IBT Staff Reporter

Stocks closed near unchanged on Wednesday, a day after Wall Street's best rally since March, as the oncoming debt ceiling deadline overshadowed strong earnings from Apple Inc.

Narrower loan margins may cut into the profits of three large U.S. regional banks even as they make more loans.

EBay Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday as the company's main online Marketplace business showed signs of a turnaround and its PayPal unit continued to grow quickly.

Senator Herb Kohl, chairman of the Senate's antitrust subcommittee, urged the federal government to block AT&T's $39 billion plan to buy T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom.

Intel Corp's quarterly revenue forecasts trumped Wall Street's expectations, defying investors' concerns about slowing personal computer sales and buoying its shares.

Stocks closed near unchanged on Wednesday, a day after Wall Street's best rally since March, as the oncoming debt ceiling deadline overshadowed strong earnings from Apple Inc.

Millions of people across Somalia are suffering from drought and famine, but you can help by donating to aid agencies working to bring supplies to the Horn of Africa.

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A cocktail of drugs including antipsychotic medication, pain medication, and muscle relaxants was found in 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky's system, a medical examiner said Wednesday.

Chupacabra sightings are taking Texas by storm.

American Airlines split a giant order for 460 single-aisle jets worth up to $40 billion between Boeing Co and its European rival Airbus

E*Trade Financial Corp reported a rise in second quarter profit on Wednesday as loan-loss provisions at the online U.S. broker dropped.

New software for screening travelers at U.S. airports will do away with naked images, addressing a major public concern, the Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday.

California received $76 million from the federal government to support traffic safety grants in hopes that the state will continue its trend of decling traffic fatalities.

Rapstar Ja Rule has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for not filing tax returns for over 3 years. Jar Rule, real name Jeffrey Atkins, now owes over $1 million according to Federal Prosecutors and will begin serving his term in New York.

Groupon Inc's rapid growth has attracted rivals and regulators, a twin threat to the largest online daily deal company as it gets ready for an initial public offering.

We need a global scientific strategy in order to eradicate AIDS, researches said at the 6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention.Fifteen years ago, even the most optimistic members of the scientific community were silent about the prospect of an HIV cure or vaccine, said IAS 2011 International Chair and IAS President, Elly Katabira.

Shares of real estate and housing data company Zillow Inc tripled in value on their debut, after pricing above their expected range, as investors buoyed by a wave of successful internet IPOs shrugged off its ties to a weak housing market.

As the United States prepares to end its space shuttle program, technologies developed to nurture the reusable spaceships through three decades of flight will live on in day-to-day use on Earth.

Dozens of police departments nationwide are gearing up to use a tech company's already controversial iris- and facial-scanning device that slides over an iPhone and helps identify a person or track criminal suspects.

Samsung Electronics has poached a second employee from Research In Motion in a month, setting back the BlackBerry maker as it struggles to regain its stride.

The next head of Verizon Communications expects U.S. regulators to approve rival AT&T Inc's proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA due to the company's need for more wireless airwaves.

Michael Lee Johnson, whose Google+ (or Google Plus) ad was banned by Facebook last week, has responded by deleting his Facebook profile.

Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday it will decide next month whether the United States deserves to keep a stable outlook on its AAA credit rating as it concludes a review of the country's economic and fiscal outlook.

Stocks hovered close to the break-even point on Wednesday, with technology shares falling as Apple's blowout quarter failed to entice more buying after Wall Street's best day since March.

Option traders are pricing in a near 4 percent move in Intel shares after its earnings report, based on contracts expiring Friday.

Sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in June to touch a seven-month low as cancellations of pending contracts surged, an industry group said on Wednesday.

A study in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry revealed that scientists have developed an essential ingredient for a heroin vaccine to help individuals battling addiction.Kim D. Janda said that heroin use costs the US more than $22 billion in 1996 due to medical and law enforcement expenses and loss of productivity.

A New York judge approved a deal on Wednesday that will allow Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc to present its latest bankruptcy exit plan without opposition from two key creditor groups, moving the failed investment bank an inch closer to ending the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history.