Egypt's president added fellow Islamists to a reshuffled government on Sunday and the new finance minister pledged to finish talks on an IMF loan to stave off a currency crisis that risks
Britain's Wm Morrison Supermarkets posted a worsening sales fall over Christmas and said although it was disappointed with its performance it would still meet year profit forecasts. The UK's fourth-biggest grocer behind
Asian stocks drifted down on Monday as investors booked profits from a New Year rally that had pushed markets to multi-month highs, although financial stocks gained after global regulators decided to relax
Four Greek banks are bidding for state-controlled Hellenic Postbank in the latest step in the battered sector's consolidation. Postbank, 44% government-owned and deemed to be not viable, is being divided into two
* Financial Mirror Consensus Forecast sees 3% contraction * A happy and (we hope, despite everything) a prosperous new year to our readers. We really would have liked to have started the
* Most jobs saved, to reopen as New Era Orphanides * Suppliers owed some 85 mln euros by Orphanides Supermarkets, the one-time darling of the Cyprus stock market, are expected to take
Presidential elections in Cyprus were officially proclaimed Friday by Interior Minister Eleni Mavrou and will take place on February 17, even though the three main candidates have been campaigning for almost four
Mainland China shares eked out a gain to start 2013, with a rise in property counters on anticipated demand helping reverse midday losses as investors returned on Friday from a three-day New
Britain's healthcare cost watchdog has given its backing to eye drug Lucentis t o treat diabetes-related problems after Swiss drugmaker Novartis offered it at a discount to the National Health Service. The
Asian shares fell on Friday, as investors booked profits from a recent sharp climb after senior Federal Reserve officials expressed concerns about continuing to expand stimulative bond buying, but the dollar extended
