Qatar is selling a 1.3 billion pound ($2.1 billion) stake in British bank Barclays (BARC.L), stoking talk it will use a big profit to make a move on UK food retailer J.Sainsbury
World stocks hit a new 12-month high on Tuesday, fuelled by optimsim over corporate earnings and the global recovery after strong results from Apple and Texas Instruments. By 0701 GMT, the MSCI
More than half of U.S. companies are reducing bonuses, and nearly half are scaling back on raises in an effort to cut costs in a tough recession, according to research released on
Popular websites Facebook, Twitter and Craigslist threw their support behind an open Internet framework to be unveiled by U.S. regulators this week. They were among two dozen technology companies, including Google Inc
The Dutch government has submitted its ABN AMRO [ABNNV.UL] asset sale plan to the European Commission, which granted it another 24 hours late Monday night to finalize a deal with Deutsche Bank
Global stocks extended gains to a one-year high on Tuesday, up 75 percent from a crisis low after strong sales numbers from Apple Inc suggested U.S. consumption is returning. However, major European
U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday, as investors digested a new batch of corporate earnings for signals about the potency of an economic recovery. Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp (ETN.N) said quarterly
Famed corporate raider Carl Icahn said he offered to underwrite a $6 billion loan to CIT Group Inc (CIT.N), complaining that horse-trading between the troubled lender and its largest creditors was harming
Hasbro Inc (HAS.N) posted a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations and gave an upbeat outlook for the full-year, fueling hopes for better toy sales during the holidays. The world's No.
World stocks kicked off the week in buoyant form on Monday and the dollar dipped against major currencies as investors recovered from some disappointing U.S. company earnings reports. Wall Street looked set
