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The Japanese yen and gold may be in trouble as countries around the world set for budget austerity and rate hikes in 2011.

In its suit against Samsung, Apple is accusing Samsung of copying significant portions of the iPhone's functionality for use in devices like the Galaxy S. But are the devices really that similar?

Airbus unveiled a new electric concept aircraft eGenius at the AERO Friedrichshafen 2011 industry event in Germany thereby continuing its support of eco-efficient technologies for commercial aviation.

Samsung Electronics Co has filed patent lawsuits against Apple over the U.S. firm's iPhone and iPad in a tit-for-tat case after Apple claimed Samsung's smartphones and tablets slavishly copied its products.

Korean electronics giant Samsung fired back at Apple's patent lawsuit, filing its own claim in South Korea, Germany and Japan.

Samsung Electronics Co has filed patent lawsuits against Apple over the U.S. firm's iPhone and iPad in a tit-for-tat case after Apple claimed Samsung's smartphones and tablets slavishly copied its products.

A week after Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung over patent infringements, the South Korean company reciprocated in kind by filing law suits against Apple in South Korea, Japan and Germany.

Samsung Electronics Co said on Friday it had filed patent lawsuits against Apple in South Korea, Japan and Germany, a week after the world's top technology company claimed Samsung's smartphones and tablets slavishly copied its products.

Samsung Electronics Co said on Friday it had filed patent lawsuits against Apple in South Korea, Japan and Germany, a week after the world's top technology company claimed Samsung's smartphones and tablets slavishly copied its products.

US Treasuries are called the “risk-free assets” of the financial world. However, the moniker of “risk-free asset” may actually belong to another country.

NYSE Euronext directors rejected as too risky and lacking value a sweetened takeover offer from Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange , the second time in 11 days the board backed a lower bid from Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG .

NYSE Euronext directors rejected as too risky and lacking value a sweetened takeover offer from Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange , the second time in 11 days the board backed a lower bid from Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG .

Apple Inc must clear up a string of open questions about user data stored by its iPhone, iPad, and other devices, a spokesman for Germany's consumer protection ministry said on Thursday.

A report from German scientists has refuelled apprehensions over the carcinogenic implications of energy saving devices, bulbs in particular.

Luxury automaker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars should more than double sales in the second quarter, in large part because of its Ghost model, David Archibald, president of Rolls-Royce in North America, said on Wednesday.

Yemen has been struck by fresh new violence, one day after a summit in the United Nations failed to reach a consensus on the nation’s crisis.

Nasdaq OMX Group's quarterly profit rose 70 percent, as the exchange operator battling to buy out crosstown rival NYSE was helped by robust European and derivatives trading.

In an attempt to take up the throne of psychic match-predictor, vacated by the late 'Paul' the octopus, 'Iker 'and 'Iniesta' - two other octopuses have picked Real Madrid to beat Barcelona on Wednesday's Copa Del Rey finals.

The British government has rejected a proposed increase in the European Union (EU) Commission’s annual budget as “totally unacceptable” in the current climate of austerity cuts across Europe.

Nasdaq OMX Group , the exchange operator battling to buy out crosstown rival NYSE, showed few signs it was distracted from its core business as it logged record profit on the back of robust derivatives trading.

For over 70 years the United States has been widely considered AAA top-notch benchmark sovereign risk. Standard & Poor (S&P)'s decision to impose a negative outlook now puts this status under question for the first time, reflecting the unsustainable debt trajectory and risks of policy response gridlock.