IBT Staff Reporter

Sued over beef and meat, Taco Bell has launched a damage control campaign on social media platforms like Twitter, Youtube and Facebook.

Chelsea will travel to Merseyside to face Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup in Saturday's early kick-off.

Alpha Natural Resources is close to a $7 billion deal to buy Massey Energy Co, which was rocked by a deadly coal mining accident last year, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

His latest shenanigans forced him to reconsider

Nickelodeon on Thursday premiered the first episode of the new SpongeBob SquarePants series, 'The Legends of Bikini Bottom', on Facebook, a day ahead of TV.

Iran's first nuclear power plant will be ready to generate electricity on April 9, atomic energy Chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Friday

As auto manufacturers begin to launch the initial wave of electric vehicles (EVs) into the market, investment in EV cyber security systems is also expected to go up drastically.

Chevrolet is stepping up the national rollout of the Volt to match customer interest, the carmaker said in a statement.

All across Europe, from Brussels to the Balkans, a new generation of WikiLeaks-style websites is sprouting.

Two of the most significant risks that could affect the world in the next 10 years - given their high degrees of impact and interconnectedness - are economic disparity and global governance failures, according to a survey seeking the opinion of hundreds of experts, business leaders and policy makers.

Investors are closely examining the financial details disclosed in LinkedIn Corp's IPO filing, trying to determine how much the company is worth.

Stocks suffered their biggest one-day loss in nearly six months on Friday as anti-government rioting in Egypt prompted investors to flee to less risky assets to ride out the turmoil.

Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, whose bet against the overheated housing market made him one of the world's wealthiest people, became a lot richer last year.

Investors are closely examining the financial details disclosed in LinkedIn Corp's IPO filing, trying to determine how much the company is worth.

The U.S. Justice Department's review of Google Inc's planned acquisition of airline ticketing software company ITA Software is focusing on making sure ITA's products remain available, even to Google's rivals, according to a source close to the deal.

Goldman Sachs Group tripled Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein's base salary and awarded him $12.6 million of stock, even after the bank's net income plunged last year.

American Express Co Chief Executive Kenneth Chenault sold more than $7.5 million of his company's shares, as the credit card lender said it will now pay him largely in restricted stock units instead of cash.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he enjoys making banks squirm thinking they might be the next targets of his website which has published U.S. diplomatic and military secrets.

An asteroid that once was seen as a danger to the Earth may soon be a once-in-a-century opportunity to get a close look at one - and learn more abut the ones that really are a hazard.

Bob TourtellotteIf you can't beat 'em, YouTube, join 'em.

A federal judge rejected Kraft Foods Inc's bid to force Starbucks Corp to keep using Kraft to distribute packaged coffee to supermarkets, a move that allows Starbucks to move ahead with a new partner.

Sara Lee Corp plans to split into two public companies focusing on North American meats and international coffee and tea, a move that could make it easier to sell the parts.

President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak appeared on television late Friday for the first time since riots began in Cairo, saying in a televised address that the country was in a “defining moment” and that he had requested that his cabinet resign so a new one can be designated tomorrow.

A recent survey says more Americans are worried about having their online privacy violated than about losing their job.

Ford Motor Co's earnings fell far short of expectations on surging costs for new vehicle launches and an unexpected loss in its European business, driving its shares down more than 13 percent.

A Harris Interactive survey found that nearly half of mobile app users said they were more likely to accidentally click an ad than do so intentionally.

American Express Co said it changed the annual compensation plan for Chief Executive Kenneth Chenault and will now pay him largely in restricted stock units instead of cash.

The Asian American community is demanding an apology from Rush Limbaugh, the vociferous conservative talk show host, for mocking Chinese President Hu Jintao in a racially insensitive way.

The Federal Communications Commission filed on Friday to dismiss challenges to its new Internet traffic rules, an agency official said.