Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) completed its purchase of a stake in Morgan Stanley on Monday with U.S. government support, helping close a deal that investors had feared would fall apart.
Millions of youngsters across Europe could suffer permanent hearing loss after five years if they listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week, EU
For those about to rock, AC/DC salutes you. Unless, that is, you want to buy the Australian heavy metal group's newest album, "Black Ice," on iTunes, or anywhere but Wal-Mart when it
The promotional power of piracy and artistic merits of blogging are among the themes to be discussed by bestselling author Paulo Coelho in his opening address to the Frankfurt Book Fair this
Billions lost by the superrich Many of Russia's richest men, who borrowed furiously during Russia's 10-year economic boom to expand and make acquisitions, are struggling to get loans as the global financial
Germany's banking rescue fund could be used to buy up "bad assets" from banks, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck said on Monday. He also said financial institutions which make use of the rescue
Oil rose above $82 a barrel on Monday after governments around the world acted to boost confidence in the global banking system, spurring a rally in European and Asian stock markets and
By Steve Slater (Reuters) Fred Goodwin became Europe's highest profile casualty of the credit crunch after striking a deal too many at Royal Bank of Scotland. RBS was on Monday forced to
Governments across the world launched multi-billion dollar bailouts on Monday to shore up tottering global banks and Britain called for a new Bretton Woods agreement to reshape the world financial system. Stocks
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias has announced his decision to cancel Nikiforos, the National Guard annual military exercise. Speaking at the Presidential Palace, President Christofias said the Council of Ministers had decided some
