IBT Staff Reporter

A thinner, lighter follow-up to the bestselling iPad, Apple promised a lot with the iPad 2. Does the company deliver?

U.S. private sector employers added more jobs than expected last month, raising hopes that Friday's closely watched government jobs report could show more growth than anticipated.

U.S. stocks eked out gains on Wednesday despite another rise in oil prices as investors bet the latest data signaled the economy could absorb expected higher energy costs.

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Gold touched a record high above $1,440 an ounce on Wednesday, as a bullish confluence of political unrest in Libya, surging oil prices and easy monetary policies spurred safe haven buying.

Holdings of the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, the SPDR Gold Trust, fell for a fifth consecutive month in February, data from the New York-based fund showed, the longest run of outflows since the trust's inception.

Prices for Dollar investors to Buy Gold crept higher to reach a new all-time record Wednesday lunchtime in London, as crude oil rose further above $100 per barrel and world stock markets fell for the eighth time in nine sessions.

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Director Steven Spielberg secured the screen rights to WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy, the book by Guardian journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding, reports The Guardian.

At the Game Developer's Conference, Nintendo recognizes the importance of social gaming and evolving content; announces 10,000 WiFi hotspots and NetFlix availability for the 3DS.

U.S. stocks rose modestly on Wednesday after a Federal Reserve survey said the economy has gained strength, but oil prices near 2-1/2 year highs weighed on the market.

Formula One team McLaren's drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have expressed worries about their car for the 2011 Formula One season, saying it is behind their biggest rivals in terms of progress made.

Exile for Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi is an option, according to U.S. Officials. While no world leaders have publicly offered asylum weeks into a crisis threatening to become civil war, the leaders of Venezuela and Nicaragua have shown support for Gaddafi in recent days.

Thinner and faster, Apple's newest tablet is joined by iPad versions of Apple's Garageband and iMove software.

Stocks rose modestly on Wednesday after a Federal Reserve survey said the economy has gained strength, but oil prices near 2-1/2 year highs weighed on the market.

Barnes & Noble Inc has settled a lawsuit brought against it by Spring Design, which had accused the top U.S. bookseller of illegally copying a screen design for its popular Nook electronic book reader.

After months of speculation and rumors, Apple revealed its iPad 2.

Top U.S. office supply chain Staples Inc blamed winter storms for keeping shoppers away during the holidays and forecast a quarterly profit just below analysts' estimates.

Dutch artists Adrei and Alfons Kennis have made Ötzi come alive by using 3D images of his skull as well as X-ray and CT images and have made him the main attraction of the exhibition.

Steve Jobs made it to the iPad 2 launch at Apple's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has offered to sell Sky News and also subsidize the channel for years to win approval of its planned takeover of all of British pay TV company BSkyB , the BBC reported on Wednesday.

Socks rose on Wednesday after employers added more jobs than expected last month, but shares came off their highs as oil prices surged in a correlation expected to define trading in the near term.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday a Republican spending cut plan would not cause a big dent to U.S. economic growth, but could cost around 200,000 jobs.

Apple Inc's maestro Steve Jobs took the stage to a standing ovation on Wednesday, returning to the spotlight after a brief medical absence to unveil the second version of the iPad.

Oil prices jumped to near 2-1/2 year highs on Wednesday after an airstrike near Libya's oil infrastructure kept the market braced for a prolonged disruption from the OPEC nation and worried unrest might spread to other regional producers.

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The U.S. Senate approved a two-week budget extension on Wednesday that will allow congressional Republicans and Democrats additional time to negotiate how big budget cuts should be until September 30, the end of the 2011 fiscal year.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday a Republican spending cut plan would not cause a big dent to U.S. economic growth, but could cost around 200,000 jobs.