IBT Staff Reporter

Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, steals the spotlight with her on-point fashion sense, and we wonder who would play the beauty if Hollywood made a film about her life thus far.

The Black Eyed Peas have stated that they will take some time off from working together, but are not breaking up forever.

A new Bank of Japan board member, Koji Ishida, said on Wednesday the central bank should avoid directly underwriting government debt because doing so could destabilize financial markets.

European Union leaders are poised to hold an emergency summit after finance ministers acknowledged for the first time that some form of Greek default may be needed to cut Athens' debts and to stop contagion spreading to Italy and Spain.

Netflix has increased its monthly fee by 60 percent for the DVD and Online subscription.

Netflix customers upset by rising rates are taking their concerns to the internet. At 8:30pm, EST, there were some 11,000 comments on Netflix's Facebook page, decrying the price increase.

Bill Gross, the manager of the world's largest bond fund, has soured further on the economic outlook and has jacked up buying of U.S. Treasuries in June, according to PIMCO's website on Tuesday.

Some Federal Reserve officials believe further monetary policy easing could be needed if the recovery remains too sluggish to cut the stubbornly high U.S. jobless rate and if inflation eases as expected, minutes of the Fed's last meeting show.

Google+ has become a social networking phenomenon and may very well surpass 10 million users by today's end and 20 million by the weekend, according to Ancestry.com founder Paul Allen's new analysis.

Moody's cut Ireland's credit rating to junk on Tuesday, warning that the debt-laden country would likely need a second bailout -- just the latest move amid heightening concerns about Europe's ability to address its debt crisis and prevent it from spreading.

A rowdy crowd of protestors forced 3 BART stations in San Francisco to delay its evening commute on Monday, July 11.

The Federal Reserve, in a push to control the often wayward communications of its top officials, issued detailed rules on Tuesday dictating what they can and cannot do.

Borders Group Inc on Tuesday answered criticism from landlords who said the bankrupt bookseller has kept them in the dark on the future of their leases, saying it is providing as much information as it can under tight deadlines.

One Texas couple is saying they have spotted a chupacabra.

New York's attorney general is investigating Bank of America Corp's $8.5 billion settlement with investors over losses in mortgage-backed securities, and has sought data from 20 institutional investors that agreed to the accord.

A debt default would have a catastrophic effect on the nation's financial system and also deal a huge setback to New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday.

Erica Jong's recent article in the Sunday New York Times raised an important question about sexuality in contemporary society: Is it still there at all?

Ireland's credit rating was cut to junk status by ratings agency Moody's which said the country will likely need further rounds of official financing before it can return to international capital markets.

U.S. manufacturers cannot find skilled workers despite high unemployment, which means there is a need to align the nation's higher education system with the requirements of industry, lawmakers were told on Tuesday.

Tax reform could spell the demise of corporate tax breaks such as the domestic production credit, but don't hold your breath waiting for it, says Scott Hodge, a 20-year veteran of the Washington tax wars.

A Texas couple is claiming to have spotted a chupacabra.

Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asked a court for a second time on Tuesday to block his extradition from Britain to Sweden for questioning over allegations of sexual misconduct, arguing the case was legally flawed.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion should split itself in two to liberate locked-in value and speed up innovation at a company that has lagged its competitors, a brokerage said on Tuesday.

A portion of the 405 Freeway from the Hollywood Hills to the 10 Santa Monica Freeway will close for the weekend starting Friday, July 15.

The U.S. trade gap widened sharply in May to its highest level in nearly three years as surging oil prices helped push imports to a near record and exports fell slightly from April's all-time high.

New York's attorney general has requested data from 20 of the institutional investors that agreed to a $8.5 billion settlement with Bank of America Corp over their holdings in soured mortgage-backed securities.

The second round of tuition hikes for the fall term was approved Tuesday by California State University leaders.

Google Inc's investment spree and shrinking profit margins will draw investor scrutiny when it reports its earnings on Thursday, following an eventful quarter when the company launched the Google+ social network and the government disclosed a probe of its business practices.

Crossrider, an Israeli tech company, has developed an application that allows users of Google+ to also view their feeds from Facebook, Reuters reported.