Pfizer Inc on Wednesday said second-quarter earnings more than doubled on higher sales of its prescription drugs, lower expenses and overseas sales that were boosted by the weak dollar. The company earned
Britain's top share index rose 1.5% by midday on Wednesday as Vodafone gained after announcing a share buyback programme, while lower oil prices eased inflation fears, lifting banking stocks. By 1032 GMT,
British manufacturers' orders fell in July and business confidence tumbled but price pressures rose at their sharpest rate in more than 18 years, a survey showed on Wednesday. The Confederation of British
GUEST COMMENT By Dr. Jim Leontiades Cyprus International Institute of Management Importing water is expensive. The current commitment to bring water from Greece will cost Cyprus some 40 million euros. It must
EDITORIAL Cyprus’ national and foreign policies have, over the decades, been unavoidably focused on one issue alone – the island’s continued occupation and division by Turkey and on efforts to get unstuck
CYPRUS GOURMET By Patrick Skinner Pambos Argyrides returned to Cyprus in 1985 after 15 years in South Africa. He was a founder of the immensely successful potato chip and snack manufacturer “Corina”,
GUEST COMMENT WASHINGTON — The Doha Round of multilateral trade talks has already died a thousand deaths. But, apart from the bureaucracies in Geneva, Brussels and Washington, few are grieving. That’s because
One Bank of England policymaker wanted to hike rates this month, another wanted a cut but the remaining seven chose to keep borrowing costs steady as both the inflation and growth outlook
World stocks hit a three-week high on Wednesday as a firmer dollar knocked oil prices still lower after the steepest fall in history from July's record highs. The dollar hit a 1-1/2
News Corp's MySpace Internet social network will join the OpenID alliance to begin letting its users take their online identity to other sites and social networks without having to register again. The
