Britain unveiled its new biometric identity card on Thursday which the government says will be vital in fighting illegal immigration and terrorism, while critics call it an expensive attack on civil liberties.
Sales of newly constructed U.S. single-family homes in August fell to its lowest point in more than 17 years while prices hit four-year lows, a government report on Thursday showed, in a
Market participants scrambled for funds at the Bank of England's regular one-week cash auction on Thursday as banking sector nerves pushed money markets deeper into gridlock. Banks put in bids worth 89.2
Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings is not in talks with Swiss rival UBS AG about a deal, a person familiar with the situation said. UBS shares jumped on Thursday as talk reemerged
World stocks steadied, the dollar fell across the board and the cost of borrowing dollars in the money market remained high on Thursday as anxiety over a $700 billion bailout for the
Songbird Estates, the firm that owns much of London's Canary Wharf business estate, said financial market stress had cut the value of its portfolio but it had little to fear from the
The UK's leading share index edged lower in early trade on Thursday as losses in the troubled banking sector offset gains in defensive pharmaceuticals companies. By 0802 GMT the FTSE 100 was
Nice try with the new phone, Google. Better luck next time. That's what some seem to be saying about Google Inc's first foray into the world of cell phones. But while it
Oracle Corp, the world's No. 3 software maker is teaming up with Hewlett-Packard Co to sell powerful, specialized computers that companies use to analyze data on their business activities. The move, which
News Corp's MySpace, the world's largest social networking site, on Wednesday unveiled a long-expected joint venture with all four major music companies in a bid to compete with Apple Inc's market-leading iTunes
