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Tim Cook turns down a $75 million payout
Tim Cook, Apple CEO, has turned down a payout worth about $75 million. Apple will pay a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share from July,...
Fresh insight into Barack Obama’s marijuana-smoking days in David Maraniss’ new book
A new book by biographer David Maraniss that delves into Barack Obama's teenage years gives fresh insight into the president's marijuana-smoking days as a...
Huawei files competition complaint against InterDigital over 3G patent fees
Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei has filed a competition complaint against US firm InterDigital with European Union regulators. Huawei accuses InterDigital of "abusing" its position...
Bankia shares trading suspended amid bailout request
Trading in shares in Bankia, Spain's fourth-largest bank, has been suspended in Madrid. Bankia asked them to be suspended ahead of a board meeting this...
Gina Rinehart becomes the world’s richest woman
Gina Rinehart, an Australian mining magnate, has become the world's richest woman, according to the country's respected business magazine BRW. The magazine says Gina Rinehart,...
Morgan Stanley will pay back investors ripped off by Facebook trades
Amid a flurry of lawsuits over Facebook's IPO, Morgan Stanley, the company’s top underwriter, says it's prepared to pay back investors who were burned...
Hewlett-Packard plans to cut 27,000 jobs by the end of 2014
Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest maker of personal computers, is planning to cut 27,000 jobs by end of 2014. Hewlett-Packard said the cuts - about 8%...
EU leaders want Greece to remain in the eurozone but to respect its commitments
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has announced that EU leaders want Greece to remain in the eurozone but to "respect its commitments". Herman Van...
Egyptians are voting for the second day in country’s first free presidential elections
Egyptians are voting for the second day in the country's first free presidential elections - 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted. Queues are being...
Mark Zuckerberg and leading Facebook investors cashed out million of shares before the price dropped off
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO, and leading investors in the company cashed out millions of shares before the price dropped off, according to...
Dry shampoo sales rocket as celebrities “big hair” look trigger the trend
Sales of dry shampoo have rocketed in the past 12 months and this year are set to reach £17 million ($27 million) in UK. Experts...
Barack Obama may have got worse high school grades than George W. Bush, as SAT scores reveal
It appears Barack Obama may have got worse high school grades than George W. Bush after new evidence showed the current president was among...
Crystal Lagoons inaugurates Dead Sea Lagoon in Jordan
Crystal Lagoons, the Chilean company that creates immense crystalline lagoons as Guinness world record-holding swimming pool San Alfonso del Mar, and real estate company...
Facebook shares fell again amid flotation concerns
Facebook's flotation has run into more controversy amid reports of concerns about the way advisers disclosed information to investors. As Facebook shares fell another 9%...
Crystal Lagoons revolutionizes real estate industry with patented technology of natural pools
The Chilean firm Crystal Lagoons aims to revolutionize the real estate industry with patented technology that allows developers to create huge crystalline lagoons anywhere...
Fiat and Mazda alliance to develop two-seater sports cars
Fiat and Mazda have decided to form an alliance to develop two-seater sports cars. The alliance will work on a car for Fiat's Alfa Romeo...
Egyptians vote in their first free presidential election after Mubarak-era
Egyptians are starting to vote in their first free presidential election, 15 months after ousting Hosni Mubarak in the Arab Spring uprising. Fifty million people...
Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility completed
Google's $12.5 billion purchase of phone maker Motorola Mobility has been completed days after it received approval from the Chinese government. Chinese authorities said Google...
DSK faces new inquiry into claims of gang rape in Washington
A French prosecutor has ordered an initial inquiry into claims that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was involved in "gang rape" in Washington. The allegations come from a...
Facebook shares have fallen below IPO price in early trading on Wall Street
Facebook shares have fallen in early trading on Wall Street to below the price at which they were floated. Despite the wider market in buoyant...
Valerie Trierweiler, the beautiful France’s new First Lady, pictured at 16
A picture of France’s First Lady Valerie Trierweiler taken on the beach when she was just 16 year-old reveals the natural elegance that has...
Tomislav Nikolic wins Serbian presidential election beating liberal Boris Tadic
Tomislav Nikolic is the newly-elected president of Serbia, with liberal incumbent Boris Tadic admitting defeat soon after polls closed. Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic has 50.21% of...
What happens if Greece quits eurozone?
There is more and more speculation that Greece is about to leave the euro. Greece has been unable to form a government, and new elections...
Analyst Brian Wieser warns his clients against buying Facebook shares which were implausibly priced
Some less-than-enthused analysts are already warning their clients against buying Facebook’s shares one day after the social networking site rolled out its much-anticipated IPO. Brian...
Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York with his family
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has arrived in New York with his family to begin a new life in the United States. The blind human rights...
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