Home Retail Group, Britain's biggest household goods retailer, on Thursday posted better than expected second-quarter sales at both its Argos and Homebase businesses. "Argos and Homebase performed well, delivering cash margin ahead
Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year on Wednesday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc. But Apple's
The U.S. employment picture will stay bleak well into next year long after the recession ends, but the worst of the labor market crisis is over, top private economists said on Thursday.
South African central bank Governor Tito Mboweni warned on Wednesday the rand recent strength may be overdone and suggested a retracement may be due in the next few days. The rand ouched
USB Bank Plc (USB) decided to proceed with an increase of share capital via a rights issue. The potential amount of capital to be raised is approximately EUR15 mln. The Board also
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will hold today the first meeting of the second round of the UN-led direct negotiations, which began a year ago, aiming
Cyprus ranked 40th among 183 countries in the World Bank's ''Doing Business Report'' for 2010, covering the period June 2008 through May 2009. This is the first time Cyprus is participating in
Japan's Nikkei stock average climbed 2 percent, its biggest one-day gain in two weeks, as healthy risk appetite lifted shares around Asia and helped banking stocks rebound after a recent slide. High-tech
Asian stocks rose on Thursday as investors continued to switch into riskier assets amid growing confidence the global economy is recovering, keeping the dollar on the defensive. After hitting its weakest value
OPEC early on Thursday agreed to hold output targets steady after top exporter Saudi Arabia looked to economic strength to bolster the oil price and dismissed bulging inventories. As widely expected, the
