Oil surged more than 7.5% to its highest since August 2008 on Thursday on concern that uprisings in Libya could spread to other major oil producers in the Middle East, including Saudi
Access to the networking site LinkedIn was disrupted in China on Thursday, following online calls on other sites for gatherings inspired by protests against authoritarian regimes across the Middle East. It was
Royal Bank of Scotland's high bad debt charges in Ireland and a drop in investment banking income overshadowed its return to profit in the final months of 2010. Stephen Hester, chief executive
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who rocked the U.S. government by publishing thousands of secret diplomatic memos, must be extradited to Sweden to face sex crimes allegations, a British judge ruled on Thursday.
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded a number of ratings of Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation B.S.C. due to its majority-control by the central bank of Libya. Moody’s said it lowered the foreign currency
* $120/barrel seen as key level for global economy Soaring oil prices are reaching levels that could threaten to brake improving but tentative global economic recovery, with an outside chance of a
– Will he invest in Cyprus? A Facebook page entitled "Freedom Revolution March 16 Qatar" calling for the downfall of Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, has attracted the approval
For the sixth consecutive year, Real Madrid claims top spot as the world’s largest football club with €438.6 million, according to Deloitte. The Deloitte Football Money League is published nine months after
Moody's Investors' Service downgraded Cyprus's sovereign bond ratings two notches to A2 on Thursday, citing exposure of its banks to indebted Greece, and concerns a recent improvement in finances was unsustainable. The
* Brent crude at 29-mth high, near $120 a barrel on Libya * World stocks, copper fall for 4th day in a row * Gold, Swiss francs, Treasury prices up Oil
