IBT Staff Reporter

NASA scientists watching the sun are bracing for a big jump in solar activity as the quietest period in decades comes to an end.

Holes in the program leave the user profile information, conversation logs, account balance, addresses, and cell phone number easily accessible.

A Morgan Stanley property fund failed to make $3.3 billion in debt payments by a deadline on Friday, handing over the keys to a central Tokyo office building to Blackstone and other investors, the largest repayment failure of its kind in Japan.

Here's something you may have missed amid all the hoopla about Warren Buffett's Lubrizol buyout: the Oracle of Omaha is now a baron of the global chemical industry.

Rising food and gasoline costs lifted U.S. consumer prices overall in March, but underlying inflation pressures were contained and consumers grew more confident about the economy in early April.

Inflation accelerated in Asia and Europe in March while the United States bucked the global trend with underlying price pressures largely in check, leaving monetary policy on diverging paths around the world.

President Barack Obama continues pushing cyber security with the introduction of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC).

The Consumer Price Index data for March was in line with low underlying inflation, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Friday, adding it is too early to determine whether commodity price spikes are playing a role.

ABC announced it will be canceling two daytime soap operas, All My Children and One Life to Live.

A Moody's downgrade and growing speculation Greece may eventually restructure its debt took the shine off Ireland's thumbs-up from the EU and the IMF Friday for its efforts to claw its way back from crisis.

Here are five reasons to stay away from the premature PlayBook - at least until RIM plugs the tablet's holes.

Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch brokerage business provided a bright spot in an otherwise dismal first quarter for the bank, reporting sharply higher revenue and client assets as well as a net increase of nearly 200 financial advisers.

A number of T. Rowe Price Group Inc mutual funds reported owning stakes in Facebook Inc, valuing the fast-growing social media firm at $25 per share.

Charles Schwab Corp , the largest U.S. discount brokerage, posted higher-than-forecast earnings as rising stock markets fueled increased trading and fees from clients, sending the stock up more than 2 percent.

Merrill Lynch is giving some regional managers permission to offer unusually high upfront signing bonuses to attract top-tier brokers from rivals, according to several recruiters.

Consumer sentiment rose more than expected in April as worries about the impact of higher oil prices on economic growth eased slightly, a survey released on Friday showed.

U.S. consumer sentiment rose more than expected in April as worries about the impact of higher oil prices on economic growth eased slightly, a survey released on Friday showed.

Lionel Messi, and not Cristiano Ronaldo, is on the way to greatness according to Barcelona and Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff.

A number of T. Rowe Price Group mutual funds reported owning stakes in Facebook Inc, valuing the fast-growing social media company at $25 per share.

Stocks rose on Friday as encouraging economic indicators overshadowed disappointing results from Bank of America and Google.

Rising food and gasoline costs lifted U.S. consumer prices overall in March, but underlying inflation pressures were contained and consumers grew more confident about the economy in early April.

The U.S. military said it shot down an intermediate-range ballistic missile target over the Pacific on Friday in the most challenging test yet of its work on a planned antimissile shield for Europe against Iran.

Bank of America Corp posted an unexpectedly sharp drop in first-quarter profit as higher expenses from delayed home foreclosures weighed on its mortgage business.

Rich Americans are expected to spend an extra $26.6 billion on luxury goods this year but they will do so with an eye toward value as the country recovers from recession, a poll released on Friday found.

Technology firms such as LG Electronics are moving toward adopting the Linux-based MeeGo operating system after Nokia abandoned it, one of the project's leaders said.

Rising food and gasoline prices lifted U.S. consumer inflation as expected in March, but underlying inflation pressures remained contained, a government report showed on Friday.

Vimpelcom will next week seek talks with Algeria on a disputed unit of Orascom Telecom after completing a deal to buy Orascom and other telecoms assets of Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris.

Larry Page says the company's management transition is going according to plan; analysts and Wall St. investors aren't so sure as Google's stock takes a tumble.

Top commodity trader Glencore's planned $12 billion London listing has long been seen as the first step to merging with Xstrata , in what could be the biggest mining takeover in history.