IBT Staff Reporter

Giants starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez pitched a marvelous game until the eighth inning, before allowing two hits and committing a throwing error, allowing the Colorado Rockies to come back and beat the Giants 5-3.

May 17, 2011

Alarmingly frequent bubbles and busts in copper, wheat, crude oil, silver and pretty much all other natural resources might now be the collateral damage of QE

May 17, 2011

Dell Inc posted profits that blew past Wall Street forecasts on improved profitability and the No. 2 PC maker raised its fiscal 2012 outlook for operating income, citing expectations for a robust back-to-school season and strong government spending.

May 17, 2011

U.S. factory output slipped for the first time in 10 months in April as a shortage of parts from Japan crimped activity and home building slumped, showing the economy got off to a weak start in the second quarter.

May 17, 2011

Harmon Clayton Killebrew has died at the age of 74 years-old. He was undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer and last week he had entered hospice care.

May 17, 2011

If Harold Camping is right, Judgment Day is near. Near as in four days away. Yes, you've heard correctly. The Oakland-based Family Radio Worldwide, of which Camping is the president, said they have crunched the numbers, have done the math properly, and the numbers prove that the beginning of the end of the world as we know it is May 21. A day, the Family Radio Worldwide website says, the Bible guarantees.

May 17, 2011

The days when Mac users need not worry about their computers getting infected with malicious software may be coming to an end.

May 17, 2011

Dominique Strauss Kahn has been placed on suicide watch at his Rikers Island jail cell in New York City, according to a report.

May 17, 2011

A new study from Northwestern found more black college students are into Twitter than whites because of a stronger interest in celebrity and entertainment news.

May 17, 2011

Intel's chief executive rejected speculation the world's largest chipmaker might adopt rival ARM Holdings' technology to build mobile chips, and said smartphones using its silicon would go on sale next year.

May 17, 2011

In its first look at the growing controversy about location tracking by smartphones, the Federal Communications Commission has invited Apple, Google and consumer advocates to a forum in late June.

May 17, 2011

Harmon Killebrew, one of Major League Baseball's greatest sluggers, died on Tuesday after battling esophageal cancer. He was aged 74.

May 17, 2011

Facebook and other social network giants are opposing a new Californian bill, which requires all social network websites to make users' information private by default. A spokesman claims that the bill would be a big threat to their businesses.

May 17, 2011

Revenues at the world's biggest investment banks fell 5 percent to $52 billion in the first quarter of 2011, hit by Middle Eastern unrest, natural disasters, volatile commodities and economic uncertainty, a consultancy said in a report on the industry.

May 17, 2011

Andy Warhol was one of America's most prolific artists. Over his career, Warhol made prints of many popular stars, such as Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Brigette Bardot, and Michael Jackson. We take a look at ten of his most famous paintings.

May 17, 2011

The Golden State Warriors have a slim 0.8% chance of winning the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery tonight in New Jersey. If Warriors owner and lottery representative Joe Lacob is counting, that's better odds than he will get in the California Lottery.

May 17, 2011

The Dow and the S&P 500 fell for a third day on Tuesday after disappointing figures from Wal-Mart and Hewlett-Packard, although a late rebound suggested investors may be looking for a short-term bounce.

May 17, 2011

Sony CEO Howard Stringer said keeping its database secure is a never-ending process.

May 17, 2011

After news broke that former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger had an affair and fathered a child with a member of the household staff, Maria Shriver is breaking her silence.

May 17, 2011

Stocks fell on Tuesday, as a disappointing outlook from Hewlett-Packard Co and another batch of soft U.S. data added to growing trepidation about the economy's strength.

May 17, 2011

The U.S. manufacturing and services sectors will continue to grow this year as revenues rise, but prices for materials are seen climbing further, according to an industry forecast released on Tuesday.

May 17, 2011

There will be the first Pillow Fight World Cup in New York City tonight, ever. Contenders from the U.S., Austria, Sweden, and Japan will compete for the world championship title in pillow fighting in Brooklyn, New York.

May 17, 2011

The New York attorney general's office has requested information from three major U.S. banks about their mortgage operations, according to a source familiar with the matter.

May 17, 2011

The New York Mets third baseman David Wright was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back. Wright likely to be out for at least two weeks.

May 17, 2011

Danielle Staub, who used to stir up trouble on the set of The Real Housewives of New Jersey has found a new way to make money ever since departing from the show.

May 17, 2011

Queen Elizabeth made her first ever visit to Ireland on Tuesday, meeting with Prime Minister Enda Kenny and President Mary McAleese.

May 17, 2011

Novak Djokovic dominating performance at the Rome Masters over Rafael Nadal has allowed tennis' world number two Djokovic qualify for 2011 ATP World Tour Finals at season's end.

May 17, 2011

Hewlett-Packard Co slashed its 2011 profit forecast as it prepares to spend heavily to revamp a troubled division that provides everything from computer maintenance to high-level tech consulting, sending its shares tumbling over 7 percent.

May 17, 2011

The New York attorney general's office has requested information from three major banks about their mortgage operations, according to a source familiar with the matter.

May 17, 2011