IBT Staff Reporter

Wal-Mart Stores Inc will urge the Supreme Court next week to reject the largest class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit in history, brought by female employees who seek billion of dollars.

Research In Motion's long-awaited tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, will go on sale in North America on April 19 at a base price of $499, matching the pricing for Apple's latest iPad.

The Federal Reserve earned a record $81.7 billion in 2010, largely on investments made to help the economy and banks weather the 2007-2009 financial crisis, and turned the bulk of it over to the U.S. Treasury.

Stocks edged lower on Tuesday following three days of gains, but the recent rally has investors feeling less edgy about crises in Japan and Libya, and should help keep losses in check.

Dollar General Corp reported a higher-than-expected profit and said sales and profit should rise again this fiscal year.

U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday following three days of gains, but further losses may be limited as investors have adapted to a defensive strategy.

People.com is reporting that Lindsay Lohan's dad, Michael, was arrested on three felony charges Tuesday in West Hollywood.

The cheapest version of the device will be priced at $499, similar to the iPad 2.

Walgreen Co reported a higher profit as sales of general merchandise rose during the holidays and Valentine's Day and the drugstore chain filled more prescriptions.

The Wi-Fi Alliance is looking to make accessing Wi-Fi easier by certifying hotspots.

The U.S. debt situation is at a tipping point, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Tuesday, and urged the U.S. central bank to refrain from any further stimulus measures.

Regulatory pressure prompted Sanofi-Aventis and Merck & Co to abandon plans for a joint animal health powerhouse with $5 billion in sales.

LinkedIn, the online social network for professionals and job seekers, now has 100 million members worldwide and more than half are from outside the United States.

The horse-drawn coach that will transport Kate Middleton from Westminster Abbey for her first ride as a princess is the same one used mostly by Queen Elizabeth when he is entertaining visiting heads of state, reports People.com

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Tuesday he was looking to invest in large countries like India.

Hacking ring reportedly has access to nude photos from 50 celebrities.

Amazon has launched its Android Appstore with curatorial element to take on the Android Market but in the process was sued by Apple for trademark violation.

Amazon has entered the mobile app market, but not without stepping on Apple's toes.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rafael Van der Vaart is unhappy with his treatment at the club after his controversial substitution in the weekend game against West Ham and has hit back at criticism from his manager Harry Redknapp.

Wall Street was little changed on Tuesday as fighting in Libya and chances of a interest hike in Europe kept investors from making new bets on stocks.

Preventing another financial crisis similar to the one that shook the markets in 2008 requires a global effort and can not be done by one nation alone, the head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Tuesday.

The Group of Seven (G7) countries may have sold a total of around 530 billion yen ($6.5 billion) on Friday as they intervened in forex markets to weaken the currency, data from the Bank of Japan showed on Tuesday.

Shares of companies active in Monday's early trade are: Walgreen, Canadian Pacific Railway, Netflix Inc., Express Inc., Molycorp and St. Jude Medical.

Dollar General Corp posted a higher quarterly profit as more shoppers visited the discount chain for gifts and food during the holiday season and said it expected sales and earnings to rise again this fiscal year.

A Dallas man received a full face transplant, the third time such a procedure has been performed in the U.S.

Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe will receive the Hero Award for his contribution to the Trevor Project.

Oil prices eased on Tuesday, with Brent hovering below $115 on an anticipated slowdown in Western air strikes on Libya

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday as fighting in Libya, resolving Japan's crisis and the chances for a European interest rate hike next month kept investors jittery.

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who is out injured for up to six weeks with a dislocated finger, ridiculed his Arsenal teammates including his replacement Jens Lehmann.