– More projects, airport, hotel, hospital underway – Iraq has need for 4 mln new homes – Plans to convert Saddam palaces to tourist resorts FiberPro Group, a Dubai-based contracting company with
…as recession woes wane Focus on innovation, talent and workplace issues Two years removed from the depths of recession, CEOs' confidence in future growth has returned to nearly pre-crisis levels, according to
Bankrupt financial company Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc proposed a new plan for divvying up billions of dollars among its creditors after bondholders said the previous version was unfair. The plan filed late
European shares rose on Wednesday after U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to freeze government spending boosted sentiment, while Porsche jumped as it said its merger with Volkswagen was on track. By 1001
The debut bond from Europe's financial rescue fund attracted robust demand on Tuesday, in the latest sign of confidence the bloc is getting to grips with the debt crisis that has haunted
U.S. consumer confidence rose in January to its highest level in eight months, underscoring the brightening economic outlook, although declining housing prices still cast a cloud on the recovery. The Conference Board,
Roughly half of bankers in Britain and the United States received increased bonuses for 2010, according to a survey released on Tuesday, but anecdotal evidence suggests the average bonus was down at
. Thousands of Egyptians demanded an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule and clashed with police in unprecedented countrywide protests on Tuesday inspired by the revolt that brought down Tunisia's president.
Long live the king. "The King's Speech," a British drama about wartime monarch King George VI's struggle to overcome a crippling stammer, led the Oscar field on Tuesday with 12 nominations, including
Rates of seasonal flu are rising in The Netherlands, Ireland, Spain and France, and the disease is spreading eastwards with hundreds of people needing treatment in intensive care units and death tolls
