Dollar dips on Bernanke comments

The dollar dipped on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dampened speculation of an early U.S. interest rate rise, while shares faltered on renewed concern about the strength of the global

IMF to visit Dubai in coming weeks

An International Monetary Fund team will visit Dubai in coming weeks to look closer at the economic impact of the Dubai World debt crisis and actions needed to resolve it, a senior

Cyprus HICP inflation also up in November

The EU-harmonised consumer price inflation rate (HICP) in November confirmed that the period of deflation in Cyprus is over as prices rose by 1.0% over the year earlier, having fallen for four

Dubai World might sell foreign, local assets

Dubai has ring-fenced prized assets such as Emirates airline from the $26 billion debt restructuring of Dubai World, denting fragile investor sentiment ahead of talks between the state conglomerate and key creditors.

Banks, commodities drag FTSE down 0.5 pct

Britain's top share index fell 0.5 percent on Monday, as concerns over a potential windfall tax dragged banks lower, while miners and energy stocks dropped with commodities prices as the U.S. dollar

Facebook forms board on online safety

Social networking site Facebook said it has formed an advisory board comprising five Internet safety organizations to consult on issues related to online safety. Facebook plans to regularly meet board members to

RIM announces Blackberry China distribution deal

 Digital China, a Hong Kong-listed information technology company, is to distribute Research In Motion's Blackberry handsets, accelerating RIM's effort to expand into mainland China. The agreement will "help RIM further expand its