peer MYOB Ltd, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, with one source saying the company has bid up to A$1.4 billion ($1.5 billion).

Consumer goods group Unilever expects to see three-quarters of its turnover from emerging markets by 2020 as heavy investment in these fast-growing regions and sluggish growth elsewhere take effect.

Venezuela received an enviable honor last month: OPEC said it is sitting on the biggest reserves of crude oil in the world -- even more than Saudi Arabia.

The surplus stock of over 200,000 unsold TouchPads are sitting in Best Buy, waiting to have HP bring them home.

Stock index futures rose on Wednesday as investors focused on strong earnings reports and as commodities and the euro gained, indicating more willingness to add to risky assets.

From an empty auto-parts plant in the heart of Rust Belt America, General Motors Co is out to show the world that the automaker once dismissed as an industrial dinosaur has gained some Silicon Valley cool just two years after its taxpayer-funded bankruptcy.

The United Arab Emirates is enforcing a law that can slap a 10-year prison sentence on anyone it thinks is spreading rumors through social media outlets.

Before the second leg of the Spanish Supercopa meeting against Real Madrid, Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has suggested that Madrid are better than his team at the moment.

Target Corp reported a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday as sales perked up when shoppers started buying clothing and other items for kids going back to school in the fall and its credit card business continued to grow.

Wednesday, Google Doogle celebrates Pierre de Fermat's 410th birthday, with his Last Theorem represented by:xn + yn ? znThe formula is written on a blackboard on the Google main page, over a barely readable "Google" overwritten by this "remarkable" proof by the French mathematician and lawyer.

Shares of Dell Inc fell 7 percent in pre-market trading on Wednesday, a day after the world's second-largest PC maker slashed its full-year revenue forecast, weighed down by weak technology spending.

Stock index futures rose on Wednesday alongside oil prices and the euro, indicating a shift to risky assets ahead of U.S. inflation data.

Staples Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on currency benefits and an uptick in sales to its business customers in North America, prompting the largest U.S. office supply chain to raise its profit outlook.

Staples Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on currency benefits and a slight uptick in sales to its business customers in North America, prompting the largest U.S. office supply chain to raise its profit outlook.

BJ's Wholesale Club Inc posted a much better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by improved margins, gasoline sales and cost-cutting.

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MES) Opportunity after painstakingly covering a 13-mile journey in three years has reached the Red Planet's Endeavor crater.

An FA Cup qualifying round tie that would normally attract a crowd of about 90 people could boast a potential global audience of 700 million after an agreement was reached to broadcast Friday's match on the social networking site Facebook.