In summer 2007, French bank Societe Generale drew up plans for a stylish glass building to house 3,500 traders at the foot of its twin-tower headquarters in La Defense, the business district
Peter Thiel was the first investor to take a gamble on Facebook Inc. Now some people are wondering whether, in selling most of his stake, the Facebook board member is signaling to
Apple Inc's worldwide legal crusade against the Android mobile operating system drew toward a climax on Tuesday as the iPhone maker's attorneys accused Samsung of taking a shortcut by copying Apple's designs
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras kicks off a European charm offensive on Wednesday with talks to persuade euro zone chief Jean-Claude Juncker that the debt-laden nation has the will to ram through
Virgin Atlantic will go head to head with rival British Airways (BA) on routes between London and Manchester next year after unveiling plans to make its first foray into the domestic short-haul
Industry regulator Ofcom has given the go-ahead for Britain's biggest mobile operator Everything Everywhere (EE) to use its existing airwaves to provide next generation 4G services while rivals have to wait, saying
Former fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Turkish Cypriot Asil Nadir is facing jail after he was convicted of plundering millions of pounds from his own business empire. Nadir has been found guilty of
Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH), the world's second-largest bottler of Coca-Cola Co. soft drinks, shed 25% of profit in the first half as expected, hurt by austerity in debt-laden Italy, Ireland and Greece and
Shares rose on Tuesday as investors held on to hopes the European Central Bank can trim borrowing costs and help restore confidence in the euro bloc, even as officials denied a report
Greece hopes to obtain its lenders' approval for a new wave of austerity measures worth about 11.5 billion euros ($14.1 billion) by the middle of next month, a Greek finance ministry source
