IBT Staff Reporter

The pop star had previous revealed to Gayle King that her highly-anticipated music video, which is directed by Nick Knight, for Born This Way, will debut Feb. 28 during MTV's talk show, The Seven.

Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday called on major U.S. web site operators such as Amazon and Twitter to switch to a more secure protocol to prevent identify theft and other security breaches in places like coffee shops.

Consumer spending rose modestly in January, getting the year off to a soft start, as households took advantage of tax cuts to rebuild their savings.

The pop star revealed to Gayle King that her highly-anticipated music video, which is directed by Nick Knight, for Born This Way, will debut Feb. 28. During MTV's talk show, The Seven.

A key Federal Reserve official said on Monday the economy can grow for a while before inflation pressures emerge and that policymakers should be wary of withdrawing their support for the economy too soon.

International air freight and passenger traffic picked up in January but rising oil prices caused by political unrest in the Middle East could make 2011 a challenging year, airline body IATA said on Monday.

A top Federal Reserve official said on Monday the economy should do well in 2011 and that oil prices rising on tensions in the Middle East are not currently a drag on the recovery.

Stocks rose on Monday after Ventas Inc said it will buy Nationwide Health Properties for $5.8 billion and investor Warren Buffett said he was eyeing major acquisitions.

Large financial institutions may need to make significant and potentially costly structural changes to comply with new U.S. living will requirements, bank regulator Sheila Bair said on Monday.

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards took place Sunday night. All of Hollywood's biggest stars gathered at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles to honor the best films of the year. Hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco, the biggest winners of the night were The King's Speech and The Fighter. Here is a full list of all the winners.

Contracts for pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell faster than expected in January to the slowest pace in three months, data from a real estate trade group showed on Monday.

French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen Peugeot and German counterpart BMW plan to invest 100 million euros in a hybrid technology joint venture, the two companies said on Monday.

A variation on a similar program targeting Windows systems, a new backdoor trojan targets OS X users.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that that the United States is reaching out different Libyans as the Obama administration calls for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to leave the country.

Texting answering service company doesn't like HTC using their name for a phone.

U.S. consumer spending rose less than expected in January as households took advantage of the largest increase in incomes in more than 1-1/2 years to rebuild their savings, government data showed on Monday.

Contracts for pending sales of previously owned homes fell faster than expected in January to the slowest pace in three months, data from a real estate trade group showed on Monday.

Here is a look at photos of Natalie Portman since she announced her pregnancy.

Stock index futures were mostly flat on Monday on continued concerns the unrest in Libya could spread through the region, though stable oil prices prevented further losses.

JPMorgan Securities expects tablets to evolve into a $35 billion market by 2012, eating into the share of PCs, and competition to drive down premium prices.

Glencore is priming analysts with in-depth briefings on its business ahead of a possible mega-float which could involve Qatar taking a stake in the world's largest commodities trader.

U.S. fund managers increased their exposure to alternatives in February as inflationary pressures intensified and slightly lowered their allocations in domestic equities, a Reuters poll showed on Monday.

Brent crude oil prices rose above $112 a barrel in choppy trade on Monday as investors weighed reassurances from Saudi Arabia that extra supply needs were being met against the prospect that disruption of Libya's output could be prolonged.

A break in at a Vodafone facility in Basingstoke resulted in a service outage for

Homeownership as an investment is no longer the rock-solid foundation for the American Dream it once was, according to a survey released on Monday by the firm the government created in the 1930s to promote homeownership.

Consumer spending rose less than expected in January as households took advantage of the largest increase in incomes in more than 1-1/2 years to rebuild their savings, government data showed on Monday.

Here's a look at some of the biggest hits in fashion from the red carpet at the Academy Awards.

Stocks rose on Monday after bullish comments from a Federal Reserve official eased concerns that high oil prices could hurt economic activity.