IBT Staff Reporter

Computer maker Sun Microsystems reported a surge in its quarterly loss as sales fell because of declining technology spending and uncertainty over the struggling company's future.

As more and more spend time on social sites like Facebook and Twitter, a new study shows that 63 percent of system administrators are concerned that employees will put their company's IT infrastructure at risk by sharing too much personal data.

Companies began restricting employee travel in response to a potential flu pandemic that has claimed at least 149 lives in Mexico and weighed stronger measures, while an unconfirmed case at Ernst & Young led the firm to close a portion of its New York office.

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced its ProBook laptop, a new line of inexpensive laptops for small and medium-size companies.

Deutsche Bank said Tuesday it posted better than expected first quarter profits of above expectations.

By seeking to dictate terms to secured creditors of Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp as the automakers struggle to win further aid by cutting debt and costs, the U.S. government has entered uncharted waters that some find unsettling.

President Barack Obama asked congressional leaders for an additional $1.5 billion dollars on Tuesday to enhance the U.S. response to the swine flu outbreak.

The European Union has reached a draft deal to resolve a spat holding up a sweeping reform of the bloc's telecom sector, lawmakers and diplomats said on Tuesday.

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Less than half of utility executives support the Obama Administration's plan to make the United States a leader on climate change and are concerned about the impact related policies will have on industry profits, according to a survey released on Monday.

Nissan Motor Co. announced Monday a new operational system across the Americas while emphasizing its move to introduce electric, zero emissions vehicles in its car lineup.

Oil prices fell on Tuesday on concerns the swine flu outbreak could further depress fuel demand, already hard hit by the global financial crisis.

IBM's board on Tuesday raised its dividend by 10 percent and authorized an additional $3 billion worth of share buybacks, underscoring the technology company's relative strength even in a weak economy.

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NetApp shares came under pressure on Tueday after Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Wamsi Mohan cut his rating on the stock to Neutral from Buy.

Stocks rose on Tuesday as IBM's dividend boost and reassuring data that could point to a bottom in the slow economic cycle offset worries that major banks may need to raise more money.

U.S. environmental regulators said they have withdrawn a permit for a massive coal-fired power plant that had been scheduled to be built on the Navajo Nation to send electricity to populated areas to the West.

Vestas Wind Systems' Chief Executive Officer, Ditley Engel, the largest maker of wind turbines in the world, said today that sentiment in the market is picking up amid reports that the company's first quarter net profit jumped 70 percent.

Office Depot Inc posted better-than-expected first-quarter results on Tuesday as cost cuts offset a sharp decline in sales, and the No. 2 U.S. office supplies retailer's shares jumped more than 23 percent.

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U.S. regulators are talking to Citigroup Inc about its capital levels after stress testing the bank, people familiar with the matter said, while The Wall Street Journal reported that Bank of America Corp may need billions in new capital.

Nokia Oyj said on Tuesday it would combine its different Internet services tighter together as the world's top cellphone maker tackles Apple's hugely succesful App Store.

Nokia said on Tuesday operator billing would not be available in the United States when its Ovi store opens in May - the latest in a series of setbacks in the U.S. market for the world's top cell phone maker.

Finland’s landscapes are a glorious variation on the theme of forest and water, where the comforts of modern life are never far away. Yet each region has its distinct character, from the wilds of Lapland to the inspiring lakes of the east to the archipelagos of the south-west and the lively attractions of the capital, Helsinki.

Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, said on Tuesday he would introduce legislation next week to overturn a three-year-old U.S. ban on Internet gambling.

U.S. stocks rose modestly on Tuesday as a dividend hike at IBM and reassuring data that could signal a bottom in the economic cycle offset concerns that major banks may need to raise more money.

Intel Corp. is the U.S. largest single purchaser of green power with more than 1 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, the Environmental and Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

U.S. consumer confidence rose in April to its highest this year with some expectations the economic downturn may be reaching a bottom.

A compromise $3.4 trillion budget blueprint for next year has enough support to pass the U.S. House of Representatives, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters on Tuesday.