LG Electronics will start selling this month flatscreen monitors that can function as virtual computers, saving costs by allowing multiple users to run programs off a single standard PC. LG's new liquid
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner urged Congress to act quickly on the Obama administration's regulatory reform proposals, saying past efforts had started too late after the will to act had faded. Geithner, in
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose last week but the number of people staying on the benefit rolls after collecting an initial week of aid fell
The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 added to gains while the Nasdaq turned positive on Thursday after a reading of business conditions in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region came in much better
European Union leaders will approve tighter bank supervision rules at a summit starting on Thursday, a day after President Barack Obama unveiled a sweeping reform of U.S. financial supervision. EU leaders will
British part-nationalised lender Royal Bank of Scotland said former chief executive Fred Goodin had agreed to more than halve his widely criticised 703,000 pound pension award. Goodwin will now receive an annual
By Sven Egenter and Sumeet Desai The Swiss central bank called on Thursday for powers to break up banks deemed "too big to fail", joining London and Washington in demanding regulation to
Activists campaigning for an end to Gaza's blockade by Israel will sail to the enclave from Cyprus in defiance of the Israeli navy, they said on Thursday. Two boats, including one carrying
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has said that the outcome of the current negotiations on the Cyprus question will be the most important development during the next months. Speaking during the annual
British High Commissioner Peter Millett announced today the establishment of an English Speaking Union (ESU) branch in Cyprus. Speaking during a press conference, Millet said he was a “bit surprised” that the
