IBT Staff Reporter

An autopsy was performed on Friday on Michael Jackson’s body however the exact cause of death still remains a mystery.

The cause of Michael Jackson's death will not be known for up to six weeks after the medical examiner has ordered for additional testing to determine the possible involvement of drugs in the stars’ death.

Monday morning's sentencing in Manhattan of Bernard Madoff – convicted of a $63 billion Ponzi scheme – can only be seen in person due to a court ordered video and recording blackout.

Iran has banned an ally of the country's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi from leaving the Islamic state, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Not only is the brutal recession driving more Americans into McDonald's for a cheap meal, but it has also dulled their appetite for McMansions.

If you look at the banking sector response to this crisis, it appears that the further east you go, the more demanding your typical lender becomes, said Mike Sales, the London-based head of property at Henderson Global Investors.

An 84-year-old man escaped with only minor injuries after he spent four days trapped in a well shaft on his remote property on Canada's Pacific Coast, police said.

Ruth Madoff, the wife of epic swindler Bernard Madoff who reaped billions and a lavish family lifestyle, will be left with $2.5 million and have to look for a new home as she forfeits claim to some $80 million in assets.

A Polish couple living in Germany fell out after tying the knot and decided to end their marriage on the same day.

A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson's death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, and one passenger was charged with assault, police said on Friday.

A sweeping U.S. credit card law will mean sharply lower revenue for issuers and may force some out of business, but some of the market leaders could end up even stronger.

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Saturday that the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraqi cities at the end of June showed Iraq can handle its own security, despite a wave of bombings this week.

Sony Corp is considering developing a cellphone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple Inc's highly popular iPod and iPhone, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.

Angry Nortel creditors and suppliers filed objections against the ongoing deal of Nortel with Nokia Siemens Networks to sell some of its unit.

Microsoft Windows 7 pre order starts June 26 until July 11th in the United States and Canada. Japan is also included on the list for June 26th pre order release but will end earlier on July 5TH or while supplies last.

U.S. commercial banks reported record trading revenue in the first quarter of 2009, benefiting from wide trading margins and gains from interest rate products, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said on Friday.

June 27 marks National HIV Testing Day, an annual campaign coordinated by the National Association of People with AIDS to encourage people of all ages to “Take the Test, Take Control.”

For stock investors, June's job report could be a make-or-break factor next week in determining whether the recent rally has legs or not.

The Federal Reserve's baby steps this week toward scaling back some of its emergency market lifelines underscore just how far off an interest rate hike actually is.

More than 1 million people in the United States may have been infected with the new H1N1 swine flu, U.S. health officials said on Friday, and infections continue to rise.

President Barack Obama scored a major victory on Friday when the House of Representatives passed legislation to slash industrial pollution that is blamed for global warming.

U.S. regulators closed four small banks on Friday -- two in Georgia, one in Minnesota and one in California, bringing the total of U.S. bank failures to 44 this year.

The Brazil Air Force and Navy on Friday evening called off the search for additional victims and wreckage from Air France Flight 447 leaving relatives of the crash victims shocked and distraught.

Despite the limited time left to locate the signals of the Air France’s crashed jet data recorders, French Navy ships have not lost hope and continue the search with the hope of finding the reason why Flight 447 fell into the Atlantic on the evening of May 31.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act in a historic vote on Friday evening by a final count of 219 to 212. Supporters of the bill needed a simple majority of 218 votes.

The Brazil Air Force and Navy on Friday evening called off the search for additional victims and wreckage from Air France Flight 447 that plunged into the Atlantic on the evening of May 31 carrying 228 people on board.

As hard-hit Western banks and hedge funds scramble to sell their Asian loans and bonds, one newcomer expects to pick up these choice assets at rarely seen discounts.

Swindler Bernard Madoff should receive a sentence that ensures he will spend the rest of his life in prison for running Wall Street's biggest investment fraud, U.S. prosecutors argued on Friday.

Swindler Bernard Madoff should spend the rest of his life in prison, U.S. prosecutors argued on Friday, citing the unique scope and duration of his crimes as the leader of Wall Street's biggest fraud.