IBT Staff Reporter

NEW YORK - Just days ahead of its planned unveiling of its iCloud service, Apple has succeeded in securing licensing deals from all four major labels and music publishers.

A United Auto Workers trust fund will retain its shares of Chrysler Group LLC in a bid to maximize returns for retiree healthcare costs rather than follow the Obama administration in a quick exit of its investment, two people familiar with the fund's strategy said.

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason once thought of the hundreds of companies copying his business plan as plagiarists.

A damning short-seller's report accusing Sino-Forest Corp of theft and fraud put the skids under the Canadian-listed company on Friday, even as it denied there was a problem.

Actor James Arness, 88, died today from natural causes at his Brentwood home.

Sara Lee Corp's opening of a high-tech Kansas City meat manufacturing facility sets the stage for broad growth in its key brands and is part of a series of moves in preparation for splitting in two, company officials said on Friday.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and bi-cameral leaders agreed upon a much anticipated ethics bill calling for full disclosure of assets and income from state lawmakers.

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason once thought of the hundreds of companies copying his business plan as plagiarists.

A damning short-seller's report accusing Sino-Forest Corp of theft and fraud put the skids under the Canadian-listed company on Friday, even as it denied there was a problem.

A U.S. appeals court will likely be asked to revisit recent patent rulings involving Rambus, an attorney for the chip maker said at a court hearing on Friday.

Wall Street closed out a fifth week of losses with more selling on Friday after an anemic jobs report strengthened the case that the economy was slowing, though analysts said indexes may stabilize in the near-term.

Ousted Tunisian president has his day in court from afar.

Research In Motion has given up more ground to Apple and Google in the hypercompetitive U.S. smartphone market, a report shows, while two brokerages cut their price targets for the BlackBerry maker on concerns it can no longer keep pace.

The spot market price of Gold Bullion jumped $10 per ounce to $1539 Friday lunchtime in London - recovering the last of this week's 1.1% drop - before slipping back as the US Dollar fell on surprisingly weak US jobs data.

North Korea might be decades behind development, but when it comes to cyber warfare, the nation is growing an elite army of hackers, seeking out the best of the best computer prodigies, showering them and their families with lavish lifestyles, and effectively training them.

According to the latest figures, Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM) has been pushed down to third place from second in the U.S smartphone platform market share ranking according to a comScore report.

Novak Djokovic's long winning streak has been halted by Switzerland's Roger Federer.

A media firestorm this week stemming from a lewd photograph on Congressman Anthony Weiner's Twitter account caused him to pull out of a scheduled appearance in Wisconsin, Friday in an effort to spend time with his wife.

Amid charges from the Public Integrity Commission he gave a no-show job to former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, a top State University of New York official from his post as Senior Vice Chancellor and as head of the SUNY Research Foundation.

Rihanna's 'Man Down' isn't her first video to stir controversy. She's had several videos that have created waves due to their lyrics or innuendos, though none have sparked as much criticism as her latest video 'Man Down' which has created a tsunami of controversy.

WED is on Sunday June 5. Here's a look at some of the celebrations in the host country India and across the globe, as well as tips on how you can get involved.

Sony may be forced to address their security issues at E3 next week.

The economy may be in for a long period of soft growth after employers hired the fewest number of workers in eight months in May and the unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent.

More bad days may be in store for stocks in coming weeks, but investors aren't pressing the panic button. Not yet.

Ford Motor Co Executive Chairman Bill Ford said on Friday it is likely that the company will look inside its own ranks for the successor to Chief Executive Alan Mulally, whenever Mulally decides to leave.

James Arness, who played Marshal Matt Dillon on TV's 'Gunsmoke' died on Friday of natural causes, according to his website.

For over 2,500 years, China has celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival on the Fifth day of the Fifth lunar month. This year, that day is June 6th.

Targets of pervasive Chinese cyber attacks hope the latest breach of Google email will spark a robust U.S. response but Washington may find it hard to pin precise blame on China and cannot go too far against a key economic and diplomatic partner.

With the likely reveal of its next generation console, Nintendo will make the biggest splash at E3 analyst say. The expo comes at a critical time for Nintendo as sales for its Wii console have begun to sizzle out and more people have turned to Xbox 360 and PS3.