European shares fell on Wednesday for a third consecutive session as investors awaited congressional testimony by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, with banking stocks bearing the brunt of the falls. By
Google Inc has scrapped the China leg of a regional event to show software developers its first smartphone, the Nexus One, in Beijing, its second such move following its threatened pull-out from
Democratic Party (DIKO) Central Committee members voted last night by an overwhelming majority to stay in the government coalition. From last night’s ballot, 124 members of the central committee voted to stay
Aegean Airlines and recently privatised Olympic Air on Monday announced their merger, referring to a "national airline champion" in a press release. Both carriers said their main shareholders reached an agreement on
European stocks eked out small gains on Wednesday against a background of investor caution globally following a dip in U.S. consumer sentiment. The dollar was flat as were euro zone government bonds,
State Department spokesman Philip Crowley has said that “a very constructive dialogue is going on between Turkey and Greece, between the Turkish Cypriot community and the Greek Cypriot community, aided by the
Investors sold shares across the globe on Tuesday, unnerved by falling U.S. consumer confidence and house prices that suggested the economy was still fragile, while German business confidence fell unexpectedly for the
U.S. stock index futures held losses on Tuesday after data showed home prices unexpectedly slid in December but the annual rate of decline slowed. S&P 500 futures fell 4.1 points, Dow Jones
Digital dumping is on the rise, according to a survey, with growing numbers of people preferring to use email and social networking Web sites to break up with their partners. Over one
World stocks hit three-week highs while the dollar eased on Tuesday as markets anticipated a dovish tone from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke after the central bank raised its discount rate
