IBT Staff Reporter

The contract with UAL Corp's United Airlines could boost ExpressJet Holdings Inc's revenue by 10 percent, the regional airline's outgoing CEO said on Tuesday.

In a grainy black and white Web video, similar to footage from an in-store security camera, you can make out the muscular frame of rapper 50 Cent, smashing dozens of TV sets with a baseball bat.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday said it was “probably a good thing” that credit card use is down.

It could be argued that 2009 was the year of the App Store, as Apple's bustling storefront for downloadable iPhone programs caught fire with consumers.

The acting head of Laghman province, Gulzar Sangarwal said Tuesday 13 civilians killed in the pre-dawn raid took place in Armul village led by NATO and Afghan troops.

Emails from a top eBay Inc executive showed the Internet giant was aware that a competing online classifieds site it launched while sitting on the board of Craigslist was a sensitive issue to be handled delicately, according to court testimony on Tuesday.

High-end hotelier Pebblebrook Hotel Trust priced shares in its initial public offering in line with expectations on Tuesday, according to an underwriter.

Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson said on Tuesday he still sees compelling long-term returns in equities even after their sharp run-up this year, while holding no short positions in the credit markets.

U.S. online holiday spending has risen 3 percent this holiday season, but shopping online slowed over the weekend after the special deals and discounts offered by retailers on Cyber Monday ended, analytics firm comScore Inc said on Tuesday.

Volkswagen AG is close to announcing plans to take a stake of up to 20 percent in Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp, three sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said on Tuesday.

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Dealmakers expect merger and acquisition activity to pick up in the first six months of 2010, with manufacturing, health care and financial services positioned to benefit most in the near term, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

Taking advantage of down market prices, United Airlines said on Tuesday it placed a $10 billion-plus order for 50 wide-bodied jetliners divided between Airbus and Boeing Co , in a bid to slash fuel costs and emissions.

Google on Tuesday announced a Chrome browser beta version for Apple Mac and Linux. Chrome for Mac has been delayed for some time now, as it was first supposed to be released in the first half of 2009 but faced several delays.

Canadian uranium miner Cameco Corp has agreed to sell its stake in Asia-focused Centerra Gold for proceeds of C$872 million ($823 million), closing out an investment deal with Kyrgyzstan signed earlier this year.

Simon Property Group Inc, the largest U.S. mall owner, struck a deal to buy Prime Outlets Acquisition Co for more than $700 million, adding 22 outlet centers to its stable of high-end centers.

PepsiCo Inc lowered the top end of its revenue and earnings outlooks, as it steps up investments in projects aimed at increasing its growth and profitability amid falling North American soft drink sales.

Procter & Gamble Co is nearing the purchase of Sara Lee Corp's air care unit for about $700 million, CNBC said on Tuesday, citing a Wall Street Journal report.

Air France-KLM reported a 3.2 percent fall in passenger traffic for November but saw gradual improvement in unit revenues, while a more dynamic cargo sector underscored signs of a fragile economic recovery.

Drone-maker AeroVironment Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly profit, as revenue from contract services slightly offset the drop in product sales, and it backed its full-year forecast for revenue growth.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that the hacked emails on climate change from the British university, have not affected the United Nations belief that humans are increasing climate change.

Texas Instruments Inc on Tuesday raised its fourth-quarter earnings target and said revenue would be at the high end of its forecast range, but its shares fell almost 2 percent as some investors had even higher expectations.

Michelle Duggar who stars on TLC's 18 Kids and Counting updated her fans about her health through a video posted on People Magazine.

A new lineup of small cars slated for showrooms next year may create an oversupply of compact vehicles in the U.S. market at a time when gas prices remain stable, an industry forecasting firm said on Tuesday.

Stocks fell on Tuesday after disappointing corporate news from 3M Co and McDonald's, while negative developments in global credit markets caused a shift to safe-haven assets.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday he would not let his country's literary heritage be taken away by a friendly large American company, in a thinly veiled challenge to Google

U.S. industry is freshening its attack on financial reform, pledging more cash to defeat a new consumer agency and raising concerns over a provision that could force secured creditors to shoulder losses.

Against a greater welter and flow of incoherence jerking the nation this way and that way en route to collapse comes ClimateGate, the latest excuse for screaming knuckleheads to defend what has already been lost. It is also yet another distraction from the emergency agenda that the United States faces - namely the urgent re-scaling, re-localizing, and de-globalizing of our daily activities.

JPMorgan Chase & Co sees additional losses on credit cards and home loans next year although there are some signs the rate of losses is settling and it may not need to build credit reserves much further, Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday.