IBT Staff Reporter

PNC Financial Services Group Inc said it plans to buy Royal Bank of Canada's U.S. retail bank operations for $3.45 billion in cash and stock, allowing PNC to expand in the U.S. Southeast.

Britney Spears tweeted about her 'I Wanna Go' teaser. The video premiers this week.

The number of food allergies in children in United States is much more serious than government thinks, according to a new study.

Who was a hit and who was a miss?

Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may have cancer, but who can be sure?

Amy Winehouse attempted to perform while under the influence in Belgrade, which led to her being booed off the stage Saturday night.

More than 100 authors have signed on for the sixth annual festival, the largest free literary event in New York City. It drew more than 20,000 people last year.

Stocks were little changed on Monday as investors were hesitant to buy riskier assets after a decision was delayed on emergency loans to Greece and Moody's said it may downgrade Italy's credit rating.

Phil Hughes pitched 4 1/3 innings for the Single-A Staten Island Yankees yesterday, fanning seven batters and hitting 95 mph on the radar gun. The New York Yankees will likely get him back after the All-Star break, shoring up their starting rotation in time for the push in the pennant race.

A look at the contestants for Miss USA 2011

Online purchases of consumer packaged goods from disposable diapers to processed food will more than double to $25 billion by 2014, information and measurement company Nielsen said on Monday.

Airbus bagged billions of dollars of orders for its revamped A320 plane on day one of a rain-sodden Paris Air Show, where it is vying with rival Boeing and trying to recover from pre-show mishaps.

Pittsburg based PNC, a Financial Services Group Inc. confirmed its acquisition of Royal Bank of Canada's U.S. South eastern retail operation for $3.45 billion.

The California beauty will represent the U.S. in the Miss Universe pageant.

Miss America, Miss USA was hosted by Bravo's Andy Cohen and E!'s Giuliana Rancic. Miss California, Alyssa Campanella, was crowned Miss USA.

'Breaking Dawn Part I'

Miss California Alyssa Campanella, 21, was crowned with the title of Miss USA 2011 Sunday night, beating 50 other beauties at the annual beauty pageant held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Apple's iPad 2 challenger Samsung's sleek 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab, which is now available with US retailers, is probably the best android tablet on the market.

A complete look at Gaga's fashion

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.7 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.7 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.7 percent at 0758 GMT (3:58 a.m. ET).

As if your workday didn't seem long enough, Summer Solstice 2011- the longest day of the year- is tomorrow.

Canadian music awards see a lot of U.S. stars.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a California-corporation that oversees Internet address system has agreed to expand available domain extensions at a meeting in Singapore, allowing private companies to replace the generic extensions such as “.com” with their own brand.

U.S. stocks were set for a lower open on Monday as a delay in emergency loans to Greece and a possible downgrade of Italy's credit rating rekindled fears about the euro zone debt crisis, pushing investors out of riskier assets.

Euro zone finance ministers applied intense pressure on Greece on Monday, saying it had to approve stricter austerity measures before a final decision is made on a further 12 billion euros in loans.

Alyssa Campanella will represent the U.S. at the Miss Universe pageant.

When Apple arrives in September at the iPod refresh event, or as some tech websites surmise that September 7 could be the day, Apple will meet a band of five stellar Android smartphones - Samsung Galaxy S 2, HTC Sensation, EVO 3D, Motorola Photon and Atrix.

World number one Rafael Nadal will open his campaign against American Micahel Russell to start off the Centre court action at Wimbledon 2011.

Stock index futures fell on Monday as a delay in emergency loans to Greece and a possible downgrade of Italy's credit rating rekindled fears about the euro zone debt crisis, pushing investors out of riskier assets.