The Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of PrimeTel (PTL) approved unanimously a Board proposal to seek full control of Spidernet (SNET) by offering 3 new PTL shares for every 4 SNET shares
Alitalia SpA was still flying on Friday but the Italian flag carrier faced liquidation in a matter of days after a rescue plan collapsed. The airline cancelled 20 flights at Rome's Fiumicino
(Reuters) The U.N. Millennium Development Goals, approved in 2000 by U.N. member states and the world's top development organizations, are the theme of next week's General Assembly gathering of world leaders. The
Russia is considering renewed ties with OPEC, a minister said on Friday, a move that could rattle nerves among energy consuming nations. Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said Moscow will send a high-level
The world's central banks jumped to grease money market wheels again on Friday, pouring in more money even as stocks and the dollar rallied in response to an emergency U.S. plan to
Regulators brought in rules on Friday to prevent investors profiting from falling financial stocks, helping fuel a furious rally in banks and other stocks battered by the deepening global credit crisis. The
Buyers flocked back to Russia's battered stock markets on Friday, sending prices soaring as trading resumed after a two-day halt and a $130 billion emergency state support package helped restore confidence. The
The essence of the Cyprus issue and the Middle East problem is found in the fundamental principles of international law, which until today are being flagrantly violated, Cypriot member of the House
A radical U.S. taxpayer-funded plan to restore confidence in battered financial markets by mopping up toxic mortgage-related debt triggered a rally in stocks, but raised questions over how long it would take
Japan's Nikkei share average rose 3.8% on Friday, rebounding from a three-year closing low hit the previous day, on hopes for a more comprehensive solution to the financial crisis that has roiled
