IBT Staff Reporter

In people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, high-risk behavior, HIV infection itself, as well as late initiation and early discontinuation of anti-HIV therapy all contribute to substantial decreases in life expectancy, United States researchers report.

Nov 27, 2009

The IPO for Las Vegas Sands' Macau assets, set to be the world's seventh-largest this year, is likely to struggle in its market debut next Monday on high valuations and waning appetite for casino stocks.

Nov 27, 2009

Tamiflu resistance in some H1N1 patients with badly weakened immune systems does not seem to reflect a major change in the virus' susceptibility to the frontline drug, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

Nov 27, 2009

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Ltd received approval from the listing committee of Hong Kong's stock exchange for its $3.4 billion Hong Kong IPO, said a source close to the deal on Friday.

Nov 27, 2009

The costs to insure the debt of some big U.S. banks against potential default rose between 10 and 20 basis points on Friday amid a selloff in riskier assets on investors' concerns about Dubai's debt difficulties.

Nov 27, 2009

U.S. stocks pared losses on Friday as the U.S. dollar gave up earlier gains and global commodity prices regained ground, tempering concerns about a possible debt default at a Dubai state-owned conglomerate.

Nov 27, 2009

People in China living with HIV and AIDS face widespread discrimination and stigma, with even medical workers sometimes refusing to touch them, according to a U.N. survey released on Friday.

Nov 27, 2009

Banco do Brasil, Latin America's largest bank by assets, may seek acquisitions in the United States, looking to benefit from devalued prices among regional lenders, Chief Executive Aldemir Bendine said in an interview.

Nov 27, 2009

French oil major Total is still hopeful of winning a $40 billion nuclear deal in Abu Dhabi, Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie said on Friday.

Nov 27, 2009

By 2034, nearly twice as many Americans will have diabetes and spending on the disease will triple, further straining the U.S. health system and testing the viability of Medicare and other government health insurance programs, U.S. researchers said on Friday.

Nov 27, 2009

Softbank Corp, Japan's third-largest mobile phone operator, is among the bidders for struggling telecoms firm Willcom Inc, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday.

Nov 27, 2009

China's Lenovo, the world's No.4 PC seller, said on Friday that it will pay $200 million to reaquire the cellphone business it sold off 1-½ years ago, as the lines blur between mobuile phones and PCs.

Nov 27, 2009

Tata Motors, India's biggest vehicle maker, reported a return to operating profit for its British Jaguar Land Rover unit on Friday, as cost cuts begin to bear fruit and new models attract buyers.

Nov 27, 2009

U.S. auto giant GM's Saab Automobile said on Friday it was talking to possible buyers, days after tiny Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg pulled out of a deal to take over the closure-threatened unit.

Nov 27, 2009

Subaru maker Fuji Heavy Industries continues to charge ahead in the key U.S. market with sales seen jumping by a fifth this month, but it faces a lot of work to boost its earnings power, its CEO said on Friday.

Nov 27, 2009

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has agreed with Ford Motor on intellectual property rights issues in its bid for Volvo, clearing a major barrier to acquire the Swedish luxury car brand, state media reported.

Nov 27, 2009

Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, plans to invest up to 6.2 billion reais ($3.5 billion) in Brazil from 2010 through 2014 as it aims to become the country's biggest carmaker, the company's Brazilian head said on Thursday.

Nov 27, 2009

Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, the world's No. 5 automaker, aims to grow at twice the market rate next year in China, as consumers in the world's largest auto market snap up its affordable, quality cars.

Nov 27, 2009

Afghan President Hamid Karzai reached out to the Taliban on Friday, part of a call for reconciliation that the palace says will be the main focus of his second term that began last week.

Nov 27, 2009

Australia's parliament delayed a final vote on a government carbon trade plan on Friday, missing a key deadline, throwing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's climate change policy into doubt and raising the possibility of a snap election.

Nov 27, 2009

A top Chinese climate envoy said on Friday only emissions curbs carried out under its newly announced carbon intensity targets that have international financial support will be open to outside scrutiny.

Nov 27, 2009

The United States risks souring relations with much of Latin America if it recognizes upcoming elections in Honduras, the foreign policy adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in an interview on Wednesday.

Nov 27, 2009

Three little letters could spell big trouble for global climate change negotiations even after China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, announced its first firm goals to curb emissions.

Nov 27, 2009

Japan and China agreed on Friday to conduct their first joint military training exercise, in the latest sign of warming ties between the Asian neighbors, long marked by mutual suspicion and spats over a range of issues.

Nov 27, 2009

Prices for benchmark European Union carbon emission permits fell 2 percent on Friday, as traders viewed the previous session's gains as short-lived.

Nov 27, 2009

Most big U.S. banks may be forced to make public offerings soon if the Treasury demands payback of the funds it issued under the Troubled Assets Relief Program, veteran banking analyst Richard Bove said.

Nov 27, 2009

China will step up construction of major projects related to energy conservation and environmental protection next year, the ruling Communist Party agreed on Friday.

Nov 27, 2009

Foreign utilities and investors such as CEZ or Macquarie face another setback in the lucrative German power market, this time beaten by an eastern German city.

Nov 27, 2009

Top Philippine refiner Petron Corp plans to raise up to 10 billion pesos ($212 million) by selling 100 million preferred shares, the company said in a filing to the securities regulator on Friday.

Nov 27, 2009