Will Greece vote against foreign financial rule?
5 July 2015 3:50 AM ISTGreece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras got a rock-star welcome at an Athens rally as he sought to revive support for a “No” vote in a referendum...
S Korea court rejects US hedge funds’ plea against Samsung
2 July 2015 7:09 AM ISTA South Korean court on Wednesday ruled in favour of the proposed merger of two Samsung Group subsidiaries, rejecting a US hedge fund’s request for a...
Solidarity: Turkey ‘ready to help’ Greece out of economic crisis
2 July 2015 4:35 AM ISTTurkey on Tuesday said it was "ready to help" Greece out of its escalating financial crisis as its embattled neighbour edged closer to default. "We...
Greece creditors offer 5-month bailout extension
28 Jun 2015 4:29 AM ISTGreece's international creditors on Friday offered Athens a five-month, 12-billion-euro ($13.4-billion) extension of its bailout programme but said it...
Rio Tinto puts 65 rare pink, red diamonds on sale
28 Jun 2015 4:11 AM ISTSixty-five extremely rare pink and red diamonds were unveiled onFriday by mining giant Rio Tinto which expects the stones from a remote western...
27 killed in attack on Tunisia tourist resort
27 Jun 2015 1:33 AM ISTWitnesses described scenes of panic and confusion after the shooting at a hotel in the district of Sousse, about 140 kilometres (87 miles) south of...
Online dating app Tinder breaks up with parent IAC
26 Jun 2015 5:52 AM ISTThe popular online dating app Tinder is breaking free as part of a spinoff announced today by parent company IAC/InterActive Corp. IAC said its board...
French cabbies angry at Uber, block Paris airports & stations
26 Jun 2015 5:46 AM ISTAccess to three terminals at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport in the north was blocked and cabs were converging on the Orly airport in the south and...
American hedge fund Elliott accuses Samsung of foul play over stock sale
21 Jun 2015 5:02 AM ISTUS hedge fund Elliott urged a South Korean court on Friday to approve an injunction against the proposed merger of two Samsung units, insisting it is...
London Stock Exchange considering tie-up with Shanghai bourse
21 Jun 2015 4:55 AM ISTThe London Stock Exchange is considering forging a link with the Shanghai bourse like that between Hong Kong and the Chinese financial hub, state...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway buys into Australian insurer IAG for $380 mn
18 Jun 2015 5:01 AM IST Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway will pay $380 million for a stake in Sydney-based Insurance Australia Group (IAG) as it seeks to expand in Asia,...
Israel’s Netanyahu says boycott efforts recall Nazi Germany
17 Jun 2015 4:26 AM ISTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a Palestinian-led campaign to boycott Israeli goods was reminiscent of Nazi Germany’s campaign...
