The euro zone's economy contracted for the sixth straight quarter at the start of this year, data showed on Wednesday, marking its longest recession on records dating back to 1995. Falling output
Warren Buffett-backed Chinese carmaker BYD Co Ltd rolled out Hong Kong's first electric taxi fleet on Wednesday, marking a milestone for its all-electric battery car that highlights its promise and its limitations.
Germany's economy crept back into growth in the first quarter of the year, after a sharp contraction at the end of 2012, while France slipped into recession, data showed on Wednesday. Germany
Japan's Nikkei share average surged to a 5-1/2-year high on Wednesday as Japanese exporters rallied after the yen's recent slide, while the dollar showed resilience, supported by signs of an improving U.S.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday France needed to present a credible programme of structural reforms as new data showed Europe's second largest economy slipping into a shallow recession.
Moody's Investors Service has lowered changed the outlook on Lebanon's B1 government bond rating to negative from stable reflecting the impact of Syria's ongoing civil war, which will suppress economic growth and
Microsoft Corp's forthcoming update to its personal computer operating system will be called Windows 8.1 and will be available later this year free to existing Windows 8 customers, the marketing chief for
Visa Europe, the European licensee of Visa Inc., has offered to cap its inter-bank credit card fees at the same level as rival MasterCard to end a European Union antitrust investigation and
U.S. stocks rose and extended a recent rally on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 hitting new intraday highs as investors bet that the market's upward momentum would keep going.
Nokia has unveiled a lighter, metal model in its Lumia smartphone range, as it tries to catch the eye of buyers to close the huge market lead of rivals Samsung and Apple
