Hewlett-Packard Co has filed a case in a U.S. court against AU Optronics , saying the Taiwanese company conspired to fix the prices of thin film liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, court documents showed. The complaint, which sought damages from AU Optronics, was filed under seal to protect HP's confidential information about the company's process
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A strong earthquake rattled the East Coast on Tuesday, sending tremors as far as Canada, damaging well-known buildings in the nation's capital and sending scared office workers into the streets. There were no reports of major damage or serious injuries from the 5.8 magnitude quake, which was centered in Mineral, Virginia. It was the
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Asian suppliers to Apple Inc have begun manufacturing a lower priced version of its hot-selling iPhone 4 with a smaller 8 gigabyte flash drive, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The flash drive for the 8GB iPhone 4 is being manufactured by a Korean company, one of the people said on Tuesday,
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A son of Muammar Gaddafi who rebels said they had captured made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporters in Tripoli overnight and issued a rallying cry to loyalists to fight off opponents who say they control most of the Libyan capital. Saif al-Islam, who has been seen as his father's heir apparent, visited the Tripoli
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European shares were set to follow Asian gains on Tuesday after a survey of Chinese factory output soothed fears of a hard landing for the world's No. 2 economy, but gold hit a record on persistent concerns about the health of the developed world. Asian markets took heart from HSBC's China flash purchasing managers' index
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Swiss bank UBS plans to slash around 3,500 jobs, almost half of them from its investment bank, as it seeks to shave some 2 bln Swiss francs from annual costs by the end of 2013. UBS had already said it would cut jobs when it posted a lower-than-expected second-quarter profit last month as its underperforming
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The Nikkei average rose on Tuesday helped by buying of domestic-demand stocks such as food processors and paper stocks, offsetting concerns about the economies of key export markets and the impact of a strong yen. The benchmark Nikkei rose 1.2% to 8,733.01, while the broader Topix index rose 1.0% to 750.39.
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A hotel in orbit, lunar sightseeing flights and luxury rides into the cosmos — all are part of Russia's vision to ensure it is not left behind in the growing space tourism industry. Russian firms unveiled their plans at the country's premiere air show this week at Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, saying the race was on
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Jubilant rebel fighters swept into the heart of Tripoli as Muammar Gaddafi's forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets to celebrate what they saw as the rapidly approaching end of his four decades of absolute power. Rebels waving opposition flags and firing into the air drove into Green Square, a symbolic showcase the government
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Oh Ju-ri, the mother of two sons doing their compulsory South Korean military service, naturally worries about their health and safety — but especially now. Bullying, suspicious suicides and shooting incidents in the military have left many parents fretting over the fate of their conscripted sons, and they are now turning to a new Internet
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