Microsoft Corp launched downloads of the public test version of its new version of Windows on Saturday, after a one-day delay due to overwhelming demand. The "beta" launch of the highly anticipated
Britain's economy went into steep decline at the end of last year when consumers tightened their belts, businesses slashed jobs and the housing market ground to a virtual standstill, a trio of
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama sought the remaining $350 billion of federal financial bailout funds from Congress, pledging a major overhaul that would distribute the money more widely and impose tougher restrictions on
Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said on Tuesday it was expecting a difficult 2009, but shrugged off suggestions it was losing ground to its rivals. "Against the overall background of, I suspect, rising
Fears of steep losses at corporate bellwethers from Citigroup to Sony hit Asian shares on Tuesday, signalling the extent of the global economic slowdown and bolstering less risky assets such as government
Top technology companies came to Las Vegas to show off their latest innovations in consumer electronics, but despite the plethora of TVs, computers, phones, cameras and other gadgets on display, it was
The European Central Bank may soon confirm what its counterparts in Britain and the United States have learned: cutting interest rates to the bone isn't enough to keep the economy from worsening.
Policymakers facing mounting job losses prepared new measures to ease the pain on Monday and a gathering of top central bankers said the world's major economies would shrink this year but should
Gas destined for European Union countries should resume early on Tuesday after all involved parties agreed to settle a row over Russian supplies to Europe via Ukraine, Gazprom's deputy chief executive said.
The break-up of U.S. banking powerhouse Citigroup moved a step closer, and Britain took control of a big stake in another top lender on Monday as the reshaping of the global financial
