IBT Staff Reporter

A new actor and a new time slot is expected to reinvigorate the series

For the last time, the US Space Shuttle has approached the International Space Station.

China's Sina Corp will launch a virtual currency for its highly popular microblogging service, Weibo, in the third quarter this year, the firm's first real push to monetize the platform, said a source with direct knowledge of the matter on Wednesday.

Primal Scream attracted 12,000 fans and their screams disturbed the other performance

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.

China Telecom Corp Ltd plans to offer Apple Inc's popular iPhone in China by close to the end of 2011, sources said, making it the second operator to do so in the world's largest mobile phone market.

Netflix's price increase has netizen film enthusiasts across the United States vowing to cancel memberships.

Netflix Inc hiked monthly prices for customers who use both its mail and online services, a move that could steer users toward its growing Internet streaming service.

Netflix's price increase has film enthusiasts all over the United States saying they may cancel memberships Tudou.com - Chinese for Potato.com - is a Web site that offers full streaming films for free, often before they come out in the United States.

They're still relatively unknown although they've been on YouTube for at least a year.

Research In Motion executives deflected criticism from investors who complained the BlackBerry maker has been mismanaged and marketed poorly as rivals Apple and Google steal its market share.

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.