(Reuters) – U.S. rice futures rose to a fresh all-time high on Wednesday on worries about supply shortages which have triggered political unrest and export restrictions designed to protect dwindling domestic stocks.
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point at a policy meeting next week but may then be ready to take a break, the
(Reuters) – Google Inc said on Wednesday it has introduced brand-image ads for mobile phones, in a bid to extend beyond the computer-based Web market into the emerging market for advertising on
JPMorgan Chase & Co is to sell $6 billion in non-cumulative perpetual preferred shares, according to a report in International Financing Review, a Thomson publication. Pricing has not yet been decided however,
Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee was indicted on charges of tax evasion and breach of trust, but was cleared of a more serious bribery charge after a probe into South Korea's biggest
A handful of the world's top hedge fund managers took home 10-figure paychecks last year that set records for the highest-ever payouts on Wall Street. John Paulson, who ran a medium-sized hedge fund
Piraeus Bank Cyprus has been swamped with applications from the public to open accounts during the first 80 days of its operations here, banking on the huge success of its “that simple”
The pace of Chinese growth eased only modestly in the first quarter to 10.6 percent, showing the resilience of the world's fourth-largest economy despite fierce winter weather and a global credit crunch.
The Cyprus government will impose a 15% VAT on the purchase of land, effective as of 1 July 2008, thus fulfilling its tax obligations towards the EU. The adoption of VAT on
Vassiliko Cement Works Pcl (VCW.CY) has signed a letter of intent with the Chinese company ‘CBMI Constructions Co Ltd’ (CBMI), for the construction of a new modern clinker production unit of 2m
