IBT Staff Reporter

Consumers have not pulled back aggressively despite the recent slowdown in the economy, retail sales data showed on Tuesday, and falling gasoline prices should support growth in the months ahead.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Tuesday that a failure to lift the government's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling risks a potentially disastrous loss of confidence in America's creditworthiness.

Garmin Ltd said it signed a deal to buy Germany-based navigation provider Navigon AG for an undisclosed sum as it looks to expand in Europe.

U.S. regulators threw a temporary bridge across the increasingly awkward gap between the idea of regulating the $600-trillion swaps market and the reality of actually doing it.

Only 1 in 8000 women give birth to triplets. Even rarer is when those triplets grow up and coincidentally have babies at the same time!

An off-duty police officer was shot in the buttocks during a robbery at an apartment complex in Stone Mountain.

Tough guy Sean Bean got himself in a really tough situation.

Advanced Micro Devices, nearing half a year without a chief executive, is launching new processors aimed at mainstream personal computers and challenging rivals Intel and Nvidia.

85-year-old Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's fiance Crystal Harris called off their wedding, just days away.

Stocks posted their biggest gains in nearly two months on Tuesday as retail sales figures allayed fears over the economy that had driven a six-week slump in the market.

The Los Angeles Unified School District board is considering banning flavored milk in cafeterias as of July 1st.

Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, steals the spotlight with her on-point fashion sense and bright smile

Stock your closet.

It was supposed to be much smoother sailing by now.

The month of May was the video game industry's worst since October of 2006.

The release of the white iPhone 4 last month and today's news of the unlocked iPhone 4 are signs that the iPhone 5 may be released even later than expected. The shrinking sales of the iPhone compared to the explosion in sales of Android smartphones sales may threaten Apple's position as a leading seller in the mobile market, even with iOS 5 and iCloud.

Ever since Research In Motion warned about its quarterly results a month ago, investors have wanted to find out what the BlackBerry maker is doing to save its current quarter as it struggles to roll out competitive new products.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed a law to take agricultural jobs from illegal immigrants, only to give them to prisoners on probation.

The Senate's website was hacked over the weekend, leading to a review of all of its websites, in the latest embarrassing breach of security to hit a major U.S.-based institution.

Garmin Ltd said it bought Germany-based navigation provider Navigon AG for an undisclosed sum as it looks to expand in Europe and improve its position against archrival TomTom.

Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks will pay for the team's parade on the streets of Dallas following their NBA Finals victory over the Miami Heat.

JPMorgan Chase & Co has pushed out its head of home lending, David Lowman, who had been sidelined in February after the bank racked up billions of dollars in losses on mortgages and became mired in litigation over foreclosures.

Lebron James, star forward for the Miami Heat clarified comments he made following his team's loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals.

We take a look at some of England's most fascinating hats from the Queen, Kate, Pippa, Beatrice, and others.

In the free agent summer of 2010, Lebron James went on ESPN to announce his move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat in a broadcast known as The Decision.

The Duchess' 10 best ensembles.

Best Buy Co Inc's sales promotions helped it win smartphone shoppers from its online and discount rivals and beat Wall Street estimates in its first quarter, sending shares up over 4 percent.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Tuesday that a failure to lift the government's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling risks a potentially disastrous loss of confidence in America's creditworthiness.

New regulation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will force manufacturers of sunscreen to clearly tell how well their product blocks not only Ultraviolet B radiation but also equally harmful Ultraviolet A rays.