European shares rose early on Wednesday, helped by EDF's agreed bid for British Energy and news that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc will invest $5 bln in U.S. Goldman Sachs. By 0846
Warren Buffett's $5 bln investment in Goldman Sachs brought good news to global markets worried that architects of a $700 bln bailout plan would not be able to convince U.S. lawmakers to
Britain's leading share index ticked down early on Wednesday as weakness in oil producers and banks eclipsed gains in British Energy after France's EDF launched a bid for the group. British Energy
World stocks steadied on Wednesday and safe-haven government bonds rose after Warren Buffett's investment in Goldman Sachs failed to calm anxiety over the prospects for Washington's $700 billion bank bailout. Billionaire investor
Yahoo Inc's new board on Tuesday approved a new round of discussions with Time Warner Inc over the future of its AOL unit, the Financial Times said, citing a person familiar with
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Japan's No. 3 bank, plans to invest in Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Japanese media said, in what would be the third big Japanese investment this week on Wall
French utility EDF launched a 12.5 bln pound ($23.14 bln) agreed takeover bid on power producer British Energy, helping to secure Britain's nuclear future. EDF, the world's biggest maker of nuclear energy,
Britain's biggest spread-betting firm IG Group said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy 87.5 percent of Japanese online foreign exchange trading firm FXOnline Japan KK for 112.2 mln pounds ($207.7 mln).
European shares rose in early trade on Wednesday, as investors reacted positively to news that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will invest $5 billion in Goldman Sachs. By 0709 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300
Research In Motion is preparing to launch the long anticipated touch-screen version of its BlackBerry smartphone, according to an official promotion e-mail from U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless. The device will be known
