Walt Disney Co will buy a 30 percent stake in Hulu.com, bringing popular TV shows such as "Lost" and "Grey's Anatomy" to the video website founded by NBC Universal and News Corp.
Oracle Corp, the world's No. 2 business software maker, plans to expand its small line of programs that companies access via the Web, said a person familiar with the strategy. The person,
U.S. consumers felt much more upbeat about the economy in April, a month when the nation's manufacturing sector also appeared to be crawling out of a deep recessionary hole, reports showed on
China is climbing up the world innovation rankings faster than other countries. Since the Economist Intelligence Unit first published its global innovation index two years ago, China has moved up from 59th
The luxury sector faces a 15-20% decline in sales revenues in the first two quarters in 2009, shrinking to €153 bln from its 2008 level of €170 bln, according to the Bain
Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory has ranked PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) number one in business advisory services and management consulting in its ‘Global Consulting Marketplace 2008-2011’ report. PwC was also placed third in the
Yasmos Ltd, a Cyprus based company, has launched its web search site, www.yasmos.com, that features news, travel, entertainment, video and real estate information. “Yasmos.com will continue to evolve and expand its web
The fundamental credit outlook for German banking remains negative, reflecting the fragile state of the global financial markets, the potentially prolonged economic downturn and the high vulnerability of many German banks, coupled
Call her the modern day Goldfinger. A New York woman was charged with stealing as much as $12 million in gold bullion and jewelry over a period of six years, lifting the
From building sites to barber shops, much of Mexico will shut down for the next five days as the country battles to stem a deadly swine flu outbreak that risks becoming a
