Germany resists calls to give more to $657B eurozone bailout
BERLIN ? As European leaders meet today in Brussels to forge a closer fiscal union as a way to ease the European debt crisis, doubts are growing over the measure pushed by Europe's largest economy, Germany, along with France, to save the eurozone. Manymore
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. : Nuno Amado Resigns As Portuguese Santander Totta's Chairman
(4-traders.com) DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Banco Santander Totta SA said Sunday that its executive chairman Nuno Manuel da Silva Amado has resigned from his post and that the bank's current director, Antonio Jose Sacadura Vieira Monteiro, will replacemore
Carrefour board approves CEO change - source
PARIS (Reuters) - The board of Carrefour on Sunday approved the appointment of retail veteran Georges Plassat at the helm of the world's second-largest retailer following months of turmoil, a source close to the matter told Reuters. Board members tookmore
Curbs imposed at BNP
CPM opens front against MaoistsUS couple asked to take DNA test Vandemataram variation at Beating Retreat UGC moots 20 women universities Bureaucrat?s wife assaults inspector Gadget guru fails to crack it Opposition to target Speaker over SCmore
Ex-UBS trader due to enter plea over fraud charges
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The former UBS trader accused of unauthorised deals that cost the Swiss bank $2.3 billion will enter a plea for the first time when he appears in a London court on Monday after spending more than four months in prison onmore
Nuno Amado Resigns As Portuguese Santander Totta's Chairman
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Banco Santander Totta SA said Sunday that its executive chairman Nuno Manuel da Silva Amado has resigned from his post and that the bank's current director, Antonio Jose Sacadura Vieira Monteiro, will replace him. Recent press reportsmore
Investing in China: just a big punt on the eurozone?
China and other emerging economies are still growing rapidly. But their stock markets remain dependent on developments elsewhere in the world: last year, even though the economic horrors mainly originated in the developed world, investors did not want tomore
Trinity College Cambridge makes an investment in Tesco like Warren Buffett
A Cambridge college has taken a tutorial from the ?Sage of Omaha? Warren Buffett by making an investment in Tesco. Trinity College, founded by Henry VIII in 1546, is understood to have poured £440m into a joint venture with a Tesco subsidiarymore
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.: Nuno Amado Resigns As Portuguese Santander Totta's Chairman
Banco Santander Totta SA said Sunday that its executive chairman Nuno Manuel da Silva Amado has resigned from his post and that the bank's current director, Antonio Jose Sacadura Vieira Monteiro, will replace him. Recent press reports suggested that Nunomore
Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive turns down $1.5 million bonus amid political uproar
LONDON - Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester will not be accepting a 1 million pound ($1.5 million) bonus that drew criticism from British politicians, the bank said Sunday. Spokesman David Gaffney said Hester would not receive themore
Eurozone debt crisis dominated Davos forum
DAVOS, Switzerland ? Europe's crippling debt crisis dominated the world's foremost gathering of business and political leaders, but for the first time the growing inequality between the planet's haves and have-nots became an issue, thanks largely tomore
Ex-UBS trader due to enter plea over fraud charges
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The former UBS trader accused of unauthorised deals that cost the Swiss bank$2.3 billion will enter a plea for the first time when heappears in a London court on Monday after ...more
ABB nears $US4bn Thomas & Betts deal: report
ABB, the Swiss engineering group, is set to acquire US manufacturer Thomas & Betts for about $US4 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported.more
ABB Is Said Near a Deal to Buy Thomas & Betts
ABB of Sweden is near a deal to buy , an American maker of electrical connectors, for about $4 billion in cash, a person briefed on the matter said on Sunday. The deal could be announced as soon as Monday, this person said, cautioning that talks weremore
Eurozone leaders to be targets of strike (The West Australian)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders meeting for a summit will only have to look out of the window to see the biggest problem with their steady diet of austerity and belt-tightening to fix the financial crisis: disgruntled workersmore
Eurozone debt crisis dominated Davos forum
The mountain resort of Davos pictured during the last day of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Keystone/Laurent Gillieron) International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing directormore
Microsoft's $250M Nokia Gamble Fails To Improve Market Share
Click to enlargeIn the fourth quarter alone of 2011, Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million to use Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform. The move works out well for Nokia as they get a better OS than their Symbian concoction and paid for doingmore
iOS Rule: Nokia, Droid Drool â Apple King AGAIN
Click to enlargeApple V Samsung: let the smartphone battle begin (again)Apple reclaimed top position as the world's No.1 smartphone vendor during final months of 2011, taking the crown off Android rival Samsung, who held the spot in Q3 (stealing Applemore
Royal Bank of Scotland boss will not take £1m bonus
Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester will not take his bonus of shares worth almost ?1 million, the bank said last night. The decision comes after a weekend of intense pressure on Mr Hester after the bank's chairman, Sir Philipmore
GoM: BP fails to shift $15 billion oil spill costs onto Transocean
Oil giant BP has lost its attempt to shift over $15 billion of costs related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill onto contractor Transocean, increasing the possibility BP may have to foot the entire $42 billion clean up bill. A U.S. federal judge on Thursdaymore
Forex Flash: Bull markets somewhat unjustified at this stage - UBS
(Barcelona) - Markets still appear optimistic on a positive conclusion for the Eurozone's current issues, but the UBS FX team still believes that the supposed return tomore
Stephen Hester, Royal Bank Of Scotland CEO, Turns Down Bonus Amid Criticism
LONDON Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester will not be accepting a 1 million pound ($1.5 million) bonus that drew criticism from British public and politicians, the bank said Sunday. Spokesman David Gaffney said Hester would not receivemore
Most In Costa Rica Did Not Believe Figueres' Explanations in Alcatel Case, Poll Shows
Depends on how you look at it, but the numbers are firm, 86% of Costa Ricans did not, while 12% did believe the explanations of former president Jose Maria Figueres Olsen (1994-1998) over the the receipt of a consulting fee from the Frenchmore
23:15France may become the first country in the eurozone to introduce a financial transaction tax.
France could become the first country in the eurozone to introduce a financial transaction tax. In an interview on French TV tonight, President Nicolas Sarkozy said the tax of 0.1% would be introduced in August. Mr Sarkozy faces a campaign formore
Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive turns down $1.5 million bonus amid political uproar
In this photo made with extreme wide angle lens, the RBS, Royal Bank of Scotland, offices in the City of London, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. RBS bank's board of directors have awarded the bank's CEO Stephen Hester 3.6 million shares for his work over the lastmore