IBT Staff Reporter

Banks including Wells Fargo & Co reported first-quarter results that showed the loan losses that have plagued the financial sector amid the recession are easing.

U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday after losses in healthcare stocks offset strong gains by Apple Inc and Morgan Stanley after they posted higher-than-expected earnings.

Boeing Co , the world's second-largest plane maker, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, despite making fewer deliveries as the company held down costs at its commercial airplane division.

This weekend, in a bout of spring cleaning, I attacked the living room with a wild abandon, taking bric-a-brac and hastily displayed household items, like candles, off shelves to dust.

The value of your tweets. Now that you have set up your Twitter account, what do you tweet in order to get closer to an actual job lead?

Based on an investigation by NSW Health, pollution has been ruled out as the cause of a cluster of brain tumours reported in a Hunter Valley mining town

Based on data released by the Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australasia (CPSA), expenditure for treatments such as anti-wrinkle injections and laser hair removal over 12 months till March 31 was up 30 per cent compared to the same duration early 2009.

The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it transferred a record $47.4 billion to the U.S. Treasury in 2009 as a result of its programs to help the economy and financial firms during the financial crisis.

Amarillo Biosciences, local biotech company has been testing its orally administered interferon in the test to study its efficiency in preventing the flu in 200 people in Western Australia.

According to new Australian study, women who eat a lot of processed meats like salami and hot dogs are at a higher risk of ovarian cancer.

Google Inc is in talks to acquire airline IT and services provider ITA Software Inc, Bloomberg reported citing three people familiar with the matter.

AMR Corp , parent of American Airlines, posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday, saying the jump in fuel prices posed an obstacle to recovery, sending shares down as much as 5.5 percent.

U.S. stocks drifted lower on Wednesday on losses by healthcare and energy stocks, offsetting strong gains by blue chips Apple Inc and Morgan Stanley.

Banks including Wells Fargo & Co reported first-quarter results that showed the loan losses that have plagued the financial sector amid the recession are easing.

General Motors Co has a real possibility of launching an initial public offering by the end of the year, Chief Executive Ed Whitacre said on Wednesday.

Uniformed doormen and apartment building workers reached a deal with New York building owners on Wednesday, narrowly averting a strike that would have left residents running elevators, disposing of trash and doing other chores themselves.

As he filled out forms in a re-employment center in the parking lot of his union hall, 61-year-old repairman Albert Hinojosa spoke about his uncertain future after losing a job he held for almost a quarter of a century.

When the Twin Towers fell on 9/11, the offices of American Express marketers Peggy McHale and Sandi Webster were right across the street.

Commercial lender CapitalSource Inc said it acquired MainStreet Lender LLC, a Small Business Administration (SBA) lender, for $100 million to expand its product offering.

Diversified U.S. manufacturer United Technologies Corp reported quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's expectations helped by lower restructuring costs, while revenue missed analysts' forecasts.

Most consumers think U.S. homes are affordable and the time is ripe to buy as many expect prices to rise in the next year, a new survey showed on Wednesday.

U.S. mortgage applications bounced from three-month lows last week as potential buyers locked in lower borrowing costs before the federal tax credit expires, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.

AT&T Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings as strong sales of Apple Inc's iPhone bolstered profitability despite tepid overall revenue growth.

Paulson & Co, the hedge fund linked to civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc, moved to head off investor concerns about its role in a deal that has scarred the reputation of the Wall Street bank and overshadowed blow-out quarterly earnings.

Visa Inc said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy CyberSource Corp , a technology company that processes online payments, in a bid to increase its e-commerce business.

Blue chips rose in early trading on Wednesday boosted by strong results from investment bank Morgan Stanley and Apple, but healthcare stocks weighed on the broader market.

McDonald's Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit as its coffee business boosted U.S. sales, and the hamburger chain said its global sales momentum was continuing into April.

Morgan Stanley reported on Wednesday a first-quarter profit behind strong trading results.

AT&T Inc