Samsung Electronics overtook Apple as the world's top smartphone maker in the July-September period with a 44% jump in shipments, and forecast strong sales in the current quarter in a clear warning
Global stocks headed for their best week in over two years on Friday, bolstered by EU leaders' efforts to contain the euro zone debt crisis which have stoked appetite for riskier assets,
The head of Europe's bailout fund said Friday he did not expect to reach a conclusive deal with Chinese leaders during a visit to Beijing but expects the surplus-rich country to continue
A speedy return of Libyan oil output to pre-war levels is facing new obstacles as foreign firms struggle to negotiate who will provide security for workers vulnerable to attacks in the desert
A deal struck by euro zone leaders on Thursday to contain the region's dangerous debt crisis was greeted sceptically in the two countries most in the firing line, Greece and Italy, with
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will present to the nation on Thursday an EU deal to lower Greece's debt burden, amid rising frustration with his Socialist government and fears the agreement could
Nokia unveiled two sleek new Microsoft Windows phones on Wednesday in time for Christmas, a first step in the ailing cellphone maker's fightback against Apple and Google . Chief Executive Stephen Elop
Riskier assets across the board from equities to oil and the euro rallied on Thursday after European leaders agreed to boost the region's rescue fund and struck a deal on a 50%
* European banks to be recapitalised; Italy promises pension reform * Euro zone leaders struck a deal with private banks and insurers on Thursday for them to accept a 50% loss on
A deal that imposes 50% losses on private sector bondholders means Greece's debt burden will be sustainable, Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Thursday. Greece will produce no more primary budget deficits
