IBT Staff Reporter

U.S. railroad CSX Corp reported a 22 percent jump in quarterly earnings on Tuesday, beating analysts' estimates and offering fresh signals that the economy is ticking upward.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday that it was more important than ever for people to become financially knowledgeable so they can make sound decisions after the losses of recent years.

The White House said yes we can on financial regulatory reform on Tuesday, while the top Republican in the U.S. Senate said no we won't.

Cereal maker General Mills Inc backed its earnings view for the full year, excluding a non-cash charge of $34 million it will take relating to the U.S. healthcare reform bill.

Testicular cancer occurs when the cells in the testicles grow abnormally and develop into a tumour, commonly a seminoma in men aged 25 to 55 and a nonseminoma in men aged 15 to 30. Usually only one testis is affected, but it may spread through the lymph nodes to the abdomen, lungs, liver, bone or brain.

Women's clothing retailer Talbots Inc posted a much better-than-expected quarterly profit and forecast higher sales as its turnaround efforts take hold, sending its shares up nearly 5 percent.

The Ministry of Ageing has recently released a report that the Rudd Government will invest $386 million to increase the number of services in aged care to better support older Australians.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticized the Internet group Wikileaks on Tuesday over its release of a video showing a 2007 U.S. helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff.

Microblogging service Twitter introduced a new advertising program on Tuesday, in a first step to prove that its popularity among web users can translate into a self-sustaining business.

Baird Private Wealth Management on Tuesday said it hired veteran Smith Barney broker David Perez in Portland, Oregon, the first step in the firm's expansion in the Pacific Northwest region.

Jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co said on Tuesday that quarterly net profit rose 17 percent on higher revenue from currency gains and improved consumer spending.

SAN FRANCISCO - Microblogging service Twitter introduced a new advertising program on Tuesday, in a first step to prove that its popularity among web users can translate into a self-sustaining business.

Palm Inc, may be scooped up by an Asian company with enough cash and manufacturing muscle to turn around the struggling smartphone maker, but analysts warn a deal could prove too rich for any buyer at current prices.

(Corrects to show that revenue rose 15 percent in Europe, not fell in paragraph 7)

A browser that bypasses censors has become the most popular way to access the Internet in Kazakhstan, a Central Asian state where sites critical of the government are often blocked, a Web statistics firm said.

A Venezuelan website that has poked fun at leftist President Hugo Chavez for two years has become a roaring success on the Internet, where its authors set up their satirical blog to avoid censorship.

A Venezuelan website that has poked fun at leftist President Hugo Chavez for two years has become a roaring success on the Internet, where its authors set up their satirical blog to avoid censorship.

Intel Corp delivered a current-quarter forecast for revenue and margins ahead of Wall Street expectations, boosting the chipmaker's stock by 4 percent.

Stocks eked out a gain on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to earnings from big banks and tech bellwethers, even as disappointing revenue from Alcoa Inc acted as a headwind.

Intel Corp reported a 44 percent surge in first-quarter revenue and delivered a current-quarter forecast ahead of Wall Street expectations, boosting the chipmaker's stock by 4 percent.

One of Shakespeare's most famous plays gets a 21st century makeover in a new version of Romeo and Juliet which will unfold through Twitter messages and on the Youtube video website.

U.S. Federal Reserve officials discussed raising for a second time the interest rate charged on emergency loans to banks, according to minutes from a mid-March meeting released on Tuesday.

U.S. regulators proposed large banks pay higher fees if they engage in risky activities, introducing a new scorecard said to better predict how institutions will fare in economic downturns.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the Obama administration will push China forcefully to open its markets and maintain fair trading rules.

U.S. stocks eked out a gain on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to earnings from big banks and tech bellwethers, even as disappointing revenue from Alcoa Inc acted as a headwind.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the Obama administration will push China forcefully to open its markets and maintain fair trading rules. Interviewed during an appearance before a meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Geithner repeated that it was important for China to move toward a flexible currency rate regime and added that he felt Beijing understands it was in that nation's own interest to do so.

The euro fell against most currencies on Tuesday as a Greek debt auction highlighted persistent doubts about Greece's credit risk and investors worried about tepid economic prospects in the euro zone. Greece passed its first borrowing test since the euro zone agreed on a potential rescue package but paid a high premium to issue the Treasury bills.

Concerns over Google Inc's longer-term prospects may overshadow improvements in the Internet search giant's core business.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the Obama administration will push China forcefully to open its markets and maintain fair trading rules.