IBT Staff Reporter

Madonna will visit Malawi on Sunday to lay the foundation stone of a multi-million dollar girls' school she is building, her charity Raising Malawi told Reuters.

Microsoft Corp. formally unveiled Thursday its newest operating system, Windows 7, as the software giant hopes to breath new life into its Operating System product line.

The vampires of New Moon, the sequel to the popular teen movie Twilight, hit the blood-red carpet at the Rome film festival on Thursday, with fans getting a 20-minute preview of the picture before next month's release.

Microsoft new OS Windows 7 version varies on its capabilities depending on what users need. Most non-technical end-users and buyers are wondering about the version differences of the Windows 7. Here's a short comparison of features:

U.S. officials on Thursday took aim at generous executive pay packages, saying it was offensive that firms receiving substantial taxpayer aid paid their officers and other top employees so lavishly.

U.S. officials on Thursday took aim at generous executive pay packages, saying it was offensive that firms receiving substantial taxpayer aid paid their officers and other top employees so lavishly.

Signs of recovery are popping up in many corners of the U.S. economy, but the bosses of major airlines are still reaching for that rainbow.

Ever forget your phone charger and no one around has the same kind of handset?

Amazon.com said on Thursday that digital books ordered for use on its Kindle electronic reader can now be read on personal computers.

The U.S. Federal Reserve issued bank pay guidelines on Thursday to curb the type of excessive risk-taking it said contributed to the crisis that nearly collapsed the financial system last year.

Wall Street rose on Thursday, led by financial shares, as insurer Travelers' quarterly profit more than quadrupled.

(corrects misspelled name in para 7-8)CHICAGO - Signs of recovery are popping up in many corners of the U.S. economy, but the bosses of major airlines are still reaching for that rainbow.

Xerox Corp's quarterly profit was halved, underscoring the slowdown in office equipment spending, although cost cuts helped the company beat Wall Street expectations, sending shares up 4 percent.

Spanish unions have reached an initial agreement with Magna over its proposed takeover of automaker Opel, leading trade union groups said on Thursday, clearing one of the last obstacles in the way of a deal with parent GM.

Dear Sam: After working 25+ years in a family-owned business, my husband needs to make a change. He has a degree from Purdue and an abundance of U.S. and international marketing and sales experience. What are your recommendations on setting up a résumé where there is only one employer, but numerous facets of one's responsibilities covering outside sales and in-house management within said company ...

Cost cuts helped drugmakers shore up profits in the third quarter, but concerns over sustainable revenue growth continues to worry investors.

Windows 7, the latest version of Microsoft's operating system, is seeing bullish market around the world on the eve of its official launch.

France's Areva on Thursday posted a 6.4 percent rise in nine-month sales, driven by its uranium activities and the power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) unit it has been forced to put up for sale.

Oil fell from a one-year high on Thursday as a rise in new U.S. jobless claims sent investors seeking safer havens.

AT&T Inc reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit as the glitzy iPhone and low budget Tracfone service attracted a record number of wireless customers.

A new clip of the Twilight sequel New Moon has hit the web Thursday showing Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) face to face in a battle.

The New York Times Co beat quarterly revenue and profit forecasts because of cost cuts and higher newspaper prices even as advertising sales fell, sending shares up 19 percent on Thursday.

Staff at the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday recommended establishing an open Internet rule aimed at restricting network operators from favoring some content over others along landlines and wireless platforms.

A group representing authors in China has accused Google of violating copyrights with its digital library, a claim that Google denies by saying the service complies with international law.

The Federal Reserve on Thursday issued guidelines aimed at ensuring pay and reward structures for bank executives do not lead to the sort of excessive risk-taking that contributed to the financial crisis..

The Obama administration will press ahead with climate control legislation, despite difficult odds of passage before December's international summit on global warming.

A bigger-than-expected rise in the number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless aid last week signaled the labor market remained fragile, even as a measure of economic prospects hit a two-year high last month.

Dow Chemical Co posted a 66 percent jump in third-quarter earnings on Thursday to beat Wall Street's expectations, but it warned it does not expect market improvements next year.

More Americans plan to delay retirement following steep drops in the value of their savings accounts, data from several new surveys show.