HSBC dropped a $6.3 bln offer for 51% of Korea Exchange Bank, blaming turmoil in financial markets and ending what would have been the biggest cross-border move in South Korea's bank sector.
Citigroup Inc is considering making a bid for Washington Mutual Inc, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation. JPMorgan Chase & Co is biding its time
Nokia's first phone model with free access to music is scheduled to go on sale on Oct 17 in Britain, retailer Carphone Warehouse said on its Web page. Nokia's "Comes with Music"
Google Inc extended an already wide lead in the U.S. Web search to 63.0% share of the market in August, its biggest monthly gain in five months, a report said on Thursday.
With the much-anticipated "Rock Band 2" now on store shelves, rival franchise "Guitar Hero" is sneaking into the news on several fronts. Most recently, Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash let it slip to
Speculators who built slightly more than 2 mln short positions on the share price of Bank of Cyprus (BOCY) through the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday, which forced the price sharply lower
The Service for Overseas Cypriots is moving forward to create a digital library and is in search of a place to establish a Museum for the Cypriot Diaspora, Director of the Service
President of the Republic of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, will meet in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis. According to a press release of
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – The Bush administration is developing a plan to soothe battered financial markets, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
By Wayne Cole and Cheon Jong-woo SYDNEY/SEOUL, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific nations kept up their efforts on Friday to shield the region from the fallout of Wall Street upheaval even as
