Iran signed a contract with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) on Wednesday for the development of phase 11 of the South Pars gas field, replacing France's Total, the IRNA news agency reported.
European equities fell in midday trade on Wednesday, with bank shares extending their slide, and oil producers and commodity stocks also declining. At 1032 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 was down 1.1
Britain's blue-chip share index shed 1.8 percent by midday on Wednesday, led by weakness in banks, commodity stocks and index heavyweight Vodafone, which traded ex-dividend. By 1034 GMT, the FTSE 100 was
Sony Corp unveiled on Tuesday a smaller, lighter PlayStation handled game device called the PSP Go, in a race to catch rival Nintendo in an intensely competitive mobile games arena. Hours before,
It's no iPhone-killer, but the launch this weekend of Palm Inc's "Pre" could well become the brightest event this year for a gloomy industry. Palm Inc's smartphone may not attract lines around
Norway's Opera Software released on Wednesday the first test version of Opera 10, the newest version of its browser, promising faster downloads, new design and new features. Opera is the world's third-largest
Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its new Windows 7 operating system will be generally available on October 22, well ahead of its original schedule and in time for the holiday shopping season.
Asian shares rose to fresh eight-month highs on Wednesday, as U.S. home sales data added to optimism that the global economy is through the worst, while the dollar struggled off its latest
Britain's FTSE 100 index fell 1.5 percent in early trade on Wednesday, hurt by weakness in commodity stocks, banks and companies going ex-dividend, including heavyweight Vodafone. By 0752 GMT, the FTSE 100
Modest but surprising growth in Australia, a jump in U.S. pending home sales and steadying confidence among global consumers added to evidence the world economy, while not rebounding, has come through the
