IBT Staff Reporter

Hollywood movie companies told a federal judge on Friday that RealNetworks violated copyright law by selling software that allows people to make backups of their DVDs on a home computer.

U.S. stocks may run into some turbulence next week as the impending release of bank stress test results, a Federal Reserve meeting and a flood of earnings will give investors some reasons for caution.

Green firms First Solar, GT Solar International and Archer Daniels Midland were recommended on Friday as solid targets for investors by Brent Wilsey, President of Wilsey Asset Management.

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Chrysler's lenders and a Canadian union continued talks on Friday with less than a week to a U.S. government deadline to cut deals, as General Motors Corp drew $2 billion more in government aid.

Chrysler LLC's lenders offered to cut the amount they are owed in a proposal to the Obama administration that points to an acceleration in the pace of high-stakes debt restructuring talks.

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), a representative for the ethanol industry, is disappointed about California's decision on Thursday to adopt a low carbon fuel standard because it says is unfairly penalizing ethanol.

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A strain of swine flu found in eight people in California and Texas has been linked to the deadly flu that has killed as many as 60 people and left 900 sick in Mexico.

The numbers of credit unions are on the rise and even schools are establishing them. The Schools First Federal Credit Union, OCTFU (Orange County Teachers Federal Credit Union), and KAPFCU are among the growth of credit unions in the nation currently.

Chrysler's lenders and a Canadian union continued talks with less than a week to a U.S. government deadline to cut deals, as Ford Motor Co posted a $1.4 billion loss that was less than analysts had expected.

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The cover for Madden 2010 was leaked online on Friday ahead of being officially shown on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show scheduled for tonight. The cover features both Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

Stocks rallied on Friday as earnings showed companies have weathered the recession and economic data raised hopes the economic cycle may have hit a bottom.

The top 19 U.S. banks need to hold a substantial amount of capital above regulatory requirements to weather a potential worsening of the economic recession, the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Friday.

NATO said Friday it would extend a month-long anti-piracy mission off Somalia until June 20 and cancel port visits to Singapore and Australia.

Bali. When mentioned, people conjure up images of killer waves, busy night clubs and overcrowded beaches running rampant with young suntanned partiers.

South Africa's ruling African National Congress claimed victory on Friday in a general election that will make party leader Jacob Zuma president.

Chrysler LLC's first-lien lenders have offered to cut the amount they are owed to $3.75 billion, moving closer to the position of the U.S. Treasury in high-stakes debt restructuring talks, according to a person with direct knowledge of the proposal.

The supply of unsold new U.S. homes plummeted in March in the biggest drop in more than 45 years, government data showed on Friday, offering hope the distressed housing market is stabilizing.

U.S. President Barack Obama discussed North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons threat with Japan’s Prime Minister Tarso Aso in a telephone talk Friday.

A 13-year-old downloaded the billionth application from the Apple App online Store, becoming the grand-prize winner in the company's app countdown contest, Apple said Friday.

Freddie Mac (FRE.P) (FRE.N), the second-largest U.S. home funding company, on Friday said its mortgage investment portfolio grew by an annualized 65.8 percent rate in March, while delinquencies on loans it guarantees accelerated.

California's Riverside County has been one of the most punished areas in the U.S. housing crash and now local leaders are among the first in the nation with a program to buy foreclosed homes and sell them back to young families.

Stocks held gains on Friday after the government released a much anticipated concept paper on stress tests for the 19 biggest U.S. banks.

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Early signs of a decent spring selling season in the U.S. housing market, as mortgage rates hit near-record lows, have been snuffed out by the latest round of dismal data.

Stocks pared gains on Friday after a much anticipated concept paper on the government stress tests for the 19 biggest U.S. financial institutions was released.

Chrysler LLC is making progress in restructuring talks involving the U.S. government and has no plans to file for bankruptcy before its month-end deadline, the automaker told its U.S. dealers on Friday.