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Goldman Sachs Group Inc intensified its public relations counteroffensive on Thursday over fraud charges, as the company's chief executive watched the U.S. president urge Wall Street to back regulatory reforms.

Philip Morris International , which sells Marlboro cigarettes and other brands internationally, posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, hurt by a tax increases and a weak economy in parts of Europe.

Good morning dear traders, and again one trading day went to an end. However, I was not really satisfied with it.

Brazil tops the list of countries asking Google Inc to remove content from its services, the Internet search company disclosed in a new Web tool -- but it said statistics on China are secret.

Good morning dear traders, how was your yesterday´s trading day? I hope, you could fetch some pips out of the market. As there have been a lot of chances yesterday.

A technology-inspired rally lifted Asian stocks on Wednesday, after Apple Inc unveiled results that blew past Wall Street's expectations, while the euro suffered more falls on fears over debt-stricken Greece.

Europe's flight ban is preventing some life-saving transplant tissue from reaching patients, and other operations have had to be canceled because surgeons are stuck overseas.

Data protection and privacy chiefs from 10 countries issued a joint letter pushing search engine giant Google to improve respect for data privacy, Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner said on Tuesday.

Fiat's chairman will step down to be replaced by the vice chairman, and shares hit a three-month high on Tuesday on speculation the car maker would announce a spin-off of its auto business.

The high-speed mobile version of Apple Inc's iPad will hit store shelves on April 30, and international pricing for the tablet computer will be spelled out on May 10, the company said on Tuesday.

Good morning dear traders, I hope, you had yesterday a good start into the new trading week. The downward trend of last week continued, although EURUSD could win during the day a little bit towards 1.3473. Yesterday I had 3 trades with 42 pips.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc said the bond trader at the center of a landmark civil fraud case against the firm is taking time off, and the regulatory fallout on Wall Street threatened to widen.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc faced rising regulatory and legal pressure on Monday as allegations that the bank duped clients fueled momentum for regulatory reform on both sides of the Atlantic.

Goldman Sachs may face legal action from German bank IKB and could be pursued by regulators in Germany and Britain after the U.S. investment bank was accused of duping clients.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday as lingering concerns over fraud charges against Goldman Sachs weighed on investor sentiment.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday as lingering concerns over fraud charges against Goldman Sachs weighed on investor sentiment.

Dutch Philips Electronics on Monday reported first-quarter operating profit above the most optimistic forecast, driven by its lighting unit and cost cuts, sending shares to a 23-month high.

Dutch Philips Electronics warned markets were still uncertain despite reporting first-quarter operating profit above the most optimistic expectations fueled by its Lighting unit and cost cuts.

Asian stocks suffered their biggest loss in 10 weeks on Monday after U.S. regulators filed fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and China clamped down harder on property speculation, giving investors an excuse to take profits after markets had rallied to multi-month highs.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc saw pressure building on both sides of the Atlantic on Sunday, just two days after it was charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Germany and Britain will seek details from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about the activities of Goldman Sachs Group Inc as a prelude to potential legal steps following a U.S.-led fraud investigation.