IBT Staff Reporter

Adobe Systems Inc. said on Wednesday Google Inc. had agreed to pay the multimedia software maker a significant amount to distribute the Web search leader's software.

Chrysler Group, a unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, will roll out a new program of discounted vehicle pricing in July in a move intended to clear an overhang of unsold 2006 models, the company said on Wednesday.

Britain's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the U.S. Department of Justice are investigating alleged cartel activity involving British Airways Plc (BA) and other airlines, BA said on Thursday.

The battle for the next generation of DVDs intensified on Tuesday as Sony Corp. released its first set of seven movies for the new Blu-ray Disc format to coincide with the sale of the first new player this week by Samsung.

Electronic Arts, the videogame developer and distributor, announced on Tuesday that it will buy Virginia-based Mythic Entertainment.

If recent stock market declines have you shopping for bargains, you may want to use an Internet-based screening tool to find them.

The world's second-largest food company, Kraft Foods Inc., said on Wednesday that large acquisitions would be difficult to make ahead of its full spin-off from majority owner Altria Group Inc.

Apple Computer Inc. is in talks with most of Hollywood's studios to offer movie downloads via its popular online iTunes Music Store, show business newspaper Daily Variety reported on Monday.

U.S. retailers, always on the lookout for hot trends, appear to be deliberately behind the times when it comes to advertising.

U.S. stock futures on Tuesday pointed to an uncertain start after two sessions of losses, with the housing sector in renewed focus ahead of housing starts data.

IBM has built a transistor that runs about 100 times faster than current chips, a development that could pave the way for ultra-fast computers and wireless networks, the computing giant said on Monday.

Istithmar PJSC, the international investment house based in the United Arab Emirates, Thursday announced an investment of US $100 million in a new financial services firm headed by Joseph Perella, a reputed former Morgan Stanley investment banker.

It's every entrepreneur's dream to build a business out of nothing and make a fortune by selling it or floating it on the stock market. But what do you do if the new owners make a mess of it?

If you used an interest-only or so-called option mortgage to stretch into an unaffordable house in the last year or two, you could be facing some dark times.

The next-generation DVD format war limps on in the coming weeks as Blu-ray - one of two formats vying to become the high-definition standard - officially launches its first player and titles.

FIFA will not consider using video evidence or other goal-line technology to determine if a goal has been scored until it is 100 percent reliable, spokesman Markus Siegler said on Monday.

A standard-setting organization has put on hold its review of an advanced wireless technology favored by Qualcomm Inc. due to a squabble involving Intel Corp., The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Switzerland's Nestle bought U.S. weight-loss company Jenny Craig for around $600 million, it said on Monday, expanding its high-margin nutrition and health business.

It's business as usual in New York's banks and brokerages where a muted response to the World Cup has allowed companies to turn a blind eye to staff watching soccer matches at their desks or on trading floors.

If bulls have their way next week, U.S. stocks could extend the rebound that has some on Wall Street hoping the worst is over after a month-long sell-off.

It was a mixed week as another rate hike became certain

Frequent readers of newspaper Web sites are more likely to make online purchases than other Internet users, according to a study released on Friday by the Newspaper Association of America.Frequent readers of newspaper Web sites are more likely to make online purchases than other Internet users, according to a study released on Friday by the Newspaper Association of America.

testSouth Korea, home to the world's most sophisticated online games, is preparing an assault on North America, Japan and Europe, setting the stage for an international scrum in an industry poised to nearly triple in value in the coming years.

If you used an interest-only or so-called option mortgage to stretch into an unaffordable house in the last year or two, you could be facing some dark times.

NYSE Group Inc. Chief Executive John Thain said on Friday that Deutsche Boerse could not compete strategically or financially for Euronext, the Paris-based exchange the NYSE has struck an agreement to buy.

U.S. stocks slid on Friday after another warning from a Federal Reserve official about inflation, giving investors more reason to think the Fed will keep raising interest rates.

Workers angered by General Motors' plan to shut down an assembly plant in Portugal will stage protests starting next week at GM factories in Germany and Spain, a labor source told Reuters on Friday.

Asian markets rallied for a second day Friday, recovering from a plunge Tuesday that sent stocks in the region to their lowest levels in months.

DuPont Co., the second largest U.S. chemicals maker, said its strong double-digit revenue growth in China would accelerate while it increased investment and manpower in its fastest growing market.