IBT Staff Reporter

Stocks dropped for a third straight day on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq off 2 percent, as a political deadlock over the debt ceiling and a decline in durable goods orders kept investors away from risky assets.

New platform allows people to be interactive when simply looking at a photo.

Amazon.com Inc will use its surging revenue to boost growth and drive expansion into areas such as Web content and cloud computing rather than boost its margins.

The first smartphone based on the new "Mango" edition of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform was unveiled on Wednesday in Tokyo, PCWorld reported. It will help increase Microsoft's share in the smart phone market.

How fast does the universe expand? A new measurement, the most accurate one to date, was introduced by a PhD student in Australia.

For more than three years, U.S. securities regulators investigated allegations of accounting fraud at a small telecom firm called China Voice Holding Corp, but could not make a case.

Boeing Co's quarterly profit beat expectations as operating margins improved and it contained costs, sending shares of the company higher.

Amy Winehouse dead: the singer died Saturday in London.

Norwegian police arrested 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist who rocked Norway in twin attacks Saturday. Breivik is responsible for Friday's bombing and youth camp shooting rampage in Oslo, Norway.

Boeing Co's quarterly profit beat expectations as operating margins improved and it contained costs, sending shares of the company higher.

Stylish, more fuel-efficient cars helped Hyundai Motor Co <005380.KS> see a larger improvement in its vehicle appeal this year than any other major brand, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

The unreleased raw footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing before his death should not be shown to the jurors, according to a Superior Court judge. Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor has ruled that the raw clips of "This Is It" video, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, should not be shown to the jurors.

When scientists needed assistance in taming wild beluga whales at a captivity center off the shores of the White Sea near the Arctic Circle, they called on a Russian scientist free diver named Natalia Avseenko. Aveensko braved the -1.5 degrees Centigrade waters, diving in nude in order to interact with the beluga whales.

Amy Winehouse died Saturday at the young age of 27 and people are already discussing how the singer will be remembered

Singer Amy Winehouse died Saturday, though the cause of death remains unknown. The singer was reportedly dead for up to six hours before her passing was discovered.

Amy Winehouse's funeral can be expected this week.

Amy Winehouse's autopsy proved to be inconclusive, leaving the reason for her death still unknown.

Family, close friends, band members and celebrities said goodbye to Amy Winehouse Tuesday at a private funeral ceremony in north London. Though photographers and fans lined the lane outside, the funeral was for family and select friends only.

New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods fell in June and a gauge of business spending plans slipped, supporting views that the economy will not emerge quickly from its current soft patch.

Contrasting claims continue to emerge from Manchester United regarding their future signings.

Needless to say, Stone is well occupied with all her future and recent releases. However, her most exciting role will be out this weekend with: "Crazy, Stupid, Love." Staring comedy titan Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, and Marisa Tomei, this film is sure to be a laughing success!

Netflix Inc's star darkened briefly this week after a rare stumble on pricing incensed investors and triggered an unusually dim growth projection.

27-year-old Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her north London home and a Metropolitan police spokesman has confirmed that the woman has died. Her cause of death is not yet known.

Stocks were set for a third straight day of declines as the political deadlock over raising the debt ceiling and a decline in durable goods orders kept investors away.

A comparison between Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Motorola Xoom which are due to arrive on Verizon 4G LTE.

Amy Winehouse, the most brilliant lyricist and singer of our time, was laid to rest at Edgwarebury Cemetery in north London Wednesday. Winehouse's father, brother, mother, and close friends arrived to celebrate a life taken too soon, a life tormented by anorexia, addiction, and the media's preoccupation with capitalizing on tragedy.

New cast for Sex and the City?

A landslide triggered by torrential rain crashed into South Korea capital Seoul, killing 32 people and leaving one child missing, emergency services said.

The postmaster general revealed that over the next decade, half of the 32,000 post offices. More than 200 each post offices will be closed in Texas, Illinois, Missouri and Pennsylvania.