Milan vice president Adriano Galliani has blamed Juventus for putting future Italian Champions League places in jeopardy after their exit from the competition.Galliani is concerned Italy will end up losing a European place in future editions as othe
LONDON - British-based emerging markets bank Standard Chartered said on Wednesday that it did not expect material charges arising from the Dubai debt crisis -- and forecast record profits this year. With regard to recent developments in the Unit
BRUSSELS - European Union staff said on Tuesday that they will strike next week for their right to pocket an inflation-busting 3.7 percent pay rise which member states say shows double standards. Employees of the European Council -- the body that r
BERLIN - German automaker Daimler will hold its interest in the European aerospace group EADS at 15 percent and will not retrieve a 7.5-percent stake from German banks, Daimler's finance director said on Tuesday. We have decided to lower our parti
OTTAWA - Canadian building intentions soared past expectations in October, with the value of building permits rising 18 percent from September due largely to strength in nonresidential projects, Statistics Canada said on Monday. Analysts in a Reute
FRANKFURT - Germany's Volkswagen AG says it has purchased an initial 49.9 percent stake in fellow car maker Porsche AG — carrying out a move that it had been expected to make this week. VW, based in Wolfsburg, said Monday that it paid euro3.9
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