IBT Staff Reporter

In a massage school in Maui , Hawaii , a group of students are gathered around their teacher as he performs the steps in shiatsu massage. The teacher executes several movements that are basic in a shiatsu massage.

Swiss Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro from Argentina are in the midst of a tight match this afternoon for the championship of the U.S. Open 2009.

Shiatsu is a holistic and alternative pain relief therapy. Shiatsu can benefit a person suffering from a variety of diseases and disorders.

President Barack Obama warned financial firms on Monday to heed the lessons of Lehman Brothers' collapse a year ago and get behind a regulatory overhaul he wants Congress to pass this year.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will veto a bill requiring the state to get a third of its electricity from solar, wind and other renewable sources, his staff said on Monday in a fight that shows the difficulties of addressing climate change fast.

Apple slashed $100 off the 160-GB model of the Apple TV and discontinued the 40-GB version of the home media player over the weekend.

The U.S. economy is starting to climb out of a deep hole but with a tepid recovery likely it will remain vulnerable to shocks, a top Federal Reserve policy-maker said on Monday.

Stocks rose on Monday as reports of more merger activity added to a string of recent deals, suggesting investors still see value in the market after its run-up of more than 50 percent since March.

Oprah Winfrey said she is looking forward to get the first interview with Jaycee Lee Dugard, the girl whose story shocked the nation after she was rescued alive 18 years after living kidnapped with captor Phillip Garrido.

Home Depot Inc will begin selling next year a line of home improvement and other products that feature the Martha Stewart brand, the companies said on Monday.

Yahoo Inc is selling its 1.14 percent stake in Chinese Internet marketplace Alibaba.com for about $150 million, nearly two years after the company went public.

Apple over the weekend lopped $100 off the 160-GB model of the Apple TV and discontinued the 40-GB version of the home media player.

Boeing Co does not plan any major modifications to its 767 or larger 777 aircraft in competing for the U.S. Air Force's multibillion-dollar aerial tanker contract, a Boeing executive said on Monday.

The MTV video music awards held on Sunday paid tribute to the late Michael Jackson, but was overshadowed by an outburst by rapper Kanye West, who interrupted an acceptance speech by U.S. singer Taylor Swift.

A drunk French teenager narrowly escaped death on Sunday after falling asleep on a railway track and slumbering undisturbed as a high-speed train roared over him, police said.

When it comes to generating Oscar buzz, a film like Precious could do far worse than having Oprah Winfrey's backing

Singer Whitney Houston described her ex-husband Bobby Brown as my drug and told Oprah Winfrey in an interview broadcast on Monday that her mother saved her by forcing her into a drug treatment program.

If you're one of the many massage therapyenthusiasts today, you've discovered thatacupressure training is a fast-growing bodywork course currently offered at any number of massage institutes or Oriental medicine schools.

Stocks rose on Monday as reports of more merger activity, added to a string of recent deals, suggested investors still see value in the market after its run-up of more than 50 percent since March.

Small and midcap healthcare stocks were standout performers on improved earnings outlooks, helping major U.S. small-stock indexes outperform on Monday.

Future Power PA Inc said Monday it would seek funds from the U.S. Department of Energy for its proposed 270-megawatt Good Spring clean coal plant in Pennsylvania.

A federal judge on Monday rejected Bank of America Corp's and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $33 million settlement over Merrill Lynch & Co bonuses as a contrivance that deprives shareholders of the truth.

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A U.S. decision to impose special duties on Chinese tires could trigger a host of trade complaints against Chinese products and a backlash from Beijing, creating tensions as Western nations seek China's support at a G20 meeting.

As connoisseur of teas, whether real or herbal, asample of the all natural, organic oolong tea was a refreshing change. A trip to the local coffee house gave me the opportunity to try this Asian delight.

Ethnic Recipes are cultural or regional ways of cooking authentic cuisine. Cooking Chinese foods are considered healthy and a balanced way of having ancient Chinese culture.

Traditional Chinese Massage was developed over 2500 years ago in China. Through this development was an understanding of how the human touch, combined with specific pressure points

Intel Corp, the world's top chipmaker, announced a reorganization of its major product divisions and said an executive who helped run a group that rang up more than half its sales last year had left the company.

A body believed to be that of a Yale University graduate student who has been missing since last Tuesday was found inside a laboratory wall.