IBT Staff Reporter

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Wall Street falls on global debt worry

Stocks dropped on Monday as bank shares bore the brunt of investor frustration over governments' inability to solve debt crises in the United States and Europe.

EBay's marketplace turnaround gains momentum

EBay Inc has been trying to revive its main marketplace business for at least a year and quarterly results from the e-commerce company this week may show those efforts are paying off.

Price of Gold Soars on Monday

Gold rose to a record high Monday, topping $1,600 per ounce, while concerns over mounting debt in both the United States and Europe heighten.

Amazon Offers Students 80 Percent Off Textbooks for Kindle

Renting may be a cheaper option for college students and parents in a time of tight finances, with college tuition and expenses a burden for many families. Amazon.com launched Kindle textbook rentals, promising tens of thousands of textbooks at discounts of as much as 80 percent less than purchase price on Monday.

Hacking feeding frenzy claims second top UK cop

Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer quit on Monday over his role in the telephone hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, plunging London police into chaos a year before the city hosts the Olympic Games.

GM will not add products solely to cut UAW deal

General Motors Co will not make any product commitments solely to achieve a deal with the United Auto Workers union in upcoming contract talks, the automaker's top labor executive said on Monday.

Books-A-Million in talks on Borders stores: sources

Borders Group Inc has entered talks to sell a small number of stores to retailer Books-A-Million Inc while hundreds of its other locations could be liquidated, according to two sources close to Borders' bankruptcy process.

Halliburton profit jumps on strong U.S. demand

Halliburton Co , the world's second-largest oilfield services company, reported a forecast-topping 54 percent jump in profit on Monday as a U.S. onshore drilling boom showed no sign of cooling off.

Lakers: Lamar Odom involved in serious car crash

Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom was involved in a car crash in Queens, New York last week. Odom was a passenger in the car riding in the back seat, when his chauffeur crashed into a motorcyclist and a pedestrian.

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