IBT Staff Reporter

Early humans may have fed on sedges and grasses, rather than nuts as long thought.

U.S. stocks dipped on Tuesday as a move higher in the dollar pressured commodity prices and investors weighed the potential for some consolidation in equities after a recent run-up.

The world's largest phone maker by volume, Nokia, has started to look for a new chairman to take over from next year's annual general meeting, current chairman Jorma Ollila said on Tuesday.

Google Inc's Seoul office was raided on Tuesday on suspicion its mobile advertising unit AdMob had illegally collected location data without consent, South Korean police said, the latest setback to the Internet search firm's Korean operations.

The news that dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden is dead and was buried at sea has fueled conspiracy theories because the action of the U.S. forces gives rise to more questions than answering them.

President Barack Obama and other administration officials are considering releasing a photo of Osama bin Laden's corpse on Tuesday, according to a report.

Every year A-list celebrities celebrate fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala. This year, celebrities paid tribute to Alexander McQueen, who is the subject of this year's exhibit.

Ally Financial Inc, the former General Motors Acceptance Corp, posted lower quarterly profit as it made less money from auto lending.

South Korean police raided Google's offices in Seoul as they investigate whether the company illegally gathered private data.

Endeavour's launch continues to get pushed back - this NASA says it won't happen before May 10.

Gold prices hit new all-time Dollar highs at the AM London Fix on Tuesday, but silver traded near a two-week low as world stock markets slipped and commodity prices fell hard.

An influential member of Germany's governing coalition backed the possibility on Tuesday of easing the terms of Greece's euro zone bailout, a move that might help Athens better weather the debt crisis.

Real Madrid need goals in the semifinal second leg at the Nou Camp against Barcelona in the Champions League and it could lead to a Barca onslaught.

U.S. agricultural processor Archer Daniels Midland Co reported higher third quarter earnings on Tuesday on strong results from its corn and oilseed processing segments.

Clorox Co posted disappointing quarterly results and narrowed its full-year outlook on Tuesday, hurt by rising packaging costs, and the consumer products maker's shares fell 3 percent premarket.

Apple Inc refreshed its lineup of iMac desktop computers with new Intel Corp processors that is says are up to 70 percent faster.

Clorox Co posted a dip in quarterly profit on Tuesday, pressured by higher costs for materials like the resin used to make some products and packaging.

MasterCard Inc's first-quarter profit rose 24 percent, beating expectations, as consumers spent more money on their credit and debit cards.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as strength in the dollar pressured commodity prices and investors eyed a possible pullback in equity prices after a recent run-up.

The final chapter of the El Classico will be played out at the Nou Camp as Barcelona hosts Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League semi final on Tuesday.

Brent crude oil dipped below $124 a barrel on Tuesday as the dollar rose from a three-year low and traders weighed the impact on the market of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's death.

Greece insisted on Tuesday any restructuring of its debts would be a disaster for the economy, but financial markets continue to view it as likely and are betting that the euro zone debt crisis will worsen.

India's central bank raised interest rates by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points on Tuesday and declared it would battle stubbornly high inflation even at the cost of some economic slowdown, casting doubt over the government's ambitious growth targets.

Sony Corp. said that hackers had breached the Sony Online Entertainment site, resulting in it being shut down and compromising yet more customer information.

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc reported quarterly results roughly in line with expectations and said it expects by the second half of the year to complete its review of which company businesses are appropriate to keep.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as strength in the dollar pressured commodity prices and investors eyed a possible pullback in equity prices after a recent run-up.

The final chapter of the El Classico will be played out at the Nou Camp as Barcelona hosts Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League semi final.

German reinsurer Hannover Re slashed its full-year net profit outlook after heavy claims from earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand took their toll in the first quarter.

Infineon's decision to exit the wireless business to focus on chips for cars and energy-efficient machines has paid off, as strong second-quarter results let the German chipmaker raise its full-year outlook.