Hong Kong shares look set to snap a four-day winning streak on Friday with cyclicals leading losses after the Hang Seng Index ran into stiff resistance at around 21,000, with investors cautious
Most Finns think the sole Nordic euro member state should not back loans to Greece under a new bailout package, an opinion poll showed on Friday. According to a survey published in
* Report had said gov't spending was "out of control" * The chief of an independent Greek budget committee resigned on Thursday after the country's finance minister attacked the group for saying
European bankers and politicians leapt to defend the region's banks on Thursday, rejecting an International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimate that they need 200 billion euros ($290 billion) in new capital to reflect
Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is believed to be in the desert town of Bani Walid about 150 (95 miles) southeast of Tripoli, a top military commander of Libya's National Transitional Council
Chinese and Indian workers are more likely to skip off work under the false pretence of illness than their French and Mexican counterparts, a new study showed. The Kronos Global Absence survey
Single-screen S tablet costs $488 and $599, same as iPad Sony's new tablet computers failed to excite gadget reviewers and analysts who criticised the pricing and quality of the devices, underscoring the
France has got approval to release 1.5 billion euros ($2.16 billion) of Libyan assets to help the country's interim ruling council rebuild the country, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Thursday.
* Judge upholds island’s reputation as being safe for IP rights * A landmark case being heard in Limassol District Court reached its conclusion last week, whereby Vincent Pfister (photo at left),
European stocks may edge higher on Wednesday, poised to end a volatile month on a mildly stronger note, while the dollar struggled on heightened expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would do
