IBT Staff Reporter

Pakistani forces consolidated their hold on the main town in the Swat valley on Sunday and began trucking supplies to 40,000 civilians stranded there, as fighting flared in South Waziristan on the Afghan border.

Shares in Irish biotechnology company Elan Corp rose more than 5 percent on Monday on weekend news it was in advanced talks to sell a minority stake to U.S. drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co .

An Air France plane with 228 people on board disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Brazil to Paris on Monday after hitting strong turbulence and French officials said they feared a disaster.

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 share indexes are up 0.9-1.6 percent, pointing to a higher start on Wall Street.

Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc have launched their brokerage joint venture at least a month ahead of schedule, the companies said on Monday.

North Korea may this month test a missile designed to fly as far as U.S. territory and may also be gearing up for skirmishes with the South around their disputed sea border, South Korean news reports said on Monday.

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U.S. consumer spending fell in April from March, despite personal income posting the largest increase in 11 months, a government report said on Monday, showing activity in the second quarter getting off to a slow start.

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 share indexes are up 0.9-1.6 percent, pointing to a higher start on Wall Street.

Australian Dollar: Positive sentiment towards the Aussie dollar continued on Friday entering offshore trade marginally above 79 cents amidst continued concern over the 1.75 trillion USD government debt.

U.S. consumer spending fell in April, despite personal income posting the largest increase in 11 months, a government report showed on Monday, pointing to lackluster consumption activity in the second quarter.

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 share indexes are up 0.9-1.6 percent, pointing to a higher start on Wall Street.

Accessing your bank account using your mobile phone might seem safe, but security experts say would-be hackers can access confidential information via a simple text message seemingly from your service provider.

U.S. domestic policy on curbing carbon emissions is crucial for a global climate deal this year, a top Indian negotiator said on Monday, adding rich countries also had to provide a commitment on funding for poorer nations.

PV Crystalox Solar expects 2010 will prove better for the solar industry as new stimulus packages take effect and as weak demand and inventory overhang that has hit pricing improves in the second half of this year.

An environmental start-up backed by Al Gore's venture capital firm aims to take advantage of coming U.S. climate change legislation by helping companies like Coca Cola and even cities cut pollution.

Novozymes, the world's leading maker of industrial enzymes, said on Monday it sees Brazil's ethanol exports doubling by 2020 as the country ramps up production of next generation bio-ethanol.

Poland will spend 5 billion zlotys ($1.55 billion) over the next few years to meet its renewables target under the European Union's strategy to combat global warming, Environment Minister Maciej Nowicki said.

British internet singing star Susan Boyle has been admitted to a private clinic after being beaten into second place in the final of the popular Britain's Got Talent television contest, British media reported.

General Motors Corp will file for bankruptcy later on Monday, U.S. officials said, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might and dynamism into a new and uncertain era of government ownership.

Oil rose more than 2 percent to a seven-month high on Monday, extending its biggest monthly gain in a decade due to rallying stock markets and sustained expectations for a global economic recovery.

Scientists asked people around the world on Monday to help compile an Internet-based observatory of life on earth as a guide to everything from the impact of climate change on wildlife to pests that can damage crops.

British internet singing star Susan Boyle has been admitted to a private clinic after being beaten into second place in the final of the popular Britain's Got Talent television contest, British media reported.

China's manufacturing sector continued to expand moderately in May as new export orders improved, two surveys showed on Monday, adding to tentative signs that the world's third-largest economy is stabilizing.

Internet singing star Susan Boyle has been admitted to a private clinic after being beaten into second place in the final of the popular Britain's Got Talent television contest, media reported.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Sunday approved the sale of substantially all of U.S. automaker Chrysler's assets to a group led by Italy's Fiat SpA hours before an expected bankruptcy filing by General Motors Corp .

Japan's Sony Corp plans to sell a smaller and lighter PlayStation Portable handheld game machine later this year, according to video game websites which cite what they say is Sony's own promotional video clip.

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved the sale of substantially all of U.S. automaker Chrysler's assets to a group led by Italy's Fiat SpA hours before an expected bankruptcy filing by General Motors Corp .

General Motors Corp will file for bankruptcy on Monday, U.S. officials said, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might and dynamism into a new and uncertain era of government ownership.