Ospraie fund to close after August hit

Hedge fund manager Ospraie Management LLC will close its flagship fund after it plunged 27% in August on losses in energy, mining and natural resources equity holdings, in one of the biggest

Carey Group opens office in Cyprus

The Carey Group announced the establishment of Carey Group (Cyprus) Limited, a corporate, trust, domiciliation and administration business focused on the provision of comprehensive administration and domiciliation services to institutional and private

Oil holds below $110, dollar firm

Oil prices held below $110 on Wednesday and the dollar neared a 10-½ month high, raising hopes of an easier business environment for manufacturers and exporters, but rattling resource-focused stocks. Japan's Nikkei

UK’s Brown cuts house purchase tax

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown cut an unpopular tax on home purchases on Tuesday as part of a package to boost the country's slumping housing market and lift his flagging political fortunes.

Google offers video-sharing for businesses

Google Inc is adding YouTube-like video communications features to its business application suite, looking to make video-sharing among office workers as easy as trading e-mails or instant messages. Unlike YouTube, which is