Belgian financial investor RHJ International offered 275 million euros ($387.6 million) for a 50.1 percent stake in General Motors' Opel business in a last-ditch effort to beat out rival suitors. RHJ's non-binding
World stocks hit a one-month high on Friday on growing optimism that the earnings season may turn out to be better than expected, while investors set their eyes on giants such as
The world's largest oil companies likely had an "ugly" second quarter, with earnings hit by a halving of oil and gas prices, sharply lower refining margins and, worst of all for many,
Cyprus is among the most expensive countries in the European Union in consumer electronics, while prices are ranging EU below average in alcoholic beverages and tobacco and personal transport equipment. According to
The popular social networking site Facebook is not doing enough to protect the personal information it gets from subscribers, and it gives users confusing and incomplete information about privacy matters, Canada's privacy
Asian shares extended gains on Friday on hopes the global recession is receding after key U.S. companies beat earnings expectations, but deadly blasts in Jakarta weighed on Indonesian stocks and the rupiah.
British Airways, unveiled plans to raise about 600 million pounds ($1 billion) through a combination of bondholder debt and bank credit, when it reported a first-quarter loss of 100 million pounds. Its
Investors were looking to Bank of America and Citigroup for a fresh dose of earnings optimism on Friday, after strong reports from JPMorgan Chase and IBM raised hopes for a global recovery.
Strong earnings from U.S. corporate heavyweights JPMorgan Chase and IBM raised investors' hopes for a global recovery, despite patchy data from the world's biggest economy. But Google's results failed to excite and
Most Asian shares extended gains on Friday as key U.S. earnings reports beat expectations, fueling hopes that the global recession is receding, but deadly explosions at two Jakarta hotels weighed on Indonesia
