PARIS Faced with swelling unease over the place of Muslim immigrants in France, President Nicolas Sarkozy called for tolerance among native French people Tuesday but warned that arriving Muslims must embrace Europe's historical values and avoid os
Concerns are growing in the construction industry about the implications of Dubai World’s debt woes on what were thought to be state-backed contracts.The extent to which the construction industry is exposed to Dubai’s building market remains unclear
The dollar edged lower on Monday as risk appetite made a tentative return to financial markets after the central bank of the United Arab Emirates said over the weekend that it would stand behind local banks and foreign financial institutions with ex
HILLSIDE, N.J. Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid — a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest cr
The charitable trust that controls Hershey has encouraged the US confectioner’s management to pursue a $17bn bid for British chocolate-maker Cadbury, topping Kraft Foods’ hostile $16.2bn offer. While a formal bid is not believed to be imminent, Hers
LONDON - European stock markets fell Friday and Wall Street was expected to open lower amid mounting concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery following a disappointing earnings update from computer maker Dell Inc. After being higher ear
Stocks in the region staged a broad retreat on Thursday as Wall Street’s choppy overnight performance offered little in the way of a lead.Tokyo was undermined by hefty declines in the shipping sector after Nippon Yusen unveiled plans to raise up to
online 28