Shares in carmaker Volkswagen nearly halved on Wednesday after controlling shareholder Porsche took steps to ease a squeeze on shortsellers that more than quadrupled the stock in days. Porsche itself had prompted
European shares surged 3 percent early on Wednesday, led by banks and heartened by major rallies in U.S. and Asian stocks as investors bet on a U.S. rate cut that could help
Global economic slowdown will hurt the mobile gaming market this year and next, after it already suffered an unexpected slump last year, the head of gaming at Nokia said on Wednesday. "This
Hewlett-Packard Co on Wednesday will unveil a new mini-notebook in a move to gain ground in the fastest-growing PC category, which until now has been dominated by its smaller rivals. Netbooks —
Microsoft Corp is betting its next Windows operating system will be faster and easier to use and avoid the missteps of Windows Vista that alienated many users of the software that powers
Electronic Arts will launch hit titles EA Sports FIFA 09, Spore Origins and Monopoly Here & Now for Nokia's N-Gage gaming service in time for Christmas sales, the U.S. video games firm
Japanese shoppers are snapping up imported bargains as supermarkets offer enticing discounts, inspired by the sudden rise of the yen in the past few weeks. The Japanese currency has soared to 13-year
European stock index futures rose sharply on Wednesday, after U.S. and Asian stocks soared and investors bet on a U.S. rate cut later in the day. At 0707 GMT, futures for the
– Most Asian stock markets and government bonds rose on Wednesday, on hopes the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this week in a bid to spur
World stocks rose sharply on Tuesday and Wall Street looked set for solid gains as investors indulged in a burst of bargain hunting after five straight global trading sessions of steep losses.
