Microsoft's last-ditch attempt to reclaim its prominence in the smartphone market won favorable early reviews on Monday, but it may come too late to claw back customers from Apple and Google. The
A U.S.-wide foreclosure moratorium could penalize pension funds, insurance companies and other investors and make new loans more expensive, an investor group and industry experts warned on Monday. Temporary pauses in foreclosures
British economic activity slowed sharply in the third quarter, the British Chambers of Commerce said on Tuesday, reiterating its call for the Bank of England to inject more stimulus to protect the
Hon Hai, maker of Apple's iPhone, faces new allegations of worker abuse at its sprawling China plants in two reports that claim conditions have not improved despite company promises after a rash
Dealers eyed a line in the sand for the dollar on Tuesday as the U.S. currency held firm against most of its Asian counterparts, while China said its currency reforms did not
Two Americans and a British-Cypriot won the 2010 economics Nobel for work focusing on problems like unemployment. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the 10 mln Swedish crown ($1.5 mln) prize
. The Facebook phenomenon strikes again, this time helping catapult two new 20-somethings into the ranks of America's richest for the first time and bringing down the average age of the country’s
European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek is in Cyprus for an official visit until October 12. Today Buzek will be received by President of the Republic Demetris Christofias and meet President of the
Hong Kong and China shares surged on Monday as investors injected more funds into the market with U.S. dollar weakness expected to continue. In Hong Kong, the blue chip Hang Seng Index
The U.S. dollar slipped in Hong Kong on Monday on expectations the Federal Reserve will have to print money to support the economy and discord in international currency policies, though risks of
