U.S. government officials seeking to revamp the financial bailout have discussed spending another $1 trillion to $2 trillion to help restore banks to health, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar
German unemployment rose by 56,000 on the month in January, its third straight rise and biggest increase in nearly four years, in a sign that Europe's largest economy is in deep recession
International bank lending decreased by its sharpest rate for at least 30 years in the third quarter of 2008 as the financial crisis restrained credit, the Bank for International Settlements said on
Companies will have to wait seven days to sell payment protection insurance (PPI) to any customer who takes out a credit agreement from next year, Britain's competition watchdog said. The Competition Commission
British house prices fell 1.3 percent in January, making the average home worth 16.6 percent less than a year earlier, the biggest annual fall on record, data from mortgage provider Nationwide showed
U.S. public radio stations are looking to thumb-sized, high-tech gadgets to help raise money and make it easier for on-the-go listeners to access their programing. A small device known as the Radio
Sony Corp said on Thursday it sold 4.46 million units of its PlayStation 3 game console in October-December, down 9 percent from 4.9 million units a year earlier. Sony, locked in a
Nokia unveiled on Thursday three new cellphone models, including the successor to its slim hit model Nokia 6300, as the world's top handset vendor pushes to win a larger share of a
Google Inc on Wednesday unveiled a plan aimed at eventually letting computer users determine whether providers like Comcast Corp are inappropriately blocking or slowing their work online. The scheme is the latest
Sony Corp fell into the red in the latest quarter and reiterated its forecast for a record annual loss due to sliding demand and a stronger yen, while rival Nintendo Co cut
