IBT Staff Reporter

The deal brings to an end the litigation between recording companies and Baidu over piracy charges

World stocks clawed back some recent losses and the euro steadied on Tuesday as investors paused from selling riskier assets in the face of the euro zone debt crisis and worries about Washington's debt ceiling fight.

When Goldman Sachs Group Inc reports second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, investors will be keen to hear how the largest U.S. investment bank plans to make up for fast-fading fixed-income trading revenue.

A new research done by Australian scientists has shown that early signs of Alzheimer's can be detected by a simple eye test as well as falls. This study can prove to be a breakthrough in non-invasive method of Alzheimer's detection.

A compilation of all the actresses who have played Catwoman down the ages.

Euro zone officials examined three broad options for securing the private sector's involvement in a second bailout package for Greece during a teleconference last week, a document obtained by Reuters showed.

For Bank of America Corp, the mortgage issues never seem to end, which is the chief worry for investors and analysts.

Samsung is preparing to release another iPhone 5 competitor at the IFA event in Germany in September, Yahoo Korea reported.

Euro zone officials have outlined three basic options for private sector involvement in the second bailout package for Greece in a teleconference on last week, a document prepared on July 16 showed.

Equities stabilized on Tuesday, helped by technology shares ahead of Apple's earnings, though the euro sagged, suggesting investors may keep cutting their exposure to risks in the face of default threats in the United States and Europe.

Equities stabilized on Tuesday, helped by technology shares ahead of Apple's earnings, though the euro sagged, suggesting investors may keep cutting their exposure to risks in the face of default threats in the United States and Europe.

Lady Gaga angered handicapped advocacy groups by performing in a mermaid suit in a wheelchair at a recent concert in Sydney. But it wasn't Gaga who first conceived of a wheelchair-bound fish-woman.

Novartis expects volume growth at its pharma unit to more than offset the impact of generic competition, the Swiss drugmaker said after posting a 27 percent rise in second-quarter sales.

Baidu, China's largest search engine, signed an agreement with a joint venture owned by Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony Music to distribute songs through its mp3 search service, ending years of legal wrangling over charges that Baidu abetted piracy.

While rumors about the release date of iPhone 5 are discussed largely, a new report from BGR suggests Apple will launch a low cost pre-paid iPhone this year.

China's tax revenues in the first half of the year surged 29.6 percent from a year earlier to 5 trillion yuan ($773 billion), underscoring the government's ability to deal with any fallout from piles of local government debt.

Emma Watson plans to return to Brown University next year to complete her education.

The number of Chinese Internet users hit 485 million at the end of June, with microblogging and group-buying posting the highest user growth rates, a Chinese government Internet statistical body said on Tuesday.

Computer hackers broke into the website of Rupert Murdoch's best-selling British tabloid and altered the front page to show a fake report about the media mogul's death.

Asian stocks stabilized on Tuesday, helped by technology shares, while a steady euro kept investors for now from cutting their exposure to risks further in the face of default threats in the United States and Europe.

Senator Mitch McConnell's plan to avert an imminent U.S. debt default could lead to a day of reckoning for his Republicans as they weigh the prospect of fiscal disaster against the demands of Tea Party activists.

Cisco Systems plans to cut 15 percent of its staff and sell a set-top box factory as part of a plan to cut annual expenses by $1 billion as the network equipment maker tries to revive its fortunes.

Apple Inc is expected to report another dazzling quarter on Tuesday, propelled by strong demand for its perennial bestseller iPhone and the new, thinner iPad 2 tablets.

America's leading mortgage lenders vowed in March to end the dubious foreclosure practices that caused a bruising scandal last year.

Borders is closing. But it's not all bad news. Buzz about liquidation sales are mounting.

News Corp independent directors are fully behind Rupert Murdoch, a board member told Reuters on Monday, as his iron grip on his vast media empire came under question because of the hacking scandal that already has consumed his London newspaper company.

Clorox Co on Monday rejected as too low an offer from billionaire investor Carl Icahn that values it at more than $10 billion.

In Korea people have beat the summer heat by drinking liquor and dining on dog meat. Some Koreans are trying to change the practice. They believe it's unacceptable to eat man's best friend.

News Corp independent directors are fully behind Rupert Murdoch and his management team and are not drawing up plans to promote Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey to the position of CEO, a board member told Reuters on Monday.