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Reuters News Cancels Its Next Website Project

Reuters News is cancelling its next-generation website known as Reuters Next, a project that aimed to overhaul the existing Reuters.com. Andrew Rashbass, the chief executive of Reuters, said the project had struggled to meet deadlines and to stay within its...

South Korea Dumps Boeing Fighter Jet Tender, Lockheed Soars Back

South Korea's government bowed to public pressure on Tuesday and voted down a bid by Boeing (BA.N) to supply 60 warplanes, saying it would restart the multi-billion tender process to get a more advanced, radar-evading fighter. Lockheed Martin's (LMT.N) F-35A,...

Dubai Working On Rules To Avert Property Bubble

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Dubai's government is working on new rules to protect its real estate market and prevent any excessive rise of property prices that could end in a crash, a senior official said on Tuesday. The bursting of a property bubble in...

Wall Street Opens Flat, Confidence Data Upcoming

U.S. stocks opened little changed on Tuesday ahead of data that could help investors interpret recent comments by Federal Reserve officials about the near future of its stimulus program. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 3.66 points or 0.02...

Facebook, Other Banned Sites To Be Open In China Free Trade Zone

Facebook, Twitter and other websites deemed sensitive and blocked by the Chinese government will be accessible in a planned free-trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai. Citing unidentified government sources, the Hong Kong newspaper also said authorities would welcome bids from foreign...

2013 National Essay Competition – UBA Foundation Calls For Entries From Senior Secondary School Students In Nigeria

SAN FRANCISCO, September 23, (THEWILL) –   Students in secondary schools across the country have been invited to submit entries in the 2013 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition.  The essay competition for secondary students is organized by UBA Foundation; the...

BlackBerry Unveils $4.7B Buyout Bid From Canada’s Warren Buffett

Struggling BlackBerry (BBRY) unveiled a $4.7 billion preliminary deal on Monday afternoon to be acquired by a consortium led by billionaire Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial. The proposed transaction, which is subject to a six-week period of due diligence, values the...

Blackberry Move Away From Consumers Unlikely To Stem Decline

BlackBerry Ltd's plan to retreat from the consumer market in favor of its traditional strength serving businesses and governments is widely seen as a desperate move that industry watchers warn will only accelerate its downward spiral. The strategic shift and...

Shares, Bonds Creep Up After Merkel Election Win

Shares and core euro zone bonds carved out minor gains on Monday as fresh concerns about the Federal Reserve's policy stance took the shine off an election triumph for Angela Merkel and some upbeat euro zone data. Merkel's resounding win...

Analysis: Fed’s Underlying Message A Bad Signal For U.S. Profit Growth

The euphoria with which investors in the U.S. stock market greeted the Federal Reserve's decision to stick with its easy-money policy has begun to evaporate, as the message the Fed was sending about a less-than-stellar economy sinks in. An economy...