IBT Staff Reporter

(Reuters) - Ash particles from Iceland's still-erupting volcano remain high in the atmosphere and do not pose a health risk so far to people in Europe, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

Wall Street was set to open slightly higher on Tuesday as a wave of companies reported good earnings, but the dearth of blockbuster results threatened to cool off a recent rally.

(Reuters) - Making simple changes like getting people to take their medicines exactly as directed or to refill their prescriptions on time could save employers and their workers as much as $163 billion a year in healthcare costs, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Australia's obesity epidemic is at crisis point, say researchers who can now measure how losing just six kilograms results in a major health gain.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc said first-quarter earnings nearly doubled, and Britain's financial regulator launched a formal probe related to civil fraud allegations against the Wall Street bank.

A December cyberattack on Google Inc computers hit the company's password system that millions of people worldwide use to access almost all of the company's Web services, The New York Times said, citing a person with direct knowledge of the investigation.

Twitter and Facebook are the bane of many bosses, but a new survey has found that employees at Microsoft Corp are the most social media-savvy in the world.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday on a wave of strong earnings reports, including Goldman Sachs and UnitedHealth, and on expectations of good results from other bellwethers including Apple.

Coca-Cola Co reported higher quarterly earnings on Tuesday, helped by cost controls and strength in emerging markets.

Britain's financial regulator started a formal enforcement investigation into Goldman Sachs on Tuesday, four days after U.S. regulators filed a fraud case against Wall Street's biggest investment bank.

The Obama administration should consider forcing lenders to make principal reductions for struggling homeowners who owe more than their home is worth, the watchdog overseeing the $700 billion bank bailout.

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc said first-quarter earnings nearly doubled, topping expectations, bolstered by fixed income trading profits.

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc said first-quarter earnings nearly doubled, topping expectations, bolstered by fixed income trading profits.

Brewing giant SABMiller beat forecasts as it reported a 2 percent rise in fourth-quarter worldwide underlying beer volumes on Tuesday as emerging markets like Latin America and Africa started to recover.

European shares rose on Tuesday, buoyed by corporate earnings optimism, while concerns over Greece's parlous fiscal situation weighed on the euro.

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Olaparib, an experimental drug from AstraZeneca found to have shrank or stabilized tumors in around half of ovarian cancer patients with an inherited gene mutation in early-stage clinical tests.

U.S. insurer AIG is considering pursuing investment bank Goldman Sachs over losses incurred on $6.0 billion of insurance deals on mortgage-backed securities, the Financial Times said.

The Bavarian sister party of German chancellor's conservatives has called for a temporary halt in business with Goldman Sachs while the investment bank deals with charges of fraud.

Asian stocks rebounded on Tuesday, a day after suffering their biggest percentage fall in 10 weeks, as Citigroup's best results since 2007 raised investor optimism about earnings growth.

Quarterly earnings at Asian carmakers are set for a big improvement thanks to recovering demand and cost cuts, and analysts are turning their focus to how fast they can get back to sustained, pre-crisis growth.

Online retailer Amazon.com has filed a lawsuit in a federal court to block the North Carolina state government's demand it disclose all transaction details, including names and addresses, involving state residents, court documents show.

Asian chipmakers are set to deliver another set of strong results and cement growing views that the global technology sector's recovery is accelerating as an economic recovery boosts corporate and consumer spending.

Asian stocks rebounded on Tuesday, a day after suffering their biggest percentage fall in 10 weeks, as Citigroup's best results since 2007 raised investor optimism about corporate earnings and risk aversion receded.

General Electric Co and other aircraft engine makers and regulators are studying the possibility of formulating limits for safely operating jet engines in volcanic ash, industry and regulatory officials said on Monday.

Lehman Brothers' former chief executive said he only learned of Lehman's use of a controversial accounting technique a year after the investment bank filed for bankruptcy in September 2008.

U.S. sellers of everything from cosmetics to cruises to car rentals were scrambling for options after a tower of ash from an Icelandic volcano turned much of Europe into a no-fly zone.