World stocks hit a four-week low on Tuesday and the dollar climbed as poor results from UBS and a shake-up of UK banks Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland prompted investors to
U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as the deal by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to buy railroad company Burlington Northern was offset by poor results from Swiss lender UBS and a
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has struck a deal to buy the rest of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp for $26 billion, Buffett's biggest acquisition ever. In a statement announcing the
Sony Ericsson unveiled its new X10 flagship mobile phone on Tuesday, its first to run on Google's Android operating system, but said it would not go on sale until early next year.
MasterCard Inc reported on Tuesday quarterly earnings as the world's second-largest credit card network raised fees to banks and trimmed expenses, while consumers used their debit cards more. MasterCard's third-quarter net income
People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic. Long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched an application, or app, for its
Europe's economy will rebound next year from a deep slump and accelerate in 2011, the European Commission said on Tuesday, paving the way for major deficit cuts across the 27-nation bloc from
European stocks fell 1.3 percent in early Tuesday trade, losing ground for the sixth time in nine sessions, as poor results from UBS and a shake-up of UK banks Lloyds and Royal
World stocks dipped towards the previous session's four-week lows on Tuesday as investors continued to fret over the early removal of government stimulus, particularly in the financial sector. Positive U.S. manufacturing and
Although the current global economic crisis is posing important socio-economic challenges for Italy, its rating outlook remains stable. The deterioration expected in the government's debt metrics is considered within the scope of
