IBT Staff Reporter

The Irish unit of Intel, the world's No. 1 chipmaker, on Thursday launched a campaign in favour of a Yes vote in the October referendum on the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday agreed a plan to get a million electric cars on Germany's roads by 2020 and transform the country into the world's top electric car market.

China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC), the country's top nuclear power operator, is to start building the third phase of its Tianwan nuclear power plant in Jiangsu province from October next year, ChinaDaily reported on Thursday.

Stocks rose on Thursday after a rebound in Chinese equities and a surprising expansion in U.S. regional manufacturing offset weekly jobless claims that increased for a second week.

Macquarie Group on Wednesday unveiled separate deals in the US and China, continuing a trend of consolidation in its fund management business.

Luring new audiences by moving away from traditional gaming consoles is more crucial than ever as the downturn curbs consumer spending in a sector once seen as recession-proof, analysts and executives said.

If it's raining outside or hurricane season is in full swing, it won't just be real-life sports games affected but also sports video games with real-time weather starting to impact virtual players.

JetBlue Airways Corp, which last week began offering a one-month unlimited travel pass, ended the sale early when the passes sold out before the promotion was set to expire, the airline said on Thursday.

YouTube has signed a deal with Time Warner Inc to feature program clips from a range of its cable networks, including CNN, Cartoon Network and TNT, the online video site said on Wednesday.

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs was reportedly rejected two years ago by former Palm Inc. CEO Ed Colligan when he asked for an agreement between the two companies that required them to not poach each other's workers.

The United States strongly condemned Thursday's decision by Scottish authorities to free a terminally ill Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, saying there was no justification for his release.

General Motors Co will provide cash advances to dealers to cover Cash for Clunkers rebates while the incentives are being processed by the U.S. government, the company said on Thursday.

Stocks rose on Thursday after a rebound in Chinese equities and a surprise expansion in U.S. regional manufacturing overshadowed rising jobless claims.

Thanks to the relative growth of China's economy, the country's dominant search-engine company Baidu hasn't been hurting in terms of revenue and profits the last few quarters. But that doesn't mean everything has been going smoothly for Baidu, the WSJ says. The company, which has 62 percent of China's search market as of Q2, came under fire for not clearly identifying ads from search results. It also drew criticism on Chinese TV for running ads by unlicensed physicians.

Robert Benmosche, the newly appointed chief executive officer of American International Group Inc , says he expects the bailed-out insurer to be able to repay its federal debts and to boost value for shareholders, according to a report by Bloomberg News.

Businesses should encourage employees to stay home sick at the first symptom of swine flu and should drop requirements for doctor's excuses during flu season, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

Data from tests on adults show it is safe to start trying out the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine in children, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

A leading expert on chemical and biological arms control called Wednesday for urgent efforts to stop new mind-altering drugs developed for medical purposes from being adopted by the military for use in warfare.

Caring for obese people is eating up an ever-bigger slice of the US health care spending pie, a new government report shows.

U.S. life expectancy is the highest it has ever been at 77.9 years, according to government statistics released on Wednesday.

Injections of the active ingredient of heroin work far better than oral methadone for keeping addicts in treatment, away from illegal drugs and out of trouble, Canadian researchers reported on Wednesday.

General Motors Co will provide cash advances to dealers to cover

Diagnostic tests that look for specific genetic or molecular characteristics may be the key to helping doctors decide which lung cancer treatments work best for patients, two studies released on Wednesday suggest.

Switzerland sold its stake in UBS for 5.5 billion Swiss francs ($5.1 billion) on Thursday, making a solid profit from last year's rescue of its largest bank.

Stocks rose on Thursday after a snap back in Chinese equities offset a surprise rise in weekly jobless claims and other data that showed a mixed picture of the economy.

U.S. crude prices edged toward $73 as rallying equities outweighed concerns about the pace of demand recovery in the world's top consumer, the United States.

The family of South African runner Caster Semenya who won the 800-meter race on the world championships Wednesday and is under a gender controversy, denied Semenya is a man.

South African athelete, Castor Semenya, is causing much controversy in the world of athletes after she won the women's 800m at the athletics World Championships yesterday with many left wondering about her gender.