* Google+ is fastest site to reach 25 mln visitors * Facebook, Twitter took much longer to reach that size * Fast growth early may not mean long-term success * U.S. users
Greek bank shares fell to a more than 15-year low on Wednesday, giving up the bounce seen after a second bailout by the euro zone last month. Financial markets dropped on Wednesday
U.S. crude fell to near a five-week low on Wednesday after ratings agency Moody's assigned a negative outlook to the United States, stoking concern that demand may fall as the world's top
Hong Kong shares tumbled on Wednesday for a second straight session as turnover spiked after more weak data from the United States on Tuesday compounded global growth concerns. The Hang Seng Index
Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world. Security
China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's No. 2 network equipment maker, launched new cloud-computing smartphones on Wednesday, looking to ride a mobile industry boom that drove a 64 percent sales rise
Next, Britain's second-biggest fashion retailer, posted first-half sales towards the top end of company guidance, boosted by its online and home shopping business and showing resilience against a tough consumer backdrop. The
Nationalised British lender Northern Rock posted a reduced first-half loss of 78.8 mln pounds ($128 mln) and said it continues to work on plans for its eventual sale back to the private
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks to parliament on Wednesday to try to calm fears over escalating market turmoil that has brought Italy to the edge of a Greek-style financial crisis. With yields
Barclays is set to cut about 3,000 jobs this year to reduce costs after a drop in bond trading and an insurance mis-selling charge caused first half profits to fall by a
