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Greece hikes pension age, calls for bonus cuts (AFP)

published about 1 hour ago
AFP - Greece's government on Tuesday unveiled a hike in the average retirement age and called on striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts to pull the country out of an unprecedented financial crisis.

Nissan returns to profit in Oct-Dec quarter (AP)

published about 2 hours ago
AP - Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it booked a profit in the October-December quarter after a deep loss a year earlier, and now expects to be in the black for the full fiscal year.

Nissan Returns to Profit and Lifts Forecast

published about 6 hours ago
Nissan said it returned to profit in the third quarter from a year earlier and raised its annual forecast.

Dollars Flow Out as Data Flows In

published about 8 hours ago
The average American is expected to spend nearly $1,000 on services like cable, Internet and online video games.
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Lockheed failures lead to Pentagon shakeup

published Mon, Feb 01 2010 16:52 GMT
The US Department of Defence will replace the official in charge of the F35 Joint Strike Fighter programme, the successor for much of the US ... more

Bernanke wins new term as Fed chief

published Thu, Jan 28 2010 18:42 GMT
Ben Bernanke won a confirmation vote in the US Senate, giving him another four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve after a debate that ... more
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BA quarterly losses narrow to £50m

published Fri, Feb 05 2010 02:11 GMT
The UK flag carrier reports narrowing losses for the third quarter and its first operating profit for five quarters but still faces a battle with ... more

Pitman to become chairman of Virgin Money

published Tue, Jan 26 2010 18:08 GMT
Sir Brian Pitman, the veteran retail banker, is to become chairman of Virgin Money, in a move that will take the newly licensed group a ... more

BSkyB wins damages in court battle with EDS

published Tue, Jan 26 2010 16:36 GMT
The broadcaster is to be awarded upwards of £200m of damages after winning a battle with the IT outsourcing group, over a sales pitch for ... more

'Jobs to dalits is private sector's social duty'

published about 4 hours ago
Positives like dalit music and literature should be promoted while reservations for the community can continue, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mukul Wasnik, ... more

Govt drops bank M & A plans

published 1 day ago
In December last year, the finance ministry had asked five state-run banks -- Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda ... more

Hamare paas Gandhi hai! Modi on Gujarat tourism

published Tue, Feb 02 2010 01:39 GMT
Modi plans to market the peace icon to the world in his bid to make Gujarat 'the world's leading tourist destination'.
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JAL to stay with American Airlines

published about 9 hours ago
Japan Airlines has decided to maintain its business partnership with American Airlines, spurning an offer by American rival Delta to defect to the latter's SkyTeam ... more

Toyota to recall Prius over brake problem

published about 10 hours ago
Toyota was set on Tuesday to announce a recall of its latest-model Prius petrol-electric hybrid in Japan to fix a problem with the software that ... more

Macquarie shares fall as forecast disappoints

published about 10 hours ago
Macquarie shares have dropped 7 per cent after the Australian investment bank disappointed the market with second half profits guidance that failed to match estimates
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Sirona Dental Has Investors Grinning

published about 20 hours ago
Dental equipment maker rallies on first-quarter earnings and updated guidance.

Sirona Dental Has Investors Grinning

published about 20 hours ago
Dental equipment maker rallies on first-quarter earnings and updated guidance.

Obama proposes measures to shore up small businesses (AFP)

published 2 days ago
AFP - US President Barack Obama called for new steps to support America's small businesses, saying they are key to rebuilding the economy on a ... more

Summary Box: Productivity up as hiring postponed (AP)

published Thu, Feb 04 2010 13:06 GMT
AP - WHAT HAPPENED: The nation's productivity jumped 6.2 percent in the October-December period as companies squeezed more output from their current work forces. The ... more
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