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Bitcoin supporters defend cyber currency at US Senate – AFP
Bitcoin supporters defend cyber currency at US Senate (via AFP) Bitcoin supporters told a US Senate hearing the virtual currency unit should not be viewed negatively by authorities despite its links...
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Nokia shareholders approve mobile phone sale to Microsoft
Nokia shareholders approve mobile phone sale to Microsoft (via AFP) Finnish telecom company Nokia announced Tuesday that its shareholders had approved the 5.44 billion euro ($7.35 billion) sale of its...
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Drugs scandal rocks troubled ‘ethical’ bank
Drugs scandal rocks troubled ‘ethical’ bank (via AFP) The Co-operative Group said on Tuesday that its chairman had resigned after the former head of its banking arm — which prides itself on ethical...
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US Sets $13 BN Mortgage Settlement With JPMorgan Chase: Source
US sets $13 bn mortgage settlement with JPMorgan Chase: source (via AFP) US regulators have reached a $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase to resolve numerous suits alleging poor mortgage...
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Bloomberg To Downsize News Staff
Bloomberg to downsize news staff (via AFP) The Bloomberg news agency said Tuesday it was cutting staff as it scales back its arts and culture coverage, saying it was seeking to position itself for...
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JPMorgan In $13 BN Deal On US, States Mortgage Complaints
JPMorgan in $13 bn deal on US, states mortgage complaints (via AFP) JPMorgan Chase has agreed to a $13 billion deal to settle complaints over mortgages and mortgage securities by the US government and...
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Swiss giant Zurich sells New China Life holding
Swiss giant Zurich sells New China Life holding (via AFP) Swiss-based giant Zurich Insurance Group announced on Wednesday that it had begun to sell its 9.4-percent holding in Hong Kong-listed company...
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Fed expects to trim stimulus ‘in coming months’
Fed expects to trim stimulus ‘in coming months’ (via AFP) Federal Reserve policy makers expected at their October meeting that they would begin cutting the stimulus program “in coming months”, the...
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Iran, world powers agree nuclear deal – AFP [LIVE]
LIVE VIDEO from CBS Iran, world powers agree nuclear deal (via AFP) World powers reached on Sunday an agreement with Iran over its nuclear programme, the powers’ chief negotiator and EU foreign policy...
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Electric Carmaker Fisker Files For Bankruptcy
Electric carmaker Fisker files for bankruptcy (via AFP) Fisker Automotive, whose sleek, sporty electric cars caught the eye of Justin Bieber and other celebrities, has filed for bankruptcy protection....
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Ex-Credit Suisse Trader Gets 30 Months In Jail
Ex-Credit Suisse trader gets 30 months in jail (via AFP) A former top Credit Suisse trader was sentenced to two and a half years of prison in New York for inflating subprime mortgage-related bond...
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Luxury Carmakers Target Urban Young With SUV Crossovers
Luxury carmakers target urban young with SUV crossovers (via AFP) Luxury carmakers are falling over themselves to tap into a growing trend for crossover compact SUVs, targeting young urban...
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Crisis what crisis? Portugal’s richest get richer – AFP
Crisis what crisis? Portugal’s richest get richer (via AFP) Portugal may be mired in a debt crisis, but its 25 richest people got 16 percent wealthier in 2013, with fortunes equivalent to nearly 10...
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Australia blocks US takeover of GrainCorp
Australia blocks US takeover of GrainCorp (via AFP) The Australian government rejected Friday the Aus$3 billion (US$2.7 billion) sale of GrainCorp to American agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland...
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The death of South African leader Nelson Mandela: Live Report – AFP
The death of South African leader Nelson Mandela: Live Report (via AFP) 2224 GMT: Reaction continues to pour in, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling Mandela “a giant for justice” and the...
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British house prices jump at fastest rate since 2007
British house prices jump at fastest rate since 2007 (via AFP) House prices across Britain surged 7.7 percent in the three months to November from a year earlier, the fastest growth rate since October...
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US urges Supreme Court to review Argentina debt case – AFP
US urges Supreme Court to review Argentina debt case (via AFP) The US government has urged the Supreme Court to intervene in Argentina’s fight over paying up on its defaulted debt, saying a lower...
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US Sells Last Shares in General Motors, Exits Historic Rescue
US sells last shares in GM, exits historic rescue (via AFP) The US Treasury sold its last shares in General Motors on Monday, ending the dramatic rescue of the auto giant at the height of the...
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Mandela memorial service: Live Report From AFP
Mandela memorial service: Live Report (via AFP) 1218 GMT: Moeletse Mbeki also predicted the crowd would make their frustrations clear with President Zuma when he takes the stage to speak. “Madiba was...
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Mary Barra to be First Female CEO of General Motors
Mary Barra to be 1st female CEO of General Motors (via AFP) General Motors Tuesday announced that company veteran Mary Barra would succeed Dan Akerson as chief executive, becoming the first woman to...
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