Dutch state-owned bank ABN AMRO has held talks with Royal Bank of Scotland on buying back some its former operations, the Dutch Finance Ministry said on Monday. "The potential buyback of some
Google said that for nearly an hour on Saturday, users got an erroneous message when they did searches on many sites, saying, "This site may harm your computer." The problem began at
Nearly four months before this week's arrest of the boss of a New York investment firm on charges of defrauding at least 1,500 investors of more than $370 million, Howard Stevens suspected
Asian stocks fell on Monday, with forecasts of corporate earnings slashed as the global economy rapidly deteriorates, steering investors toward the yen and U.S. dollar, which hit a two-month high against the
Facing opposition from Republican lawmakers to parts of his economic recovery plan, President Barack Obama called Democratic Congressional leaders to a meeting on Monday to drive home his message of urgency. With
British mortgage lending rose three times faster than expected in December after approvals edged up from November's record low, but economists said Friday's data did not herald a housing market turn-around. The
Fresh signs of a deepening global recession knocked world stocks lower for a second straight day on Friday but European bourses managed to find a steadier footing after reversing early losses. Appetite
European shares turned positive in choppy early trade on Friday, led by pharma stocks, and ahead of unemployment figures out of Europe and GDP data from the United States. At 0844 GMT,
Businesses risk losing over $1 trillion from loss or theft of data and other cybercrime, according to a study released on Thursday by security technology firm McAfee Inc. The California-based company launched
Dell Inc is plotting a foray into the cell phone arena as early as next month, making and selling smartphones to revitalize a business walloped by crumbling PC sales and pitting the
