The Royal Bank of Scotland confirmed it had placed an order worth over 5 bln pounds at list prices for 52 Airbus A320 family aircraft and 43 Boeing 737 family aircraft. The order was placed by RBS's aircraft-leasing unit RBS Aviation Capital. "The 95 aircraft will be delivered between now and 2015 and will be

BP Plc on Wednesday denied a report its heavily criticised chief executive would soon leave, after the company lined up $7 bln in asset sales to help pay for the worst oil spill in U.S. history. CEO Tony Hayward had the full support of the board and would stay in office, a BP spokesman told

Yahoo Inc missed Wall Street's revenue estimates in the second quarter as some customers unexpectedly cut spending on online display ads towards the end of June, and shares fell more than 6%. The lower-than-expected revenue, which came even as Yahoo continued to improve its profit margins, raised fresh concerns about Yahoo's efforts to increase revenue

Apple Inc gave an unusually upbeat revenue forecast that trounced Wall Street's expectations and eased fears that the "Antennagate" controversy around its iPhone 4's reception would hurt sales, boosting its shares 3%. It also reported a surprisingly large 33% spike in Mac computer sales — helped partly by a strong showing in Asia — that

Flights in and out of Greece will be disrupted on July 25 when air traffic controllers go on strike over a state reform plan, a union leader said on Tuesday. Yannis Kourmoulakis, general secretary of the controllers union, said the strike would start on Sunday and last a day. "The government is not listening to

The International Monetary Fund should be realistic when considering a deficit target for Hungary for 2011, ruling Fidesz party vice chairman Lajos Kosa told public television m1 on Wednesday. When asked in an interview whether lenders' expectations for Hungary to cut its deficit to 2.8 percent of GDP next year from a target of 3.8

Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as investors cheered Apple's strong earnings and on optimism that China may roll back policy tighening measures later this year, while the euro firmed ahead of euro zone's bank stress test results late in the week. Markets were cautious ahead of testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to Congress

 — Sterling falls to session low versus euro after data — Britain's public sector net cash requirement rose unexpectedly last month compared to the same time a year ago, hitting its highest level for a June since records began in April 1984, official data showed on Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics said the public