IBT Staff Reporter

A malicious new sophisticated Trojan malware targeted at Android smartphones has appeared in China.

An appeals court has rejected a new Securities and Exchange Commission rule intended to make it easier for shareholders to nominate directors to corporate boards.

Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc disappointed Wall Street with a second-quarter earnings miss on Friday, hurt by higher costs, and its shares fell nearly 6 percent, dragging down the U.S. stock market.

Hugh Jackman will bear his adamantium claws again, when filming begins shooting in October.

Silicon Valley's old guard is waking up to the fact that the era of consumer PC may be in its twilight, accelerating the need to invest and adapt to rapidly changing tastes.

Pierre Rolland danced with Alberto Contador and Samuel Sanchez on the high slopes of the famed Alpe d'Huez. Then, in a flash, he disappeared up the mountain and the three-time defending champion Contador could not hold his wheel.

Where is the best place to fall off the earth? Here's a look at some of the world's best spots for bungee-jumping.

Jobless rates jumped in June from the month before in more than half of the U.S. states as sinking public employment reversed the trend of steadily improving labor conditions in the first half of 2011, Labor Department data released on Friday showed.

As it sells off its flagship aircraft carriers over a government website, Britain is finding enthusiastic interest from an unexpected group -- Chinese businessmen potentially keen enough to outbid any other rivals.

Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc disappointed Wall Street with a second-quarter earnings miss on Friday, hurt by higher costs, and its shares fell 5.5 percent, dragging down the U.S. stock market.

As taxi drivers and seamen continue to strike, the tourism industry in Greece hangs in the balance while many travelers are left stranded.

New Zealand says no thanks to unusual baby names with a new ban from the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc said a recent landmark decision throwing out a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart means it should not face a wide-ranging case accusing it of systematic bias against women.

Technology shares led the Nasdaq higher on Friday thanks to solid results from chipmakers, but a disappointment from Caterpillar kept markets from full-fledged optimism.

Greece's sovereign debt crisis will prove unique in the euro zone and will not spread to other countries, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said in a newspaper interview on Friday.

Major U.S. and Spanish companies are preparing to invest in online music and movie services in Spain once a controversial new law to fight piracy takes effect next month, the country's culture minister said.

Despite howls of protests from many on Wall Street over some of President Barack Obama's policies, financial sector employees are giving at a greater rate to his re-election bid than during his last campaign.

McDonald's Corp reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday as low prices brought in strong sales in Europe and the United States. The company's share price rose 3.1 percent.

Verizon Communications's second-quarter profit topped Wall Street estimates as it added more subscribers than expected in its first full quarter selling the Apple Inc iPhone.

The Tour de France 2011 moves into Stage 19 between the town of Mondane to a mountain top finish on the famed Alpe d'Huez.

Apple's iPad is on a tear in the enterprise, and is now being activated more often than Android smartphones, according to the latest data from Good Technology.

Amazon.com Inc's cloud computing unit may be its next billion-dollar business and analysts will be watching for clues on how fast this secretive unit is growing when the Internet retailer reports results next week.

A heat wave is gripping the United States with temperatures soaring into the triple digits. With weather this hot, we've got some tips for staying cool on this hot summer day.

Angela Merkel will deny it, but Thursday's euro zone deal to rescue Greece again from the brink of bankruptcy puts Europe on the bumpy road to a fiscal union.

Prospects of Sarah Palin running for President in 2012 fade as the former Alaska governor continues to slip on Republican ratings, even as former George W. Bush aide Ari Fleischer articulated the sentiment.

NASA discusses the latest Mars Rover and its plans to visit the red planet.

Alexander Calder, arguably one of the most celebrated sculpture of the 20th century was the inspiration behind Friday's Google Doodle.

Senior executives at Morgan Stanley expressed impatience with the profitability of the company's retail brokerage business on Thursday, despite reporting progress in the unit's joint venture with Citigroup's Smith Barney.

The Dow fell on Friday after disappointing results from Caterpillar and Microsoft, reversing optimism after a strong week of earnings.