Netbooks take center stage at CES

Netbooks were everywhere and on everyone's lips at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, expanding as a category of small laptop PCs that are rewriting the rules for the struggling computer

Tech firms unveil new gadgets at CES

Top technology companies came to Las Vegas to show off their latest innovations in consumer electronics, but despite the plethora of TVs, computers, phones, cameras and other gadgets on display, it was

European shares fall as oils weigh

European shares were down in in early trade on Monday, with heavyweight energy stocks taking most points off the index, on concerns about the global economy as well as a worse than

Economy fear hits stocks and oil again

Equities kicked off the week on a down note and the euro fell on Monday with recurrent worries about the global economy pushing investors away from riskier assets and also driving oil

Marfin CLR new shares listed

Following the merger with CLR Capital Public Ltd, Laiki Investment EPEY Public Company Ltd (LI) announced that as of January 15, the Company’s name in the CSE, will change to Marfin CLR

UK govt to hold 43.4% of Lloyds-HBOS bank

The British state is to take a 43.4 percent stake in the combined Lloyds TSB-HBOS bank after shareholders largely shunned both lenders' rights issues, the two banks said on Monday. Existing shareholders

Where has the U.S. bailout money gone?

Obama may call for more funds President-elect Barack Obama was considering on Sunday whether to have the Bush administration inform the U.S. Congress that the Treasury Department planned to tap the final

Asia stocks drop on slowdown, bonds in demand

Asian stocks fell for a fourth straight session on Monday as the relentless global economic slowdown limited investor enthusiasm about risk-taking, though returns offered on some bonds were proving too good to