Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata Plc dropped immediate plans for a $10 billion bid for No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin Plc on Wednesday but set the scene for a later deal by scooping up
Technology company RealNetworks and major film studios on Tuesday squared off in a legal battle over a new product allowing consumers to make computer copies of DVDs that the studios claim is
Social network software maker, Slide Inc has signed a deal with major media companies to distribute video content on Facebook, capitalizing on the success of social networking. The distribution partnership includes CBS
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday the global financial crisis will sap consumer and business spending, affecting all companies, including his own. "Financial issues are going to affect both business
Oil dipped towards $100 a barrel on Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. oil data, which were expected to show an increase in crude oil inventories. U.S. crude fell 30 cents to $100.34
European shares rose by midday on Wednesday, led by banks on hopes a deal for Lloyds TSB to take over HBOS would go through, while investors eyed a U.S. Senate vote to
Gordon Brown's office denied on Wednesday that the British prime minister had hired investment banks to advise him on a possible plan to guarantee all bank deposits. The Daily Mail newspaper reported
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) adopted here Wednesday a resolution by which it welcomes the resumption of fully-fledged negotiations between Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has said here Wednesday that the Greek Cypriot side pursues the peaceful reunification of the island on the basis of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation.
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has said on Wednesday that he is waiting for the response of the Turkish occupation army to his proposal for the abolition of military
