IBT Staff Reporter

Home to much of the world's semiconductor factories and electronics companies, Japan's devastation will have significant effects on global electronics supplies.

A massive Japanese earthquake may have less of an impact on insurers than first feared, analysts said on Friday, although their reassuring estimates only partially calmed nervous investors.

Exactly 66 years ago, the U.S. Airforce conducted the largest single firebombing in history over Tokyo which killed at least 100,000 residents and injured up to one million people. Burning large parts of the city with incendiary bombs was thus more effective in killing civilians than either the Hiroshima or Nagasaki atomic bombs.

The Federal Reserve could tell major banks as soon as next week whether regulators' stress tests show they're healthy enough to boost stock dividends.

Leveraging its content and channel, Amazon could present a unique and significant challenge to Apple and its iPad.

Donating to the disaster relief efforts in Japan and elsewhere following the devastating earthquake and tsunami is as easy as a text message.

Oil prices fell on Friday after a massive earthquake shook Japan, shutting refineries and other industrial facilities in the world's third-largest oil consumer and triggering a broader sell-off in commodities.

Euro zone leaders agreed in principle on Friday to write limits on public debt and budget deficits into national law, meeting a German condition for a stronger euro zone financial safety net.

American International Group's bid to take back $15.7 billion in risky mortgage bonds may inject fresh confidence in a market where investors had started to question a nearly two-year rally.

The former Two and a Half Men actor will take his show on the road, on what will be Charlie Sheen LIVE: My Violent Torpedo of Truth.

The home of Allen Iverson, the former NBA star and current player for Turkish team Be?ikta?, is in foreclosure.

Hundreds of people thronged Apple stores on both U.S. coasts hours before the iPad 2 goes on sale Friday, signaling strong appetite for a device that dominates the fledgling market it created.

Just when you think you've had enough of Charlie Sheen proclaiming that he is 'winning,' think again.

The United States cannot drill its way out of its energy problems and must begin reforms now to reduce oil dependence, President Barack Obama said on Friday, pledging to do all he could to stabilize fuel prices.

GPS vulnerabilities such as solar flare interference and jamming could be solved by eLORAN technology.

Stocks closed the week on a high note on Friday, on relief that unrest did not engulf top oil producer Saudi Arabia, calming some investors who worried the market was entering a near-term slide.

Google's Crisis Center and Person Finder provides immediate, real time assistance to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

A massive 8.9 earthquake struck Japan on Friday triggering a reportedly 33-feet high (10 meters) tsunami that swept away cars, planes, homes and even some smaller buildings along the country's northeastern coast.A tsunami warning was issued for the entire Pacific basin, except initially, for the U.S. and Canada.

Video from Japan in the aftermath Friday's 8.9 magnitude quake shows office workers in Yokohama, several hundreds of miles southwest of the quake's epicenter, running to escape falling debris.

You'll notice that Casey is missing from the group. He is unfortunately sick and in the hospital right now. Wave to him ... We know you're watching buddy, feel better - shout out to the nurses. Get back here soon, okay? said host Ryan Seacrest.

Chelsea's defender Ashley Cole will not face any charges after accidentally shooting an intern at the club with an air rifle at Chelsea's Cobham training ground in Surrey.

by Rachelle HornNEW YORK, March 11 - Covered bond advocates descended on Capitol Hill on Friday to testify before the House Financial Services Committee as the cause for establishing a market in the United States looks to be gaining traction.

People.com is reporting that Twilight stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were evacuated from the Vancouver Island beach area in British Columbia after a tsunami warning was issued.

Consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in five months in early March as gasoline prices rose, a survey released on Friday showed.

Chelsea's £50m man Fernando Torres says the Chelsea dressing room has a friendlier atmosphere than what he enjoyed at Liverpool.

Internet video firm Hulu is planning to reduce the size of its board in an attempt to streamline decision-making within the venture, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the plan.

Sales of Apple's iPad ate in to Acer's netbook shipments, giving Dell and edge of the Taiwanese company.

The United States must reduce its dependence on oil and begin to reform energy policy, President Barack Obama said on Friday, pledging to do all he could to keep gasoline prices low.

Big jumps in U.S. oil refining shares on Friday in reaction to Japan's massive earthquake could soon reverse as traders digest the impact of the disaster