IBT Staff Reporter

Japan kept markets on alert for possible yen-selling intervention on Tuesday, with officials saying the currency was too strong and its persistent strength would hurt an economy struggling to recover after the March 11 earthquake.

A Canadian teacher's pension fund and a New York hedge fund are pushing McGraw-Hill Cos Inc to boost its market value and might agitate for steps such as breaking off parts of the company.

A former expert-networking executive arrested as part of a government insider trading probe asked a New York judge on Monday to throw out wiretap evidence four weeks before his trial is to begin.

The S&P 500 fell for a sixth day on Monday as time runs out for the government to pass a deal to avoid default and the economy showed further signs of stalling.

A weekend of shoots in the streets of Pittsburgh has brought out heroes and villains on set. The latest spotted villain could possibly be Talia Al Ghul, the daughter of villain Ra's Al Ghul from Batman Begins.

Samsung Electronics may delay the Australian launch of its latest Galaxy tablet because of a patent lawsuit filed by Apple Inc.

Investors may have been relieved there was a Washington debt deal but they weren't impressed enough to celebrate on Monday -- and that may not bode well for stock prices for the rest of the year.

The Bank of Japan is expected to ease monetary policy this week to support a fragile economic recovery if the yen continues to rise quickly enough to trigger currency intervention, sources familiar with the central bank's thinking said.

South Korea's central bank bought 25 tonnes of gold over the past two months in its first purchase in more than a decade, saying the time was ripe to boost its gold holding, but markets barely moved on the news.

More clues are piling up in regards to the release date of Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 5 set to hit the markets this fall. The latest news speculate that Target will be offering price drops on the iPhone 4 for five bucks if you trade in an old 3GS model. Customers can also purchase a 16GB iPhone 4 for $170 with a two year contract or go to Radio shack and get an iPhone 4 32GB model for $270.

Billionaire Carlos Slim moved on Monday to bring his whole telecommunications empire under one roof when America Movil launched an offer to buy the rest of fixed-line phone subsidiary Telefonos de Mexico.

A week-long intense search for the missing New Hampshire girl, Celina Cass, ended when a body found in the Connecticut River was identified as Celina's. Law enforcement officials said the girl's death was considered "suspicious." It is not made clear as to what investigators had seen.

Communication software maker Synchronoss Technologies Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by a 13 percent jump in revenue at its largest customer, AT&T Inc, and raised its full-year outlook.

The Microsoft's ambitious search engine Bing is investing millions of dollars every year to catch up with no.1 search engine giant Google.

Monday, a week-long search ended when the body of a missing 11-year-old girl, Celina Cass, was found in the Connecticut River near her home.

In an interview with TechNewsWorld, FivePaths founder Eric Leland stated "As the trend heads towards HTML 5, designers looking forward will have a strong incentive to learn HTML 5-capable animation frameworks, especially when Adobe develops them."

The latest announcement by Adobe to work with HTML 5 with its new motion graphics software called Edge could open new doors for cross browser and mobile device compatibility. The popularity of HTML 5 continues its rise due to its compatibility with major web browsers, W3C specification, and support from Apple and Microsoft.

The group's rep released a statement saying "We are so sorry to say Kings of Leon are canceling their entire US tour due to Caleb Followill suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion. The band is devastated, but in order to give their fans the shows they deserve, they need to take this break."

A young man's death could be attributed to playing Xbox "Halo" marathons for up to 12 hours at a time. Chris Staniforth, a 20-year-old Brit, died in May from deep vein thrombosis, which is a condition triggered by sitting for long periods, and often occurs in people who sit through long flights.

A deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling after weeks of tough talks between the White House and Congress has raised hope leaders will now turn their attention to resolving difference blocking three long-delayed trade deals, U.S. business groups said on Monday.

Authorities today found a female body in the Connecticut River outside of Stewartson, N.H., in their search for a missing 11-year-old Celina Cass. The body, found near a hydroelectric dam, was identified as Celina Cass.

The new release of Adobe Edge "allows web designers to bring animation, similar to that created in Flash Professional, to websites using standards likes HTML, JavaScript and CSS." "As the trend heads towards HTML 5, designers looking forward will have a strong incentive to learn HTML 5-capable animation frameworks, especially when Adobe develops them."

The wide receiver decides to call it quits. Here's a look back at his career.

A technology firm has told British legislators it was aware of the deletion of hundreds of thousands of emails at the request of News Corp unit News International between April 2010 and last month, parliamentarian Keith Vaz said on Monday.

In a semi-public concession of defeat in the Flash vs. Apple war, Adobe released a beta version of its newest program Edge. Edge is a developer program that works with HTML5 instead of Flash. The new release "allows web designers to bring animation, similar to that created in Flash Professional, to websites using standards likes HTML, JavaScript and CSS."

With its latest software update, Apple TV has been touched by the iCloud.

U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace in two years in July as new orders contracted, casting doubt on expectations the faltering recovery would quickly regain steam.

Sony Corp will devise plans this month to reform its poor-performing television segment and even consider teaming up with other firms, the Nikkei business daily reported.

The S&P 500 fell for a sixth day on Monday as time runs out for the government to pass a deal to avoid default and the economy showed further signs of stalling.