BEIJING - China has closed one of the country's largest file-sharing sites in what it says is a fight against copyright infringement, but could be seen as another measure aimed at controlling what content the country's Web users can find online. The
Cisco Systems, the world’s largest maker of networking equipment, was close to clinching its $3.38bn offer to buy Tandberg on Friday after winning about 89 per cent of the shares in the Norwegian video conferencing equipment company. Under Norwegian
TOKYO, December 4 – Japan’s Nikkei stock average closed above 10,000 on Friday for the first time in five weeks and rose 10.4 per cent on the week, its biggest weekly gain in over a year, with exporters such as Canon rising.But Takefuji fell 9.4 per
BAGHDAD — From the rickety upper deck of the small tour boat cruising the Tigris River , it was easy to imagine Baghdad as a peaceful city again. The boat listed badly when it turned, the dock was old and rusty, and the Tigris was blemished by
TOKYO, December 1 – Japan’s Nikkei average rose more than 2 per cent to a two-week closing high on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan said it would hold an extraordinary policy meeting, sparking speculation it might take steps to support the economy.Ja
LONDON - The FTSE 100 closed higher on Friday, reversing earlier sharp losses driven by a shock debt announcement in Dubai that alarmed markets worldwide. London shares spent much of the day in negative territory following sharp losses across Asia
TOKYO, November 26 – Japan’s Nikkei average closed at a four-month low on Thursday as the yen hit a 14-year high against the dollar, pressuring exporters, but losses were braked by rises in resource-linked shares after gold hit a record high.The dol
LONDON - The leading stock exchange finished higher on Wednesday, following better-than-expected third-quarter GDP data and a boost in US consumer spending. The FTSE 100 index closed at 5,364.81, up 0.77 percent . The British economy shrank by 0.3
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