The price of texting in Europe will set at a maximum rate of 11 euro cents per message under a European Commission proposal, EU telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding told German magazine Der
A technical glitch has forced scientists to shut down the huge particle-smashing machine built to simulate the conditions of the "Big Bang" for at least two months, they said on Saturday. The
Japan's Nomura Holdings has reached a deal to buy the Asian operations of Lehman Brothers, a source said on Monday, outbidding other banks seeking to scoop up Lehman's Asia group on the
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that it placed its 'AA-/A-1+' long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings on Lloyds TSB Group PLC (Lloyds TSB) on CreditWatch with negative implications. At the same
Asian stocks rose on Monday, after more details about the U.S. government's $700 billion bank bailout plan encouraged bargain hunting, but questions lingered about its long-term implications and the economic outlook. The
Asian stocks rose more than 2 percent on Monday, as investors chased bargains after details emerged about a U.S. government $700 billion bank bailout plan, increasing hopes the worst of the financial
Apple Inc said some power adapters for the latest iPhone can break and lead to the risk of electric shock and urged users to exchange them, although no injuries have been reported.
Regulators brought in rules on Friday to prevent investors profiting from falling financial stocks, helping fuel a furious rally in banks and other stocks battered by the deepening global credit crisis. The
Buyers flocked back to Russia's battered stock markets on Friday, sending prices soaring as trading resumed after a two-day halt and a $130 billion emergency state support package helped restore confidence. The
Japan's Nikkei share average rose 3.8% on Friday, rebounding from a three-year closing low hit the previous day, on hopes for a more comprehensive solution to the financial crisis that has roiled
