Vodafone Group Plc said on Tuesday it would make a public offer for navigational and locating services firm Wayfinder Systems, valuing the Swedish company at 239 million Swedish crowns ($30 million). "Wayfinder's
The fate of the U.S. auto industry and millions of jobs are on the line as major players work out details on Tuesday of a plan to extend emergency loans to the
Profits at Britain's high-street stores are set to plunge by 3.6 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) next year, as a 4 percent drop in sales is compounded by rising costs, according to a
Microsoft Corp will soon launch a full range of online versions of its software products, including the Office suite, and expects the weak economy to accelerate growth of the nascent Web-based software
President-elect Barack Obama faces many difficult tasks when he enters the White House, and now people who want to face similar challenges can give the U.S. presidency a try, too, in a
When Satoru Iwata became the president of Nintendo Co Ltd six years ago, the video game world was ruled by Sony Corp's PlayStation 2 and populated by young men. Iwata knew the
Young professionals and recent graduates have struggled to find work in a sliding economy, but one area — Silicon Valley — has been relatively immune. Until now. Silicon Valley companies that initially
Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.8 percent on Tuesday, with the yen's advance digging away at gains made by machinery firms such as Komatsu on hopes U.S. stimulus plans will prevent a recession
Asian stocks inched higher on Tuesday to hit a one-month high, but gains were kept in check as hopes for big government spending to revive growth were offset by investors shying away
Japan's Sony Corp said it will slash about 4 percent of its workforce, scale back investments and pull out of businesses as it aims to cut $1.1 billion in costs out of
