British manufacturing activity grew at its fastest rate in two years in October as new orders rose at their fastest in almost 6 years and firms started rebuilding their stocks, a survey
MTV Urge … Yahoo Music Unlimited … Virgin Digital … Since 2003 — when iTunes launched in the United States — all of these digital music services have come and gone, without
Nokia Oyj will close its battered gaming service N-Gage next year, acknowledging failure in its first major services offering. Nokia is looking for new revenue from online services as its traditional handset
Britain's top share index was up 0.3 percent early on Monday, as gains in commodity stocks outweighed slight weakness in defensives like pharmaceutical and tobacco stocks. By 0912 GMT, Britain's FTSE 100
European shares hit a four-week low on Monday, extending the previous session's sharp declines on worries that the stock market had rallied ahead of economic recovery, with banks featuring among top losers.
What's in a name? A lot if you're seeking a legal career, with a U.S. study finding that women with male names are more successful lawyers and judges than those with more
A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame
More profit-taking in risky assets expected before year-end Asian stocks slid on Monday, with Seoul hitting a two-month low after a sell-off in banking shares slammed Wall Street, a slide viewed as
White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers will lead a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the state of the economy, job creation and ways to achieve sustainable growth. A White House announcement
Germany's economy has not yet overcome the global downturn but the outlook is improving, Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said in a newspaper interview published on Monday. Europe's largest economy emerged from its
