IBT Staff Reporter

Four more financial institutions have joined Maple Group Acquisition Corp's plan to mount a hostile bid for the TMX Group and top a friendly offer from the London Stock Exchange Group , the consortium of Canadian banks and pension funds said on Sunday.

As more photos of Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY nearly nude at a Gym in Congress emerged over the weekend, a pair of top colleagues in the House of Representatives called for the embattled congressman to resign

The Obama administration is leading a global effort to establish shadow Internet and cellphone systems to help dissidents undermine authoritarian governments, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

Talk about getting it from all sides. Economists want Americans to cut down on debt and boost spending all at once, even as home values tumble and gasoline prices soar.

Commodities trader Glencore <0805.HK> is considering making a 12 billion pound ($19.5 billion) takeover bid for ENRC , the Kazakh miner hit by a bitter boardroom battle, the Sunday Times reported.

Developer Chronicwire leaked that Apple will refresh its line of MacBook Air notebooks with voice recognition support in iOS 5, as soon as the coming Wednesday

Sir Alex Ferguson's holiday could be ruined after news emerged that Liverpool have, reportedly, offered a £22m fee for the highly-rated Blackburn defender Phil Jones.

Intel Corp is planning another expansion of its chip plant in southern Israel and is seeking a government grant for part of the funding, Israel's Industry and Trade Ministry said on Sunday.

A group of Canadian banks and pension funds mounting a hostile bid for the TMX Group said on Sunday they have added more partners to the effort to top a rival offer from the London Stock Exchange Group .

So much for decorum! Rep. Anthony Weiner posed nearly naked before a mirror in a Congressional gym, embarrassing photos released online revealed.

Germany's bank association on Saturday backed government proposals to get private creditors involved in the cost of a second bailout for Greece, although it was not clear if the banks favoured a controversial bond swap. favored Berlin is pushing hard for commercial banks to contribute to the cost of the estimated 120 billion euro ($172 billion) deal, but has not yet convinced the European Cent...

Apple is being sued by iCloud Communications who claims damages and infringement since Apple's launch of the same name iCloud last week in San Francisco.

Emerging economy Indonesia threw its backing on Sunday behind France's Christine Lagarde to become head of the International Monetary Fund.

Treasure hunter Bill Waren is reportedly launching an underwater search to find the corpse of Osama bin Laden as he believes that President Obama has failed to provide concrete proof of the terrorist’s death.

Software and video game developing giant Microsoft, in a statement, said that the company’s newest project Kinect has a price tag of $149 to compete with Sony Move, a report said.

Manchester United skipper Nemanja Vidic has quashed rumours of a move to Italian Serie A side Juventus.

Dubai, facing a budget deficit, is planning a benchmark sovereign dollar bond issue in the coming days after holding meetings with potential investors in London on Monday and Tuesday.

Apple has been accused of lifting ‘Wi-Fi Sync’ app, which was created by Developer Greg Hughes last year and Apple had rejected it from the App Store.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said on Sunday she had received very affirmative support from the Egyptian government for her bid to become the next head of the International Monetary Fund.

Even working on her laptop in Amnesty International's London headquarters or talking on her mobile phone going around the city, Corinna-Barbara Francis suspects Chinese authorities are listening in.

A major cyber attack on the IMF aimed to steal sensitive insider information, a cyber security expert said on Sunday, as the race to lead the body which oversees global financial system heated up.

Global inconsistencies and industry resistance are clouding the outlook for world financial regulation reform in two key areas -- swaps oversight and bank capital, both set for debate this week.

French parliamentarians have launched a petition calling on Air France-KLM to place a $20-25 billion plane order with Airbus and not Boeing -- but airline officials said they would split the order.

Italian fashion house Prada, which is seeking to raise up to $2.6 billion through a Hong Kong IPO, has generated five times demand for its offer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.

G20 member Indonesia threw its backing behind France's Christine Lagarde for the head of the IMF on Sunday, marking her first public endorsement from a major emerging market and padding her lead in a three-way race.

Lulzsec, the hackers who took down PBS and Sony has now taken interest in exposing email addresses and passwords of people visiting pornography websites.

The International Monetary Fund, the intergovernmental group that oversees the global financial system and brings together 187 member nations, has become the latest known target of a significant cyber attack.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has many potential transfers in mind despite not having confirmed a manager as yet, with Neymar, Modric and Sanchez believed to be at the top his list.

Italian fashion house Prada, which is seeking to raise up to $2.6 billion through a Hong Kong IPO, has generated five times demand for its offer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.