IBT Staff Reporter

Hackers have crashed the website of credit card firm MasterCard in apparent retaliation for its blocking of donations to the Wikileaks website, the BBC and other media reported on Wednesday.

No download, no installation, now kindle for the web will expand to enable anyone with access to a web browser to buy and read full Kindle books, said Amazon.

Financial literacy has become a huge catchphrase -- the one idea upon which consumer advocates and bankers, borrowers and lenders, even Republicans and Democrats all agree.

Stocks were nearly flat on Wednesday, with investors pulling back on a strong dollar and higher bond yields, but analysts didn't rule out a year-end rally.

Young kids hurling stones at army tanks, stifling curfews, incongruous checkpoints and an unrelenting settlement activity...The visualization of the word 'Palestine' is unlikely to change any time soon. Fathers would still have to carry children on their shoulders to protest against the army incursions while their mothers rally in support of people forced out as a result of expanding settlements. The peace talks have been officially stalled, the latest of the news reports suggest.

The World Health Organization has endorsed a new, rapid tuberculosis (TB) test that can diagnose the killer disease within two hours.

Ebay CEO John Donahoe said cell phones are the future wallets as the company makes a strong push to mobile.

Sony Corporation of America's CFO Robert Wiesenthal said the company will bridge the gap between the media and Hollywood, as a content creator and an electronics manufacturer.

The final group games of four of the eight groups in the UEFA Champions League, was played out on Tuesday, with group winners and second-placed qualifications to the knock-outs confirmed.

The South Korean government has unveiled a plan to nurture the eco-friendly vehicle industry and plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Schools, teachers and students are increasingly using Android applications to suit their customized needs

Fortune Brands Inc plans to separate the company into three, the maker of Jim Beam whiskey, Titleist golf balls and Moen faucets said on Wednesday.

German industrial production topped economists' expectations during October, a report by Destatis said, indicating the German economic recovery continues, contrary to fears of a slowdown.

Stocks were little changed on Wednesday, weighed by gains in the dollar and higher bond yields, but analysts said they expect the market to regroup before attempting a rally into year-end.

She is the queen of retail fashion with sales expected to go up to $ 1billion

Consumer credit in the U.S. rose during October, mainly boosted by a rise in student loans, a report by the Federal Reserve said on Tuesday.

Ashton Kuthcer's lawyers threaten legal action for using his name to sell sex tape

Beyonce surprises her husband with the fastest car on his birthday

U.S. healthcare group Johnson & Johnson made a long-awaited 1.75 billion euro ($2.3 billion) bid for Crucell on Wednesday, shrugging off the Dutch biotech company's recent problems with vaccine production.

Fortune Brands Inc plans to separate the company into three, the maker of Jim Beam bourbon, Titleist golf balls and Moen faucets said on Wednesday.

Stock index futures were mixed on Wednesday, pressured by rising bond yields and a stronger dollar.

Yields on German government bonds, normally seen as a safe haven by investors, rose on Wednesday as deepening uncertainty over how to stem the euro zone's debt crisis hit even Europe's strongest economy.

The S&P 500 was set to rise modestly at the open on Wednesday, boosted by positive corporate news, but a rise in bond yields and the dollar could limit gains.

Salma Hayek recalls her days as an illegal immigrant and her initial struggles as a Latino in Hollywood.

The S&P 500 was set to rise modestly at the open on Wednesday, boosted by positive corporate news, but a rise in bond yields and the dollar could limit gains.

Chinese students in Shanghai emerge at the top in international student assessment tests against Western peers, according to a PISA study.

Federal authorities have expanded an investigation into insider trading on Wall Street, bringing to more than one dozen the number of subpoenas sent to hedge funds and other investment firms over the past two weeks, people familiar with the inquiry said.

Stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday, pressured by rising bond yields and a stronger dollar.

The trustee seeking to recover money for Bernard Madoff's victims sued multi-billion dollar money-management firm Tremont Group Holdings Inc and sought an additional $555 million in recoveries from UBS AG .