VIDEO: Ireland mulls salmon farm plan
03:00am 11 August 2013
Controversial plans to build a huge salmon farm off the west coast of Ireland are being considered by the government in Dublin.
Reprivatisation of RBS bank 'unrealistic' in next five years - minister
10:46pm 10 August 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's largely state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland is unlikely to be reprivatised before 2018, Business Secretary Vince Cable said in an interview published on The Telegraph...
Gherkin tower owner IVG in 2.15 billion euro debt-for-equity swap
09:57pm 10 August 2013
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German property group IVG reached a preliminary agreement with creditors over a plan that would virtually wipe out existing shareholders and swap 2.15 billion euros (1.85...
U.S. considering arrests in JPMorgan 'whale' case - sources
12:58pm 10 August 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are considering arresting two former JPMorgan Chase & Co employees for their alleged role in masking $6.2 billion "London Whale" losses, according to two...
China investigates France's Sanofi for alleged bribery - Xinhua
12:36pm 10 August 2013
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has started investigating French drugmaker Sanofi SA for allegedly bribing more than 500 Chinese doctors with about 1.7 million yuan (179,004.38 pounds) of payments to raise...
Analysis - Taking BlackBerry private may make sense, but not a quick fix
12:16pm 10 August 2013
NEW YORK/TORONTO (Reuters) - A deal to take BlackBerry Ltd private could make sense from a financial standpoint, say private equity executives, though any such move won't by itself make the...
After nine years, Tesco gives up on cracking China alone
11:13am 10 August 2013
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - After nine years in China, British supermarket firm Tesco is to fold its unprofitable operation into a state-run company as a minority partner, becoming the latest...
U.S. considering arrests in JPMorgan 'whale' case -sources
12:30am 10 August 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities investigating the $6.2 billion (3.9 billion pounds) "London Whale" trading losses at JPMorgan Chase & Co are considering making arrests, the latest twist in...
Ackman's public debate over J.C. Penney escalates
12:23am 10 August 2013
(Reuters) - The public battle between J.C. Penney Co and leading shareholder Bill Ackman escalated Friday with the hedge fund manager demanding the ouster of the retailer's chairman as well as the...
Madoff was in 'love triangle' with employee - U.S. prosecutors
12:14am 10 August 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff was in a "love triangle" involving one of five former employees who are about to go on trial for helping him run his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, prosecutors...
Apple patent wins could mean U.S. import ban for Samsung
11:55pm 9 August 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some older Samsung Electronics Co. mobile devices face a sales and import ban in the United States after a U.S. trade panel ruled for Apple Inc. in a high-profile patent...
Apple victory in Samsung patent case
11:32pm 9 August 2013
Apple has won a key patent case against rival Samsung which could see Samsung phones blocked from the US market.
Apple victory in Samsung patent case
11:32pm 9 August 2013
Apple has won a key patent case against rival Samsung which could see Samsung phones blocked from the US market.
U.S. trade panel: Samsung Electronics infringes Apple patents
10:52pm 9 August 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. trade panel on Friday ruled that South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd infringes on portions of two Apple Inc patents on digital mobile devices, a decision likely to...
Canada PM brushes off protests, says spectrum auction to proceed
10:32pm 9 August 2013
(Reuters) - Canada will sell off wireless spectrum next year as planned, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday, despite protests by major telecoms firms that the auction rules favor the entry...
America Movil makes $9.6 billion bid for rest of KPN
10:14pm 9 August 2013
MEXICO CITY/LONDON (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil defied arch-rival Telefonica with a 7.2 billion euro ($9.6 billion) bid for the 70 percent of Dutch telecoms group KPN...
VIDEO: Most-wanted 'tax evaders' at large
10:11pm 9 August 2013
Just one of the UK's 20 most-wanted alleged fraudsters and tax evaders named on a government list last year has been caught, it has emerged.
VIDEO: Most-wanted 'tax evaders' at large
10:11pm 9 August 2013
Just one of the UK's 20 most-wanted alleged fraudsters and tax evaders named on a government list last year has been caught, it has emerged.
Wall Street struggles for momentum
09:46pm 9 August 2013
Better Chinese industrial production data than expected raise hopes for the world’s second-biggest economy, countering caution about US Fed tapering
Wall Street ends worst week since June; dollar rises
09:40pm 9 August 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street closed out its worst week since June on Friday, pulling back from record highs as investors focused on when the Federal Reserve will start to wind down its stimulus...
Blackberry shares jump on deal talk
08:40pm 9 August 2013
Blackberry shares soar in New York after a report says the company is considering buying out its shareholders.
Blackberry shares jump on deal talk
08:40pm 9 August 2013
Blackberry shares soar in New York after a report says the company is considering buying out its shareholders.
Week in Review, August 10
07:58pm 9 August 2013
Crowd-pleaser in control at Aviva; banks hit by emerging markets; EADS chief put to the test; UK car sales accelerate; BofA sued over securities
BoE guidance brings work for investors
07:23pm 9 August 2013
Mark Carney’s message should have lowered gilt yields, and weakened sterling, but gilt yields were unmoved, and sterling rose, so what went wrong?
Three threats to Europe’s recovery
07:09pm 9 August 2013
After rosy data, watch out for Fed, banks and rebalancing but to ensure the recovery lasts, this opportunity must be seized
US oil demand growth at two-year high
07:04pm 9 August 2013
Use of oil has grown in four of the past six months, leading the IEA to upgrade its forecast for US demand this year to 0.3%
Greece catches tax cheat firms
06:38pm 9 August 2013
In its most recent round of spot checks Greek investigators find that almost half of the firms investigated were committing some kind of tax offence.
Greece catches tax cheat firms
06:38pm 9 August 2013
In its most recent round of spot checks Greek investigators find that almost half of the firms investigated were committing some kind of tax offence.
China trade data fuels miners
06:28pm 9 August 2013
Fresnillo topped the FTSE 100 leaderboard, jumping 8.2% to £10.35, while not far behind was Chilean copper miner Antofagasta
China trade data fuels miners
06:28pm 9 August 2013
Fresnillo topped the FTSE 100 leaderboard, jumping 8.2% to £10.35, while not far behind was Chilean copper miner Antofagasta