Britain's leading shares edged higher on Tuesday, matching modest gains on Wall Street following above-forecast U.S. retail sales data, with commodity issues standing out. At the close, the FTSE 100 index was
The 32 Champions League teams will receive a minimum of 7.2 mln euros each for taking part this season, a slight increase on last term, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities had failed to prevent a journalist's assassination even though they knew that ultra-nationalists were plotting his death. Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant
A spate of court rulings blocking strike action has encouraged employers not to bother entering serious talks with their workers when disputes arise, an official of Britain's biggest trade union said. Unions
. Carmakers Daimler, Renault and Nissan are redoubling their electric cars effort in the race for market share in a world of tighter emission rules. Daimler's research chief, Thomas Weber, told Reuters
French luxury leather goods maker Louis Vuitton is closing its Parisian stores an hour early to preserve stocks ahead of the Christmas rush, shop assistants said on Tuesday. The shops, which are
Two of the world's richest men and most generous donors, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, said on Tuesday they would not be putting pressure on China's dozens of billionaires during a visit
The yen hit a 15-year high versus the dollar on Tuesday after Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan won a ruling party leadership vote, while concerns about a shaky recovery knocked global stocks
Registrations of motor vehicles dropped by 16.8% over the year earlier in August, bringing the cumulative decline for the year to 15.7%. In January – August 30,274 vehicles were registered, compared with
Tourism arrivals showed fairly strong growth in August, rising by 4.3% to 304,264 in August 2010, compared with 291,583 in August 2009. A massive increase of 81.1% was recorded in tourist arrivals
