Google Inc's core Internet business increased revenue by 21 per cent in the second quarter, easing Wall Street worries that a slumping global economy would take a toll on the company's online advertis

A group of banks being investigated in an interest-rate rigging scandal are looking to pursue a group settlement with regulators rather than face a Barclays-style backlash by going it alone, people fa

Morgan Stanley estimates the retail brokerage business it jointly owns with Citigroup Inc is worth less than half as much as Citigroup believes, Citi said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.

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New Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer's compensation package could total more than $70 million in salary, bonuses, restricted stock and stock options over five years, according to a regulatory filing made by the company on Thursday.

Dell Inc's new software chief plans to increase the size of the business five-fold, a target that could eventually account for at least 25 per cent of the No. 3 personal computer maker's profits.

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Vodafone posted a sharp drop in quarterly organic growth as weak trading in Italy and unexpected slowdowns in Britain and India hit the world's largest mobile operator.

A masked gunman shot dead 10 people and wounded 30 to 40 others at a showing of new Batman movie "TheDark Knight Rises" at a movie theatre in the U.S. City of Denver, local radio station KOA reported on Friday, citing witnesses.

Impoverished North Korea is gearing up to experiment with agricultural and economic reforms after young leader Kim Jong-un and his powerful uncle purged the country's top general for opposing change, a source with ties to both Pyongyang and Beijing said.

Reliance Industries Ltd posted its third consecutive drop in quarterly profit but beat street expectations as refining margins fell less than expected and treasury gains from its huge cash pile bolste

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in the coastal city of Latakia, directing the response to the assassination of three of his top lieutenants, opposition sources and a Western diplomat said on Thurs